Captain Brand of the Centipede""

nd eyes glittered with delight. There was that about his face which indicated intelligence, courage, devotion, and humanity––those indescribable marks of expression which Nature sometimes

scular arms that seemed as massive and heavy as lignum vit?, the boy jumped from the captain to meet them; and then sti

w, and smoothed down his scanty night-dress as if it were the plumage of

tiny fists on his shoulders, Banou caught up a bucket and proceeded to draw water from over the side, which he dashed into the tub. When he had nearly filled the tub he felt around with his black paws as delicately as if he was about to seize

ay strong Ban

ip and den h

and 'cream f

him more dan

every dip, rub his black nose all over him, making mock bites at the little legs and stomach;

apa say when

dat is sure

he rub and

nri he kick a

ld pause occasionally, shake their great 11 tarry fingers at the imp, and chuckle pleasantly

days," said Ben, "a-furlin' the light sails in a s

e out of the pot, "that 'ere child will, some of these times, when he's growed a bit, be a

ub to spend his days along shore a-bilin' sugar-cane on a plantation

, and his cra

n he nursed

n to fight, dri

ery soul of

lack gave him a final souse in the tub, and then holding him up to drain, as i

will papa say to-morrow wh

just come on deck, as she kissed the mouth of the young scamp, whil

ill be happy once more to get h

she, turning in a pretty coquettish way t

confined by a large gold filigree pin, and half concealed by a jaunty little French cap, with the ribbons floating about her pear-shaped ears; and while her soft, dark hazel eyes were bent

how many hours or minutes will it

rness of his beautiful passenger, and opening his hands