138 TWO WAYS TO GO TO SEA:

“tO it’s a great place,’ said Ben; ‘but :

we shan’t see much of it.’

“¢Why not?’ said Jack.

“¢O, we have a couple o’ hundred bales
of cotton to get up out of our hold.’

“Well, after we have got the cotton
out?’

«¢Then we have got a couple o’ hundred
boxes, and bales, and casks, to get ¢mfo our
hold again.’

“¢Well, and then?’ said Jack.

“¢Why, and then we have got to make
all sail for New York.’

“¢Ts that it?’ said Jack.

“¢ Yes, that is it, exactly; that is a sailor’s
life, year in and year out.’

“¢ Bor’arp THERE!’ shouted out the cap-
tain, just at this instant, from the quarter-
deck.

“¢ Ay, ay, sir!’ cried Ben, in reply ; and
he started up to listen to, and execute, the
captain’s commands.

“he Almira remained some time in
Liverpool, and then set sail again’ for New
York. Jack went ashore a few times at
Liverpool; but he saw very little, except that
mean part of the place which sailors gener-