Miss Herbey, however, is unrelaxing in her attentions, and the unremitted diligence with which she fulfills her offices of duty, commands my highest admiration.
OCTOBER 23rd .-- This morning, Captain Huntly sent for Curtis into his cabin, and the mate has since made me acquainted with what passed between them.
"Curtis," began the captain, his haggard eye betraying only too plainly some mental derangement, "I am a sailor, am I not ?" "Certainly, captain," was the prompt acquiescence of the mate.
"I do not know how it is," continued the captain, "but I seem bewildered; I cannot recollect anything.

Are we not bound for Liverpool?
Ah! yes! of course.

And have we kept a north-easterly direction since we left ?" "No, sir, according to your orders we have been sailing south-east, and here we are in the tropics." "And what is the name of the ship ?" "The 'Chancellor,' sir." "Yes, yes, the 'Chancellor,' so it is.

Well, Curtis, I really can't take her back to the north.

I hate the sea, the very sight of it makes me ill, I would much rather not leave my cabin." Curtis went on to tell me how he had tried to persuade him that with a little time and care he would soon recover his indisposition, and feel himself again; but the captain had interrupted him by saying,-- "Well, well; we shall see by-and-by; but for the present you must take this for my positive order; you must, from this time, at once take the command of the ship, and act just as if I were not on board.