i8o Pearls, 



furious ebb tide, was sent helpless out to sea again, 

 the tide rips and whirlpools spinning her round and 

 round. On the sixth day the last tank of fresh 

 water was broached, and the unsurveyed Western 

 passage was that night attempted and successfully 

 made. Water and grass were obtained from one 

 of the islands, and Macassar was soon reached. 



Here the Sooloo men were paid their wages, 

 so that they might invest in goods, thereby greatly 

 increasing their earnings by selling their purchases in 

 their own country. It spoke well for their acquired 

 habits of confidence and discipline, that they accepted 

 their master's statement as to the amount due to 

 each, with silent approval and without question. 



A rule had been made that no wages should 

 be paid for days lost by sickness, in order to deter 

 the lazier men from feigning illness ; and the justice 

 of this rule is highly appreciated by the industrious 

 men themselves. It is often difficult to determine 

 whether a complaining man is, or is not, skulking, 

 but it is much safer, if in doubt, to permit him to 

 remain on board though well, than to order him 

 out to dive, even at the risk of creating discontent 

 among the more honest and industrious of the 

 ship's company. 



Two days* liberty were given to the men, who 



