"Send Black, the quarter-master, here directly." He soon came.
"Don't you take care of the monkey ?" I asked.
"Yes, sir, I do.

You gave me charge of him." "Well! and why don't you prevent his biting the people ?" "I can't prevent him, sir." "No! Then throw him overboard!" I cried--"over with him at once! There he stands, in charge of the corporal and two marines; pitch him right over the lee-gangway.

I will not have the ship's company killed and wounded at this rate.

Over with him, I say!" The quarter-master moved off to the lee-gangway, and took the terrified animal in his arms; while, on its part, the poor creature seemed conscious of its approaching fate, and spread out its arms over the seaman's bare breast, as if to supplicate his mercy.

The old sailor, who looked mightily as if he were going to melt upon the occasion, cast a petitioning glance to windward every now and then from under the edge of his straw hat, as I paced up and down the deck, still fuming away at the doctor's demi-official reproach.