Now, It It Well Known That One

On This Day There Was Soon Wind Enough And To Spare. The Same Might Have Been Said Of The Sea. The Spray Was In The Midst Of The Turbulent Gulf Stream Itself. She Was Jumping Like A Porpoise Over The Uneasy Waves

Anyhow, A Philosophical Turn Of Thought Now Was Not Amiss, Else One's Patience Would Have Given Out Almost At The Harbour Entrance. The Term Of Her Probation Was Eight Days.

I Was Born In The Breezes, And I Had Studied The Sea As Perhaps Few Men Have Studied It, Neglecting All Else.

Captain Fisher, The Commander, With A Party Of Young Ladies From The City And Gentlemen Belonging To His Ship, Came One Day To Pay Me A Visit In The Midst Of A Deluge Of Rain.

The Days Pass Happily With Me Wherever My Ship Sails.