What scope is there here for any variety or skill in cookery? Even supposing that the beef and pork were in any way comparable with the same articles on shore—which they cannot be in the nature of things—such a diet must soon become infernally monotonous4. But the very best ship's beef and pork is not nice; the second best is nasty; and what will pass an inspector5, is often utterly6 unfit for men to live upon entirely7 for any length of time, while it would be considered loathsome8 ashore9. And what can be done with half a pound of flour? Lacking anything else, except a few hops10, obviously the best thing to do is to make bread, which is a little more palatable11 than the flinty outrage12 on the name of food that is called ship's biscuit. What is usually done is to make "duff." This is really boiled bread, with the addition of some skimmed grease from the coppers13 in which the meat is boiled. As an act of grace, but by no means of necessity, a pannikin (pint) of molasses is doled14 out for all hands on duff days, but the crew are not allowed to forget that they have no claim to this dainty by Act of Parliament.
On pork days pea-soup is made, or "yellow broth," as sailors call it. But pease and water with a flavouring of pork (not too much lest the soup become uneatable from salt) needs a stretch of courtesy to be called soup. A little, very little, addition of vegetables would make it palatable, but "'tis not i' the bond." And even if so, do you think, reader, you would feel contented15 with fat pork and pea-soup for dinner three times a week for four months on end? For breakfast and supper (tea) there is biscuit and beef, or biscuit and pork, washed down with the result of the modicum16 of coffee or tea. And that is all. For very shame's sake, a minority of shipowners do provide a few extras: such as butter, an occasional mess of tinned meat, and a few preserved potatoes and pickles17. But these are the exception and not the rule. Moreover, whenever these additional helps are given, the men are always reminded that they have no right to them, that no owner need give anything more than the bare pound and pint of the Board of Trade scale.
Contrast this with our living on board the Bordeaux barque Potosi. In the first place the bread, which was in large puffy cakes, became, under the slightest moisture, as easy to eat and as palatable as baker's bread. This alone was an enormous boon18. Breakfast, which, like all other meals, was taken by all hands at once, was hardly a meal in our sense of the term. It was only a cup of coffee (exceedingly good), some bread, and about a gill of cognac. Luncheon19 at noon consisted of half a pound of meat, free of bone, and some preparation of vegetables, bread, and half a pint of wine. Dinner at four p. m. was a grand affair. The changes were rung upon haricot beans, lentils, vermicelli, macaroni, and such legumes cooked with meat and flavoured so that the smell was intensely appetizing. Bread, and half pint of wine. And there was abundance, but no waste. Yet I am persuaded that the cost was much less than that of our authorized20 scale of provisions, about which it is difficult to speak with patience. It will, I think, be admitted that where men are shut up to a life of such monotony as the seaman21's calling must necessarily be, their food ought at least to have some consideration. The meal-hours form almost the only breaks in the day's sameness, and if the food be poor in quality and without variety, it is bound to engender22 bad feeling and a hatred23 of those of whose fault it is the outcome. This by way of apology for such a lengthy24 dwelling25 upon the subject, if any be needed, though I have always felt that its importance is great enough to merit much more attention than it commonly receives.
We had a very pleasant passage. The barque was a wonderfully handy vessel26, and her equipment was so good that it excited the wondering admiration27 of all our men. The discipline was quite naval28 in its character, and the day's duties went on with the regularity29 of clockwork. Of course we could not understand the language, and were, in consequence, unable to know whether there was the same amount of grumbling30 commentary forward, upon the sayings and doings of the officers, as is almost universal in British ships, with the exception of "Blue-noses" (Canadian vessels31). But it was admitted by all of us that the crew seemed well content and heartily32 willing, and that she was indeed a model ship. My scanty33 knowledge of Spanish came in useful, for the captain spoke35 that language about as well as I did. On his discovering this fact he sent for me, and, by dint36 of patience, succeeded in learning from me such facts as he wished to know, rewarding me with many a tit-bit from his table, as well as some very useful gifts of clothing, which, as I was almost naked, were most acceptable.
Arriving at Havana, we were handed over to the British consul37, leaving the friendly Frenchmen with much regret and three hearty38 cheers, which they returned with interest à la Française. We were no sooner clear of her than they began to get under way again, and, by the time we were on the wharf39, she was once more heading for home. By the orders of the consul we were marched up to a "fonda," or eating house, facing the Plaza40 de Armas, which we understood was to be our home during our stay. A plentiful41 meal was set before us, but we did not appreciate it much, every dish being saturated42 with the flavour of garlic. But as two bottles of wine were apportioned43 to each individual, the meal was a merry one, all hands declaring that bread and wine would suit them down to the ground. A bundle of cigars were distributed by a benevolent-looking old stranger, who introduced himself as the shipping44-master, and spoke excellent American, being, as he informed us, a native of New Orleans.
After a smoke, we were conducted to a large paved room at the back of the premises45, which was simply furnished with a couple of huge tables and sundry46 benches, and had in one corner an unprotected well. Here we were told we must spread such bedding as we had, and make ourselves as comfortable as we could, until our proper dormitory was vacated by the recruiting party that at present occupied it. The said party were by no means an inviting47 crowd. They swarmed48 about the big chamber49 we were in, looking fit for any villainy, and ostentatiously displaying their vicious-looking bowie-knives. All our fellows had been deprived of their sheath-knives upon first coming ashore, under the plea that the carrying of weapons was unlawful, though we were the only unarmed people I saw in the city during my stay. However, we had no choice of quarters, so we proceeded to spread such ragged50 blankets as we possessed51 upon the flagstones against one of the bare walls, and in due time ranged ourselves thereon. Owing, I suppose, to the unusual quantity of wine they had drunk, all our men were soon asleep, and when some one took away the smoky kerosene52 lamp, the place was pitchy dark, except where the silver bars of moonlight, streaming through the unglazed holes in the walls, divided the blackness into rigid53 sections. I could not sleep. The novelty of the situation, the strange smells, and an indefinable fear of that truculent54 crowd of armed men, kept all my senses at highest tension. There was no door, and, through the opening in the wall, dark shapes of men came and went softly on Heaven knows what errands. I had reached a condition of mind when I felt as if I must scream to relieve my pent-up feelings, when I saw some figures bending over my sleeping shipmates as if searching for something. By this time my eyes had become able to distinguish objects in the surrounding gloom, and I found that there were at least twenty men in the place.
Terribly frightened, and hardly knowing what I did, I roused the carpenter, by whose side I lay, and whispered hoarsely55 in his ear what I had seen. The word was passed along, and in a few minutes we were all afoot and straggling out into the moonlight-flooded courtyard. There we stood like a flock of startled sheep, irresolute56 what to do. But some of the knife-carrying gentry57 emerged after us, and began whetting58 their weapons on the blocks of stone laying about—portions of a ruined wall. This significant hint decided59 us, and we passed out into the silent street, feeling to the full that we were strangers in a strange land. Lights of any kind there were none, and the intense brilliance60 of the moon cast shadows as solid as does the electric glare. A few yards of uncertain wandering, and we were lost. There seemed to be no one about, and yet I could have sworn I saw dark shapes gliding61 along in the inky shadows. And presently I fell headlong over something in the road, my outstretched hands striking with a splash into a pool of mud. A cold thrill ran along my spine62 when I found I was lying across a corpse63, and that the sticky paste on my hands was red. We quickened our steps after that, keeping in the middle of the streets, but as ignorant of our direction, or our purpose, as if we had been a herd64 of swine devoid65 of instinct. At last, from sheer weariness, we sat down upon the steps of some large building, and drooped66 our heads. As if he had risen from the ground, a "vigilante" (watchman) appeared, bearing a short spear, from the upper third of which dangled67 a lantern. "Vamos, perros!" he growled68, prodding69 those nearest to him into instant wakefulness. No one needed a translation, or a second bidding to "Begone, dogs!" So we tramped wearily along, our bare feet bruised70 by the littering stones. As often as we dropped for a brief rest, one of those ubiquitous sereños moved us on again to the same monotonous epithet71 of contempt. I often think what a queer-looking procession we must have been. My only garments were a flannel72 singlet and a pair of canvas trousers, so stiff that they creaked woodenly as I trotted73 along. Cap or boots I had none. The rest were in much the same plight74, though none were quite so naked as me. Going along a narrow lane, whereof I read the title, "Aguacallè," on a building at the corner, I slipped off the hummocky75 sidewalk into a slough76 of soft slush up to my armpits, and was dragged out by my next friend with a new covering of such evil odour that I had to keep a respectful distance from my companions thenceforth. Finally we emerged upon what seemed to be a wide common or piece of waste ground. Here at last we were permitted to squat77 unmolested. Fear of scorpions78, centipedes, and snakes, kept me from sleep; but all my companions lay sound in strange attitudes, under the full glare of the moon, while I watched, wondering if the night would ever end. At the first glimmer79 of dawn I aroused my companions, who were all reeking80 with dew, and we made for the streets again, going as straight back to our lodgings82 as if we knew the road. When we entered, the warriors83 had all gone. No one belonging to the establishment was astir, so we cast ourselves down on our rags and slept like stones until roused at eight o'clock by the servants. Until eleven we dozed84 on the benches, or in whatever corners we could find, when a plentiful breakfast revived us in spite of the garlic.
After our meal the vice-consul paid us a visit. He listened gravely to our complaints of the accommodation we had found. Then he invited us to accompany him to the consul's office. On our arrival all hands were shown into a large, bare room, while I was called upstairs to undergo a searching cross-examination by the consul as to what clothes the men had saved, the incidents of the shipwreck85, etc. I suppose he thought that so young a boy would be more likely to tell a true tale than those artful rogues86 of sailors, as he seemed to regard them. He was not at all kind or sympathetic: that was no part of his business, I suppose; but as he was writing an order upon a slop-seller for some clothing for us, a handsome young lieutenant87 from an English man-o'-war came in. His eyes fastened upon me at once, and, after a hurried question or two of the consul, he came to me and spoke pitifully, giving me two dollars out of his pocket as a solid token of his sympathy. Then the consul had all hands in and harangued88 them, telling them to be sure and keep sober (which, as they were penniless, was rather uncalled-for advice), and by no means to stray away from the immediate89 vicinity of the shipping-office. They would be sure to get a ship in a day or two, he said. Dismissing us with a curt90 good-day, he retired91, while we followed the vice-consul to the clothier's. Here the men received each a rig-out of cheap garments, but I was treated much better; why, I do not know. After all the men had been served and had returned to our lodging81, I was furnished with quite a nice suit of clothes, with good underclothing, patent leather shoes, and broad-brimmed Panama hat. A brilliant red silk sash was given me by the shopkeeper as a present, and, thus glorified92, I felt quite transformed. With many cautions as to my behaviour, the official bade me good-day, and I was left to my own devices. And then began one of the strangest experiences of my life. Wherever I went, people looked kindly93 at me, and spoke to me as if they were interested in me. I entered into shop after shop to spend some of my money, but found it impossible, for the shopkeepers insisted upon giving me what I asked for without payment, and often added to my store of cash besides. When at last I returned to the fonda, I was loaded with cigars, fruit, pastry94, and all sorts of odds-and-ends, so that my shipmates were loud in their welcomes. By nightfall we were all in a very contented condition of mind, and, when the landlord politely requested me to inform my friends that our sleeping apartment was prepared, we felt that our comfort was complete. But our joy had a tremendous setback95 when we were shown the said bedroom. It was a long lean-to shed erected96 against an ancient wall of rubble97 that had never known contact with a whitewash98 brush. The floor was of dried mud. Along the centre of its whole length ran an open ditch, which carried in a sluggish99 stream all the sewage of the house. On either side of this foul100 cloaca were ranged "charpoys," a sort of exaggerated camp-stool, which constituted the entire furnishing of this primitive101 bed-chamber. It was well ventilated, although there were no windows, for daylight was visible in many places through gaps in the boarding of the outer wall and roof. Many and vigorous were the comments passed upon the filthy102 hole, but there was no suggestion of raising any complaint, as all felt that it would be useless, and, at any rate, the place was our own, and we could barricade103 the door. So spreading our blankets upon the charpoys, we turned in, and were soon oblivious104 of all our surroundings.
Next day, in the course of my wanderings, I entered the fine billiard room of the Hotel St. Isabel and chummed up with the marker. I was well acquainted with the game, having learned how to mark in one of the strange by-paths of my nomad105 life before going to sea. And this knowledge now came in usefully, for the marker was a one-armed man who was often sorely bothered by the management of his three tables, especially when the players were lively American and English skippers. I was made heartily welcome, being helpful, in a double sense, from my knowledge of Spanish as well as my acquaintance with the game. From that time forward the "Fonda del buen gusto" saw little of me, and that little at uncertain intervals107. I had a comfortable chamber, the best fare the hotel afforded, while as for money, the customers supplied me so liberally that my pockets were always full. As I could not spend it, most of it found its way to my shipmates, for I never came across one without handing some of it over. The idea of saving any never dawned upon me, and, when all my old shipmates were gone afloat again, I could always manage to find some English-speaking mariners108 to whom I was welcome company for a ramble109 round town.
The time flew by on golden wings. All my former miseries110 were forgotten in my present luxurious111 life, and I blossomed into that hateful thing, an impudent112 boy uncontrolled by anybody, and possessing all the swagger and assurance of a man. Such as I was, however, I attracted the attention of a gentleman who held a most important post under government as a civil engineer. He was a fairly constant visitor at the hotel when in Havana, and our acquaintance ripened113 into a strong desire on his part to adopt me, and save me from the ruin he could see awaited me. His only son, a young man of three-and-twenty, was his assistant, the two being more like brothers than parent and child. Having made up his mind, he fitted me out with an elegant suit of clothes made to his liking114, and one day took me in his carriage to see the consul and arrange matters. To his intense surprise and disgust the consul flatly refused to sanction the affair, telling him that he was responsible for my return to England, and that, as I had admitted that my father was alive, any inquiry115 after me, which resulted in the discovery that I had been allowed to remain in Cuba without my parent's consent, would make matters very unpleasant for him. All attempts on Mr. D.'s part to shake this decision were fruitless. The consul refused to discuss the matter further, and closed the conversation by warning me that I was liable to severe punishment for absenting myself so long from the home (?) where he had placed me. What I felt I cannot describe. Mr. D., with a deeply dejected face, bade me good-bye, his duties calling him into the interior next day. He gave me twenty-five dollars as a parting present, and advised me to get a ship as soon as possible for home. It may readily be imagined that I had no hankering after the sea again. The pleasant, aimless life I had been leading, the inordinate116 petting and luxury I had grown accustomed to, had made me look upon ship-life with unutterable loathing117, and I secretly determined118 that if I could avoid it I would never go to sea any more.
About this time a terrible epidemic119 of yellow fever set in. So great was its virulence120, that even the never-ending warfare121 between the royalists and insurgents122 slowed down, and instead of a ragged regiment123 of wastrels124 being despatched into the mountains about twice a week, the authorities were hard put to it to collect recruits at all. The great bell of the cathedral tolled125 unceasingly. All night long the rumble126 of the waggons127 over the uneven128 causeways sounded like subdued129 thunder, as they passed from house to house collecting the corpses130 of the victims. The harbour was crowded with vessels denuded131 of their crews, and from every masthead flew the hateful yellow flag. It was heart-breaking to see and hear the agony of the sailors being taken ashore to hospital. They knew full well that there was hardly a glimmer of hope that they would return. The Chinese, who acted as nurses, were destitute132 of any feeling of humanity, and the doctors were worked to death. The nuns133, who gave their lives nobly, could do little but minister such ghostly comfort as they knew how; but the net result of the hospital treatment was, with hardly an exception, death. Yet, in spite of the scourge134, and general paralysis135 of trade in consequence, life, as far as I could see, went on much the same as ever. The inhabitants seemed determined to put a brave air on, whatever their inner feelings might be, and I declare that I saw very little to frighten me. One can get used to anything, especially when one has not learned to think. Several weeks passed away, and I was still free, though not quite so flush of money, for the customers at the hotel were necessarily fewer.
One day I was taking a stroll down by the deserted136 wharves137, when I noticed a peculiar138 glow in the sky. It came from the heart of a gigantic cloud that draped half the heavens, and seemed as if it hid hell behind it. Fascinated by the sight, though my heart thumped139 furiously, I waited on the wharf and watched its development. The cloud spread until the whole dome140 was covered in by it, and the fierce glare took a strange greenish tinge141. All around the edge of the darkness ran an incessant142 tangle143 of vari-coloured lightnings, and a continual rumble of thunder seemed to make the earth vibrate. Suddenly the storm burst. Jamming myself into a corner between some posts, whence I felt sure no wind could dislodge me, I waited and watched. For the first few minutes I thought I should have died of fright. Torrents144 of water, like the fall of a sea, were lashed145 into foam146 as they fell, and all torn into gleaming fragments by innumerable flashes flying in every conceivable di[81]rection. An overpowering smell like burning sulphur pervaded147 all. As for the wind, its force must have been frightful148, judging from its effect upon the shipping and houses; but where I stood only a very strong gale149 could be felt, such as no seaman would think extraordinary. This lasted about an hour (but I cannot say much for time), and then the rain ceased. What a scene of horror the bay presented! Vessels of all kinds drifted aimlessly about, wrecking150 each other, and covering the boiling mäelstrom of the harbour with their débris. Overhead a louder roar occasionally made me look up to catch sight of a flying roof like a cloud fragment fleeting151 through the murky152 air. A large Yankee schooner153 was torn from her anchors, and lifted on to a ledge34 beneath the Moro Castle, which jutted154 out of the perpendicular155 cliff about a hundred feet above high-water mark. There she remained upright, with her bottom stove in like Columbus's egg. Of all the vessels in the harbour, the only ones that survived without serious damage were the warships156, which, with topmasts housed and cables veered157 out to the clinch158, were all steaming full speed ahead, and, even then, hardly easing the tremendous strain on the latter.
Taking advantage of a lull159 I emerged from my corner, drenched160 to the skin, of course, and so cramped161 from my long crookedness162, that at first I could hardly feel my feet. As hurriedly as I could I made my way towards the hotel, finding the roadways almost blocked with ruins. The hotel had escaped much damage, and I was received with open arms, soon forgetting all my fears in a good meal and cheerful talk. In spite of the havoc163 it had made, the general feeling was one of thankfulness, it being taken for granted that the hurricane would be found to have swept away the far more dreaded164 "Yellow Jack165." And this was literally166 true, for not a single fresh case was reported from that day forward. Business revived with a bound, for there was much work to do everywhere, shipwrights167 especially commanding almost any wages they liked to ask. About a week after the hurricane, I was standing168 watching the transport of a huge steam-launch over an isthmus169 to the dockyard, when I felt a hand on my shoulder. Turning sharply, I saw the yellow visage of the vice-consul, who was accompanied by a man in uniform, to whom he gave me in charge. I was fairly caught, and without further delay, in spite of my vehement170 protestations, I was put into a boat and taken on board a large barque, the Sea Gem106 of St. Andrews, N. S. The captain, a kindly-looking old gentleman, heard my impudent remarks in amused silence, until he thought I had gone far enough. Then he stopped me with a quiet, "That'll do, my lad, you don't want a rope's-ending, I'm sure." I had not lost all sense, so I pocketed my grievance171 and crept sullenly172 forward.
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lieutenant
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