Down here they call such escapes, 'pier-head jumps.' There is suddenly a roar from the beach, and a nigger runs down to the water pursued by clouds of spears and arrows.
Of course, Johnny Be-blowed's whale-boat is lying ready to pick him up.
In his last days Johnny got nothing but pier-head jumps.
"And the first owners of Berande bought his recruits--a hard-bitten gang of murderers.

They were all five-year boys.

You see, the recruiter has the advantage over a boy when he makes a pier-head jump.

He could sign him on for ten years did the law permit.

Well, that's the gang of murderers we've got on our hands now.