A blue-nose ancestry with Yankee proclivities—Youthful fondness forthe sea—Master of the ship Northern Light—Loss of theAquidneck—Return home from Brazil in the canoe Liberdade—Thegift of a "ship"—The rebuilding of the Spray—Conundrums in regardto finance and calking—The launching of the Spray.

Failure as a fisherman—A voyage around the world projected—FromBoston to Gloucester—Fitting out for the ocean voyage—Half of a doryfor a ship's boat—The run from Gloucester to Nova Scotia—A shakingup in home waters—Among old friends.

Good-by to the American coast—Off Sable Island in a fog—In the opensea—The man in the moon takes an interest in the voyage—The firstfit of loneliness—The Spray encounters La Vaguisa—A bottle ofwine from the Spaniard—A bout of words with the captain of theJava—The steamship Olympia spoken—Arrival at the Azores.

Squally weather in the Azores—High living—Delirious from cheese andplums—The pilot of the Pinta—At Gibraltar—Compliments exchangedwith the British navy—A picnic on the Morocco shore.

Sailing from Gibraltar with the assistance of her Majesty's tug—TheSpray's course changed from the Suez Canal to Cape Horn—Chased by aMoorish pirate—A comparison with Columbus—The Canary Islands—TheCape Verde Islands—Sea life—Arrival at Pernambuco—A bill againstthe Brazilian government—Preparing for the stormy weather of the cape.

Departure from Rio de Janeiro—The Spray ashore on the sands ofUruguay—A narrow escape from shipwreck—The boy who found asloop—The Spray floated but somewhat damaged—Courtesies from theBritish consul at Maldonado—A warm greeting at Montevideo—Anexcursion to Buenos Aires—Shortening the mast and bowsprit.

Weighing anchor at Buenos Aires—An outburst of emotion at the mouthof the Plate—Submerged by a great wave—A stormy entrance to thestrait—Captain Samblich's happy gift of a bag of carpet-tacks—OffCape Fr

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