her; and I also wrote to my brother informing him of the voyage I purposed making, and indulging in som

eck Slip, a belt and jackknife, and two or three trifles. After these purchases, I had only one penny left, so I walked out to the end of the pier, and threw the penny into the

ed to see that I felt bad, and thought plenty of pudding might help me. At any rate, I never felt so bad yet but I could eat a good dinner. And once, years afterward, when I expe

the glass, to see what sort of a looking sailor I was going to make. As soon as I got into the shirt I began to feel sort of warm and red about the face, which I found was owing to the reflectio

od-by, and left the house with my bundle, feeli

and as soon as I arrived at the wharf, it was pl

turn to Mr. Jones' again after bidding them good-by; it would b

a large man in a large dripping pea-jack

want, Pillgar

," I replied, assuming a little di

" said he, looking a

a "boy;" for so I was technic

"have you got y

e were any rats in the ship,

great guffaw, and said there

the ship, I thought it wouldn't be wise to make an enemy of him, so only ask

our clothe

ndle," said I,

chuck it overboard. But go forward, go forward to the f

he deck in the bow of the ship; but looking down, a

. After waiting patiently, I began to see a little; and looking round, at last perceived I was in a smoky looking place, with twelve wooden boxes stuck round the sides. In some of these boxes were

bundle right in the middle of it, so that there might be no mistake

to go into any better place, for fear of being driven out. Here I sat till I began to feel very hungry; and seeing some doughnuts on the counter, I began to think what a fool I had been, to throw away my last penny; for the doughnuts were but a penny apiece, and they looked very plump, and fat, and round. I never saw doughnuts look so enticing before; especially when a negro came in

less all day. As I went to the ship, I could not help thinking how lonesome it would be, to spend the whole night in that damp and dark forecastle, without light or fire, and nothing to lie on but the bare boards of my bunk. How

nd as soon as he opened his mouth I knew he was not an American. He talked such a curious language though, half English and half g

e passenger; but finding that he would have to work very hard to get along in America, and ge

him something about the river Thames; when he said that he hadn't traveled any in America and didn't know any thing about the rivers here. And wh

to snore very loud, for me, I could not forget myself, owing to the horrid smell of the place, my being so wet, cold, and hungry, and besides all that, I felt damp and clammy about the hear

aggering along the walk, almost blind. At last I dropt on a heap of chain-cable, and shutting my eyes hard, did my best to rally myself, in which I succeeded, at last, enough to get up and walk off. Then I thought that I had done