be kinder good enuff to
take yer traps out of the galley an' go furrud into the fo'c's'le, as
one of the foremast hands. As ye wouldn't turn out when all hands wer
called jist now, ye'll hev the advantage of doin' so right through now,
watch in an' watch out all the v'yage! D'ye hear thet, Sam Clubfoot?"

"Dat not my name," said the other indignantly. "I'se chris'en Sam
Jedfoot."

"Well then, d'ye underconstubble what I've sed, Mister Jedfoot, if ye
like thet better--thet ye're cook no longer, an' will hev to muster with
the rest of the crew in the port watch? I'll put him with ye, Flinders,
I know ye hev a hankerin' arter him," observed the skipper, in a stage
whisper, to the first-mate, who sniggered his approval of this
arrangement. "D'ye understand thet, ye durned nigger, or, hev yer ears
got frizzed agen, makin' ye feel kinder deaf?"

"I'se he-ah, cap'n," replied Sam sullenly, as he turned away from under
the break of the poop, and made his way forward again to where I stood
watching his now changed face, all the mirth and merriment having gone
out of it, making him look quite savage--an ugly customer, I thought,
for any one to tackle with whom he might have enmity. "I'se he-ah fo'
suah, an' won't forget neider, yer bet!"

CHAPTER THREE.

A TERRIBLE REVENGE.

"I'm very sorry for you, Sam," I said, when he came up again to the
galley, making his way forward much more slowly than he had scrambled
aft to interview the skipper. "Captain Snaggs is a regular tyrant to
treat you so; but, never mind, Sam, we'll soon have you back in your old
place here, for I don't think there's any fellow in the ship that knows
anything about cooking like you!"

"Dunno spec dere's am," he replied, disconsolately, speaking in a
melancholy tone of voice, as if overcome at the idea of surrendering his
regal post of king of the caboose--the cook's berth on board a merchant
vessel being one of authority, as well as having a good deal of licence
attached to it; besides giving the holder thereof an importance in the
eyes of the crew, only second to that of the skipper, or his deputy, the
first-mate. The next moment, however, the darkey's face brightened,
from some happy thought or other that apparently crossed his mind; and,
his month gradually opening with a broad grin, that displayed a double
row of beautifully even white teeth, which would have aroused the envy
of a fashionable dentist, he broke into a huge guffaw, that I