I climb into it and pull myself up by the rope on deck.

Den some white men seize me and say someting in language which I not understand.

Den dey take me into cabin and say someting to captain; me not know what it was, but de captain laugh, and me not like his laugh at all.

Howeber, dey give me someting to eat, and den take me down into hold of ship and tell me to go to sleep on some sacks of sugar, and throw some empty sacks ober me to cover me.

Den dey close up hatch and leab me alone.
"When I come on deck de land was gone and de vessel sailing along.