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diary 14 Sept. in Gosnell Before the Mast (1989) 75: A crowd of eager and interested ‘Celestials’ of all grades of society had assembled about us. [...] We were struck by their malicious looks and apparent willingness to ‘light on’ us with their bamboos. ‘Bill,’ said I, ‘these yellow bellied rascals mean mischief.’. diary 14 Sept. in Gosnell Before the Mast (1989) 73: Sam said that we could have [...] all our meals on board the boat. Thinking this was a ‘big thing’ we told him to provide for us at once. diary in Gosnell Before the Mast (1989) 19 June 51: The wind blowing ‘blue blazes’. diary 14 Sept. in Gosnell Before the Mast (1989) 74: He must needs ‘bone’ Sam about it. diary 6 Sept. in Gosnell Before the Mast (1989) 69: ‘Port fore brace quick’ said the ‘Skip’ & ‘box’ her off, but no she got all ‘buggered’ up main sail & all the courses full & topsails & all the rest aback. diary 19 Apr. in Gosnell Before the Mast (1989) 28: I ‘bunked in’ & had a snooze. diary 12 Apr. in Gosnell Before the Mast (1989) 25: A heavy sea with the ship in ballast soon made me ‘cast up my accounts’. diary 14 Sept. in Gosnell Before the Mast (1989) 75: A crowd of eager and interested ‘Celestials’ of all grades of society. diary 14 Sept. in Gosnell Before the Mast (1989) 72: The little ‘Joss House,’ or altar [...] inside a small quantity of ‘chow chow’ (food). diary 14 Sept. in Gosnell Before the Mast (1989) 71: I was the first to reach it & ran up a small pair of stone stairs ‘full dig’. diary 2 June in Gosnell Before the Mast (1989) 44: Galley Talk. Cook give us that ‘’orse’ & the ‘spuds’. diary 9 July in Gosnell Before the Mast (1989) 58: We have been ‘humbugging’ about within 2 days sail of Port for a week. diary 23 Apr. in Gosnell Before the Mast (1989) 29: The usual fare is for breakfast salt ‘junk’ or beef. diary 28 Apr. in Gosnell Before the Mast (1989) 30: I ‘Laid up’ last night sick. [Ibid.] 3 Aug. 65: We did nothing after 8 bells so I ‘laid to’ with a book. diary 15 Dec. in Gosnell Before the Mast (1989) 101: I had ‘savee’ enough to take it to the Galley. diary 28 May in Gosnell Before the Mast (1989) 42: We have had ‘Sea Pie’ for dinner. diary 2 June in Gosnell Before the Mast (1989) 43: When you get back make a ‘bloody show’ of these fellows. diary 6 Sept. in Gosnell Before the Mast (1989) 69: ‘Port fore brace quick’ said the ‘Skip’ & ‘box’ her off, but no she got all ‘buggered’ up main sail & all the courses full & topsails & all the rest aback. diary 2 June in Gosnell Before the Mast (1989) 44: Galley Talk. Cook give us that ‘’orse’ & the ‘spuds’. diary 17 Apr. in Gosnell Before the Mast (1989) 27: The 2nd mate met him [...] with a ‘thumper’ right in the mouth & nose. diary 19 Nov. in Gosnell Before the Mast (1989) 153: Don’t care a Darn. diary 1 Aug. in Gosnell Before the Mast (1989) 142: An empty stomach (today is ‘banyan’ day). diary 1 Aug. in Gosnell Before the Mast (1989) 131: India Rubber boots are a ‘big thing’ (to use a shipmates expression of anything good & of importance). diary 12 Aug. in Gosnell Before the Mast (1989) 121: Saw a John Bull Bark this morning. diary 25 Oct. in Gosnell Before the Mast (1989) 145: Bully for him do it again. diary 9 Sept. in Gosnell Before the Mast (1989) 127: The 2nd mate will leave in ’Frisco. diary 1 Aug. in Gosnell Before the Mast (1989) 136: The sails all flew aback & the ship broke off 3 points ‘ker whack’. diary 12 Dec. in Gosnell Before the Mast (1989) 127: I wish the ‘Old Man’ (i.e. the Captain) would come out of the cabin. diary 24 June in Gosnell Before the Mast (1989) 197: D. waiting for me with the carriage & about 10 fellows whom I had not forgotten ‘You Bet’. diary 16 Aug. in Gosnell Before the Mast (1989) 207: That blasted steward.