I was looking at the painting representing this animal with a castle on its back; and assuming that of Alnwick, which I had seen, as a fair estimate of the size and weight of that which he carried, was attempting to enlarge my ideas so as to comprehend the stupendous bulk of the elephant, when I observed a crowd assembled at the corner; and asking a gentleman who sat by me in a plaid cloak, whether there was not something very uncommon to attract so many people, he replied, "Not very, for it is only a drunken sailor." I rose from my seat, which was on the hinder part of the coach, that I might see him, for it was a new sight to me, and excited my curiosity, when to my astonishment, he staggered from the crowd, and swore that he'd go to Portsmouth.

He climbed up by the wheel of the coach, and sat down by me.

I believe that I stared at him very much, for he said to me, "What are you gaping at, you young sculping?
Do you want to catch flies?
or did you never see a chap half-seas-over before ?" I replied, "That I had never been at sea in my life, but that I was going." "Well, then, you're like a young bear, all your sorrows to come--that's all, my hearty," replied he.

"When you get on board, you'll find monkey's allowance--more kicks than half-pence.

I say, you pewter-carrier, bring us another pint of ale." The waiter of the inn, who was attending the coach, brought out the ale, half of which the sailor drank, and the other half threw into the waiter's face, telling him that was his "allowance: and now," said he, "what's to pay ?" The waiter, who looked very angry, but appeared too much afraid of the sailor to say anything, answered fourpence; and the sailor pulled out a handful of banknotes, mixed up with gold, silver, and coppers, and was picking out the money to pay for his beer, when the coachman, who was impatient, drove off.
"There's cut and run," cried the sailor, thrusting all the money into his breeches pocket.