On Board the Esmeralda

On Board the Esmeralda - Martin Leigh's Log - A Sea Story

It is strange what trifling eventslittle things apparently in themselvesseem to have the power of shaping our different destinies, and colouring, so to speak, the whole course of our subsequent life! To illustrate this, I may state without exaggeration that, had it not been for Dr Hellyers hattaken in connection with the mischievous promptings of that madcap Tom Larkyns, my special chum at the timeit is more than probable that the grand climax which so abruptly brought my school-days to a close might have been averted; and, in that case, following out the argument, I should not have gone to sea; have never started on that disastrous voyage round Cape Horn which nearly terminated my then newly-commenced nautical career as summarily as my whilom academical studies had been put a stop to just previously; and, as a natural consequence, I should most certainly have never had the opportunity or necessity for spinning the present yarn. But, perhaps, the best plan for me to pursue, in order to make you fully understand the matter in all its bearings, will be to begin at the beginning, as your regular longshore professional storytellers say, in the good old-fashioned way, without any more backing and filling, and veering and hauling, which mode of progression, as every decent sailor knows, only tends to take a craft off her proper true course, and make lots of leeway; whereas, if we sail on free, with a fair wind and a steady helm, youll soon be able to follow in my wake and form a correct opinion of your own as to the merits of my logical conclusions. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 21107
Author: Hutcheson, John C. (John Conroy)
Release Date: Apr 16, 2007
Format: eBook
Language: English

Contributors

Illustrator: Overend, William Heysham, 1851-1898