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THE ^^TYRIAN/^ 



ignorance^ plainness without vulgarity^ and an 

 easy but resolute mind make a good companion 

 for a long voyage. These qualities enter into 

 the compositidi of the weather-beaten navigator 

 of the stout little bark which is now riding like 

 a cork over the long swells and dashing up the 

 spray from her bows. In the possession of such 

 a craft and such a commander^ I shall not repine 

 greatly if we should find the Port of Payta 

 blockaded. I should then be forced to prolong 

 my trip in the Tyrian^^ and steer with this 

 hearty skipper a straight course to Mexico. 



