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THREE YEARS IN THE PACIFIC. 



the sea, the clearing of the sky, and the reappearance of the 

 sun. Next connes the calm, with its never failing attendant, 

 ennui ; the ship rolls over a still restless sea, the sails flap 

 against the mast, every place on board is uncomfortable, and 

 every place cheerless — at length, a gentle breeze, first seen at 

 a distance, comes skipping and kissing along the surface, throw- 

 ing it into fields of ripple. The sails feel its influence, and 

 again we move on our course, with spirits as buoyant as our 

 "sea-girt" home ! 



