"Do you remember an American vessel, the Casco, that, came here last year?"
"Bery big ship, massa. Nebber so big ship here, only men-o'-war."
"Yes; do you remember her?"
"Yes, massa. Bring great pile o' boards; goberment buy it all. Me hab her slush. Sell many tings to de crew; dey hab plenty ob money."
"Did you know the cook?"
"He black man; bery large; white on his hair. Me buy de slush ob him."
"What was his name?"
"Dunno, massa; old man no 'member. He lose part ob de small finger on de right hand."
"Just so. He was drowned. Do you remember their trying to find him on the bottom?"
"Dat man nebber drowned, massa; he libe now."