"Will ye bring me some?" said a little, light- haired lass, holding up her rosy neb to the soupmaster.

"There is too much good stuff in that fellow," he drily remarked, in passing, pointing towards Neb at the same time, "for him to be doing nothing, at a moment like this.

" Little Lucy drew back in an instant, and fairly pulled Neb into the place she herself had just before occupied.

Twice did he go over us all, ere he spoke in the husky tones that usually precede death "Call Neb," he said"took leave of my mates, and of all the rest of the men, yesterday; but I consider Neb as one of the family, Miles, and left him for the last.

At this moment, neatly tricked out in dry clothes, stood Neb on the forecastle, with his arms folded, sailor-fashion, as calm as if he had never felt the wind blow; occasionally giving in, however, under the influence of Chloe's smiles and unsophisticated admiration.

It was this answering signal from me, that induced my mate not to quit the boat, and to keep Neb with him.

I was surprised to find Marble in the outer-cabin, Neb near the door, in waiting, and the two officers with pen, ink, and paper before them, where they had been left by me.