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of meal, but i didn't look long for the time was drawing near to 
sail i espied a place where a lot of cans full paint and ile, i well 
get in here, so .in i went i wasnt long in when another fellow 
came looking for place then he came where i was he knocked all 
the paint and ile on the top of me so i came out for i was in 
afful mess an then i went to look for another place an then ise 
seen my chum and i asd if he got a place yet he said no but i 
espied another place on the top of a lot of barrells i then tried to 
get in but it was over stiff so i got a shovel for a batering ram an 
then we got it open so in i went and then i made room for my 
chum so he got in — an then a lot more made rush for to get in 
but we said their was no more room an then we shut the door 
and then we got steel rod wat they called harpones. but we 
didnt now what they were antil we came out and then the men 
told us we wasnt long in when their was aflful uproar which was 
the men coming aboard an then we seen them drinking and 
singing an dancing geting their beds in their bunks an then 
felt the ship moving along but it was not long out of the docks 
when we heard a man roarin out some of yous come and clear 
the decks up which we learned after that he was the bosun, an 
then about five minutes after that we heard him say some of 
yous get an deck but one of them did not seem to care, but the 
bosun ordered him on deck but he wouldnt go and then their 
was a fight we seen them throwing each other about an then 
we seen the mate an some looking for stowaways they were 
looking among the barrals an then they came to where we was 
then the mate he came to where we were stowed we seen them 
coming through a hole in door the light shone through i thought 
they seen my breeks but they went away then we slept then in 
morning tow of the men who seen us going in gave us a scouse 
(soup) an some ship biscuts then at night time we came out, 
