Pactolus. 147
Bridgewater. 149
Thacher Magoun. 166
Galatea. 134
Orion. 215
Imperial. 145
Jeremiah Thompson. 122
Great Admiral. 121
Ellen Austin. 134
Carolus Magnus. 172
Ericson. 137
Arkwright. 165
Kingfisher. 135
Anahuac. 139
St. James. 162
Ontario. 158
Huguenot. 153
Gold Hunter. 167
Chieftain. 160
Eldorado. 148
Fleetford. 161
Alaska. 137
James R. Keeler. 147
Charger. 127
Dexter. 163
Daniel Marcy. 165
Horatio Harris. 165
Hoogly. 150
John Bright. 147
Blue Jacket. 146
S. G. Reed. 137
Asa Eldridge. 134
Freeman Clark. 147
Young America. 122
Emerald Isle. 127
Golden Fleece. 111
[7] I may as well give here all the lines of the “old tar,” relating to
the shipwreck:--
No more the geese shall cackle o’er the poop;
No more the bagpipe through the orlop sound;
No more the midshipmen, a jovial group,
Shall toast the girls, and push the bottle round.
In death’s dark road at anchor fast they stay,
Till Heaven’s loud signal shall in thunder roar;
Then, starting up, all hands shall quick obey;
Sheet home the topsail, and with speed unmoor.
[8] Common word for “is.”
[9] Pastures.
[10] Pastures.
[11] Me.
[12] Considering I am his only child.
[13] That great mandarin.
[14] In a little time.
[15] Providence (Joss) provides what my father would not.
[16] That band.
[17] Robber.
[18] Very fierce; chop chop:--quick.
[19] My eye alone watched that robber.
[20] Could not rally any friends.
[21] Two of us soon caught up with him.
[22] We beat him, largely.
[23] Before he had time to shoot.
[24] I am very strong.
[25] Took his clothes; (galo: an exclamation.)
[26] I hear you have war.
[27] “Never mind,” a Portuguese exclamation.
[28] Providence led my way hither--N. B. The Chinese do not pronounce
the letter r; for “run,” they say “lun.”
[29] That night-time drew on fast.
[30] That night-time drew on fast.
[31] No matter for the cold.
[32] He had a flag which was very curious.
[33] Sorry.
[34] Each of his eyes.
[35] The same as “mine.”
[36] Strong.
[37] Very curious.
[38] Every room.
[39] Cry.
[40] Old man said to him.
[41] Rain.
[42] I.
[43] Stop.
[44] A Girl said to him.
[45] He earnestly answered.
[46] All the time he kept on walking.
[47] Withered tree.
[48] He would not stop.
[49] That peasant bid him good-night.
[50] The religious man.
[51] Soon.
[52] Religious address.
[53] He heard a voice.
[54] Had to meet death.
[55] With difficulty found him.
[56] Very cold.
[57] The same flag with its curious device.
[58] Chop is brand, stamp, quality; e. g. first chop.
[59] After my return I was preaching, August 27th, at the
Congregational Church in Arlington, Mass., when I used the Typhoon to
illustrate the safety of those who trust in God. During intermission I
was impressed by the action of the branches of the willow trees in the
wind, and said, If we were in China I should judge that we were about
to have a typhoon. It was a clear day. The wind was not very strong,
but fitful gusts would lift the long boughs of the willows almost to a
perpendicular. That night something resembling a typhoon passed over
the town, bringing down the steeple of the Congregational Church, with
the bell, through the roof, with very serious damage to that building
and others. Had the typhoon come upon us during the hours of morning
service, the illustration in the sermon might have been superseded by
the thing itself. In viewing some of the effects of the wind I was
forcibly reminded of its action as a Typhoon in China.
[60] George H. Peirce, Esq.
[61] The Faery Queene, B. 10, c. 2. 1.