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THE SEA. 



fiddlers," roared out a stalwart man in a red shirt and "gum" boots, just down from the 

 mines, " stop that tune ; I haven't heard a baby cry for several years ; it does me good to hear 

 it." The " one touch of nature " made that rough audience akin, and all rose to their feet, 

 cheering the baby, and insisting that the orchestra must stop, and stop it did until the child 

 was quieted. Then a collection was made not of coppers and small silver, but of ounces 

 and dollars to present the child with something handsome as a souvenir of its success. 



THE BAY OF SAN FRANCISCO. 



San Francisco, as the most important commercial emporium and port of the whole 

 Pacific, has a particular interest to the " man of the sea." It has societies, " homes," and 

 bethels for his benefit, and a fine marine hospital. At the Merchants' Exchange he will 

 find the latest shipping-news and quotations, while many public institutions are open to 

 him, as to all others. Above all, he will find one of the most conscientious and kind, as 

 well as influential, of British Consuls there and how often the sailor abroad may need his 

 interference, only the sailor and merchant knows who is also one of the oldest in 

 H.B.M. consular service. No matter his sect, it is represented; San Francisco is full of 

 churches and chapels. If he needs instruction and literary entertainment, he will get it at the 

 splendid Mercantile Library, or admirably-conducted Mechanics' Institute. There is a capital 

 "Art Association," with hundreds of members. He will find journalism of a new type: 



