O, blow the man down, bullies, blow the man down!
Way-ay, blow the man down.
O, blow the man down in Liverpool town!
Give me some time to blow the man down.”
—Old Shanty of the Atlantic Packet Ships.


CONTENTS


[ BLOW THE MAN DOWN ]

[ I ~ CAPTAIN BOYD MAYO GETS OUT OF SOUNDINGS ]

[ II ~ THEN CAPTAIN MAYO SEES SHOALS ]

[ III ~ THE TAVERN OF THE SEAS ]

[ IV ~ OVER THE “POLLY'S” RAIL ]

[ V ~ ON THE BRIDGE OF YACHT “OLENIA” ]

[ VI ~ AND WE SAILED ]

[ VII ~ INTO THE MESS FROM EASTWARD ]

[ VIII ~ LIKE BUGS UNDER A THIMBLE ]

[ IX ~ A MAN'S JOB ]

[ X ~ HOSPITALITY, PER JULIUS MARSTON ]

[ XI ~ A VOICE FROM HUE AND CRY ]

[ XII ~ NO PLACE POR THE SOLES OP THEIR FEET ]

[ XIII ~ A CAPTAIN OP HUMAN FLOTSAM ]

[ XIV ~ BEARINGS FOR A NEW COURSE ]

[ XV ~ THE RULES OF THE ROAD ]

[ XVI ~ MILLIONS AND A MITE ]

[ XVII ~ “EXACTLY!” SAID MR. FOGG ]

[ XVIII ~ HOW AN ANNUAL MEETING WAS HELD—ONCE! ]

[ XIX ~ THE PRIZE PACKAGE FROM MR. FOGG ]

[ XX ~ TESTING OUT A MAN ]

[ XXI ~ BITTER PROOF BY MORNING LIGHT ]

[ XXII ~ SPECIAL BUSINESS OF A PASSENGER ]

[ XXIII ~ THE MONSTER THAT SLIPPED ITS LEASH ]

[ XXIV ~ DOWN A GALLOPING SEA ]

[ XXV ~ A GIRL AND HER DEBT OF HONOR ]

[ XXVI ~ THE FANGS OF OLD RAZEE ]

[ XXVII ~ THE TEMPEST TURNS ITS CARD ]

[ XXVIII ~ GIRL'S HELP AND MAN'S WORK ]

[ XXIX ~ THE TOILERS OF OLD RAZEE ]

[ XXX ~ THE MATTER OP A MONOGRAM IN WAX ]

[ XXXI ~ THE BIG FELLOW HIMSELF ]

[ XXXII ~ A GIRL'S DEAR “BECAUSE!” ]

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BLOW THE MAN DOWN

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I ~ CAPTAIN BOYD MAYO GETS OUT OF SOUNDINGS