I just wrastled and wrastled, and I frowed 'em all." Sam swung his huge legs out of the hammock, took a seat near Jim, and, reaching out, he gently closed his immense fist around the little white hand of the boy.

Then leaning forward until his black face, as broad as the moon, was almost against Jim's, he whispered,-- "Yous been mighty kind to me, sonny, and, as I obsarved befor', I ain't de one to forget it.

Now, don't you disremember what I toles you.

You tink it's all nice and pleasant here on de boat, and so it am jis' now, but dar's _breakers ahead!_ Dat boss ob mine am one ob de biggest debbils dat am runnin' loose.

Ef I should tell yous all dat I know 'bout him, your hair would rose up and stick frough de roof wid horror.