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yet come on board, or, of course, I should have 

 spoken to him on the subject. 



The sense of the hardship to me, as one of 

 the public, was strong enough to bestir my 

 bile, and I told the steward I intended to go 

 by the steamer, berth or no berth being at my 

 disposal. 



After descending to the cabin to stow away 

 my rod-case and carpet bag, I returned to the 

 deck, and lay down at full length on the raised 

 part of it, to rest my tired limbs. I soon fell 

 into a deep sleep, with all sorts of strange things 

 flitting across my brain. One moment I was 

 in the train, excited beyond measure that, in- 

 stead of going straight ahead to Town, it seemed 

 to be whirling me in quite a contrary direction. 

 Then again I was fighting, not with my fists, 

 but with my tongue, against a lot of Jack-tars, 

 who threatened to pitch me overboard into the 

 sea. Then I began rubbing my side, conscious 

 that some one was taking undue liberties with 

 it. And this awoke me, but not without my 



