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fhould dare to wet and fpoil his clothes ; and 

 in his anger he ran down below to arm him- 

 felf with a fword, then returning upon deck, 

 fwore that he would run the firft man through 

 the body^ who fhould throw water upon him, 

 again i but fcarcely had he faid the words, 

 and brandifhed his fabre, before feveral buckets 

 of y/ater were dallied upon his head and 

 fhoulders, by fome failors who had placed 

 themfehes in the main-top. The - poor maa 

 ftormed violently, fwore, ftamped, and vowed 

 vengeance. The failors, laughing at his im- 

 potent rage, continued to pour down bucket 

 after bucket. He was unable to climb up 

 the fhrouds ; and they diverted themfelves at 

 his wrath and diftrefs, until, at length, feeing 

 that they defied all his threats, he again re- 

 turned to the cabin, loading them with impre- 

 cations, and, loudly, vowing vengeance, un- 

 mindful that his beft remedy was to change his 

 clothes, wipe himfelf dry, and let his choler 

 fubfide. Cuftom is abfolute, and, in the 

 hands of fuch hardy minifters, it were folly to 

 oppofe its defpotic government. 



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