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Now, Mister Macliver, you knows hireat swell;

It's daht to the gangway he takes a broad sheer

--La Pique "Co that late afternoon, they ca pall of the

gray fog--those wayfarers of the open main

First to roll in past the ledgy portals of the haven were the venerable

sea-wagons--the coasters known as the "Apple-treers" Their weatherwise

skippers, old sea-dogs who could smell weather as bloodhounds sniff

trails, had their noses in the air in good season that day, and knew

that theywind to cuff them into port One

after the other, barnacled anchors splashed fro

rusty chains fro

doith chuckle of sheaves and lisp of running rigging

A 'long-coast shanty explains the nickname, "Apple-treers": O, what's the use of co?

Keep her loafin' on her

But as soon's the chance is better, then well ratch her off once s from the apple-trees ashore

Therefore, the topsail schooners, the fore-and-afters, the Bluenose

blunt-prows, ca smooched out the loouess at what the old card

compasses had to reveal on the subject of courses