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Stories of Ships and the Sea
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Title: Stories of Ships and the Sea Little Blue Book #1169
Author: Jack London
Editor: E. Haldeman-Julius
Release Date: March 27, 2006 [EBook #18062]
Language: English
Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1
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LITTLE BLUE BOOK NO. 1169
Edited by E. Haldeman-Julius
Stories of Ships and the Sea
Jack London
HALDEMAN-JULIUS COMPANY GIRARD, KANSAS
Copyright, 1922, By Charmian London.
Reprinted by Arrangement.
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
CONTENTS
Page Chris Farrington: Able Seaman 5 Typhoon Off the Coast of Japan 17 The Lost Poacher 25 The Banks of the Sacramento 40 In Yeddo Bay 54
STORIES OF SHIPS AND THE SEA
CHRIS FARRINGTON: ABLE SEAMAN
"If you vas in der old country ships, a liddle shaver like you vood pe only der boy, und you vood wait on der able seamen. Und ven der able seaman sing out, 'Boy, der water-jug!' you vood jump quick, like a shot, und bring der water-jug. Und ven der able seaman sing out, 'Boy, my boots!' you vood get der boots. Und you vood pe politeful, und say 'Yessir' und 'No