By Captain Frederick Marryat
A rollicking sea experience, set in the course of the Napoleonic Wars, this booklet follows the escapades of a tender midshipman who enters the King's carrier with a few principles that run badly afoul of the criteria of naval self-discipline!
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AS THERE was no time to lose, our hero very soon bade adieu to his paternal roof, as the phrase is, and found his way down to Portsmouth. As Jack had plenty of money and was very much pleazed at finding himself his own master, he was in no hurry to join his ship, and five or six companions, not very creditable, whom either Jack had picked up, or had picked up Jack, and who lived upon him, strongly advised him to put it off until the very last moment. As this advice happened to coincide with Jack’s opinion, our hero was three weeks at Portsmouth before any one knew of his arrival, but at last Captain Wilson received a letter from Mr Easy, by which he found that Jack had left home at the period we have mentioned, and he desired the first lieutenant to make inquiries, as he was afraid that some accident might have happened to him.
Each vacation he had attempted to instil into Johnny’s mind the equal rights of man. Johnny appeared to pay but little attention to his father’s discourses, but evidently showed that they were not altogether thrown away, as he helped himself to everything he wanted, without asking leave. And thus was our hero educated until he arrived at the age of fourteen, when he was a stout, good-looking boy, with plenty to say for himself,—indeed, when it suited his purpose, he could out-talk his father.
Said he, kindly. “A little,” replied Jack, catching his breath. “You’ve had but a rough welcome,” replied the first lieutenant, “but at certain times, on board ship, it is every man for himself, and God for us all. Harpur,” continued the first lieutenant to the doctor, “take Mr Easy down in the gun-room with you, and I will be down myself as soon as I can. ” “Here, sir,” replied Mr Jolliffe, a master’s mate, coming aft from the booms. “There is a youngster come on board with the captain. ” In the meantime Jack went down into the gun-room, where a glass of wine somewhat recovered him.