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it ; that he was almost frozen, having been for the 

 last eight hours up to his waist in water; and that we 

 must make up our minds to get no dinner to-day. 

 However, the steward coaxed him, and encouraged 

 him, and poured spirits down his throat, and at last 

 a dinner of some kind was put upon the table ; but 

 it had not been there ten minutes, before a tremen- 

 dous sea poured itself down the companion stairs and 

 through the hatchway, set every thing on the table 

 afloat, deluged the cabin, ducked most of the com- 

 pany, and drove us all into the other room. I was 

 lucky enough to escape with only a sprinkling ; 

 but Mrs. Walker was soaked through from head to 

 foot. We can only cross the cabin by creeping 

 along by the sides as if we were so many cats. 

 Walking the deck, even for the sailors, is absolutely 

 out of the question ; and the little cabin-boy has 

 so fairly given up the attempt, that he goes crawl- 

 ing about upon all fours. Even our Spanish mas- 

 tiff, Flora, finds it impossible to keep her four legs 

 upon deck. Every five minutes up they all go, 

 away rolls the dog over and over; and when she 

 gets up again, shakes her ears, and howls in a tone 

 of the most piteous astonishment. 



April 24. 



Though the gale was itself sufficiently serious, 

 its effects at first were ludicrous enough ; but yes- 

 terday it produced a consequence truly shocking 

 and alarming. Edward Sadler, the second mate, 



