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CHAPTER I. 



OUTWARD BOUND. 



Adrift in New Bedford — I get a ship — A motley crowd — " Built 

 by the mile, and cut off as you want 'em " — Mistah Jones— 

 Greenies — Off to sea ....... 1 



CHAPTER II. 



PREPAKINQ FOB ACTION. 



Primitive 'steering-gear — Strange drill — Misery below — Short 

 commons — Goliath rigs the " crow's-nest " — Useful informa- 

 tion — Preparing for war — Strange weapons — A boat-load . 7 



CHAPTER III. 



FISHING BEGINS. 



The cleanliness of a whale-ship — No skulking — Porpoise-fishing 

 — Cannibals — Cooking operations — Boat-drill — A good look- 

 out — "Black-fishing" — Roguery in all trades — Plenty of 

 fresh beef — The nursery of American whalemen , . 15 



CHAPTER IV. 



BAD WEATHER. 



Nautical routine — The first gale — Comfort versus speed — A grand 

 sea-boat — The Sargasso Sea — Natural history pursuits — 

 Dolphin — Unconventional fishing — Rumours of a visit to the 

 Cape Verdes — Babel below — No allowance, but not "full 

 and plenty " — Queer washing — Method of sharing rations — 

 The " slop-shop " opened — Our prospects , , . 25 



