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The Project Gutenberg EBook of More Cargoes, by W. W. Jacobs This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: More Cargoes 1897 Author: W. W. Jacobs Release Date: June 12, 2008 [EBook #25769] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MORE CARGOES *** Produced by David Widger MORE CARGOES By W. W. Jacobs Frederick A. Stokes Company - 1897 CONTENTS: More Cargoes Smoked Skipper A Safety Match A Rash Experiment The Cabin Passenger "Choice Spirits" A Disciplinarian Brother Hutchins The Disbursement Sheet Rule Of Three Pickled Herring Two Of A Trade An Intervention The Grey Parrot Money-Changers The Lost Ship MORE CARGOES SMOKED SKIPPER "Wapping Old Stairs?" said the rough individual! shouldering the brand-new sea-chest, and starting off at a trot with it; "yus, I know the place, captin. Fust v'y'ge, sir?" "Ay, ay, my hearty," replied the owner of the chest, a small, ill-looking lad of fourteen. "Not so fast with those timbers of yours. D'ye hear?" "All right, sir," said the man, and, slackening his pace, twisted his head round to take stock of his companion. "This ain't your fust v'y'ge, captin," he said admiringly; "don't tell me. I could twig that directly I see you. Ho, what's the use o' trying to come it over a poor'ard-working man like that?" "I don't think there's much about the sea I don't know," said the boy in a satisfied voice. "Starboard, starboard your helium a bit." The man obeying promptly, they went the remainder of the distance in this fashion, to the great inconvenience of people coming from the other direction. "And a cheap 'arf-crown's worth, too, captin," said the man, as he thoughtfully put the chest down at the head of the stairs and sat on it pending payment. "I want to go off to the _Susan Jane_," said the boy, turning to a waterman who was sitting in his boat, holding on to the side of the steps with his hand. "All right," said the man, "give us a hold o' your box." "Put it aboard," said the boy to the other man. "A' right, captin," said the man, with a cheer
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