Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I (of 2)

ts and quadrants were

aptain, mates, and crew-a boat was to be abstracted; they knowing

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pare ones omitted,) are suspended by tackles, hooked above, to cu

than the slender whale- boat by her crew. And out of its element, it seems fragile enough to justify the utmost so

s middle, while hanging suspended by the bow and stern. A broad, braided, hempen band, usually worked in a tasteful pattern, is also passed round both gunwales; and

der than for any dashing young Janizary to run off with a sultana from the Gr

anes? But how lower the tackles, even in the darkest night, without a creaking more fearful than the death ra

in it, after all, which I was far from fancying. Another plan was hit upon; st

cornet choosing his steed from out a goodly stud. But this was denied me. And the "bow boat" was, perforce

two to be taken care of; but I resolved to lay in sufficient store of both meat and drink for four; at the same time that the supplemental twai

lentiful supply. Casks of both, with heads knocked out, were at the service of all. In bags which we made for the purpose, a sufficiency of the biscuit was readily stored away,

several "breakers" of it had been hoisted from

. Of various diameters, they are made on purpose to stow into

eak. On some pretense or other, we then rolled them all over to that side of the ves

med ill at ease, and for the most part left the matter to me. It was well that he did; for as it was, by his untimely straight-forwardness, he once or twice came near spoiling every thing. Indeed, on one occasion he was so unseasonably blunt, that curiously enough, I had almost susp