24 WILD SPORTS IX THE FAR AYEST. 



axis; the lanky tailor lay on his back, with his arms 

 and legs working like a telegraph; in short, of the 118 

 passengers, not more than six were quite sober. To 

 have a better view I got into the long boat, and laughed 

 till the tears came ; but as one can have too much of a 

 good thing, as I was tired with laughing, and although 

 I had drank very little, yet felt some bad effects, I 

 crept down to my bed. As I afterwards learnt, the 

 mate, with the intention of making everybody drunk, 

 had heated the rum, put very little water, and plenty 

 of sugar. I was up again by daylight, and helped many 

 of the victims to their beds. 



None of the passengers excepting Yogel and H. 

 showed themselves for a long time, and when they did 

 at last, what pale, dull faces appeared — what hollo av, 

 heav}" eyes — what universal complaints of headache and 

 wretchedness! William especially went about very 

 chapfallen ; in the midst of the fun he had sat himself 

 down, and remained in the cook's steep-tub, Avhere the 

 salt meat for the morrow was soaking. 



We had a great deal of lightning in the evening, and 

 about eleven o'clock the heaviest thunderstorm I had 

 ever experienced broke over us. Flash after flash of 

 lightning, peal on peal of thunder throughout the whole 

 vault of heaven. I went aloft to help the sailors ; one 

 moment it was as light as day, with the black threat- 

 ening sky above and beneath us, like a dark stripe, the 

 noble ship rushing thi'ough the glowing foam-covered 

 ocean. It was sublime — such moments are never to be 

 forgotten. The breeze lasted till the 10th July, when 

 it again fell calm. The ship lay almost motionless, and 

 as all had recovered, alike from sea-sickness and from 



