7 Then turning npon the men I lot fly at them, abandoning myself to my temper and heedlesß of what I said, convinced t^at since justias. was on my side the livelier niy speech the more convincing the impression, I was frequently interrupted by the applause of the women. ,Sp intem perate, so headstrong was! my address that I have no olear recolleotion of what I said. Once or twice I caught a; growl of protest, but I looked the man down and stormed him into half a score of uneasy attitudes in as many moments. I called them murderers.' "No true seamen," I shouted, '* would have treated their captain ' as ' you treated me. No mangy mongrel, found starving in a fore-peak, would have been served by sailors as you served me. You sent me adrift, a single man in a heavy boat, with- Opt food or water, in thick blowy weather" — and Tweint over the ground, raving the whole story, at them, with frequent Bhakes of my fist, and again and again did the women encourage me, and urge me on by all sorts of cries and clapping of their hands. By the time I was done, they were aa sullen and scowling as condemned men, all save the burly fellow Thomas Hull, who viewed me steadfastly with a countenance of cheerful admiration. However, I cared nothing fbr their looks ; though I had pooled down by this time I cried out savagely, "I'll not take command of a ship's company I can't trust. Oh, yes you're willing I dare Bay I should take, command now, and in the middle watch you'll be routing me np to send me adrift again on some brutal excuse you'll manu facture out of the first 'tweendecks' lie that's carried forward." "Noi sir," groaned Brigstock, 'f I told yesno'i-" ; "-;. ; r '' ■' J :; ' •■'• "You must take this bath;" cried I,< flourishing the paper. ""Are you willing to swear?". " What dyer want us to swear about ? ", said Prentioe. "Your-you— why, man, you'll have to ■ take tha o&th pepuliarly," I yelled. 