"A number of young bloods like me trimmed their sails, but did'nt overhaul her.
Many a heart-flutter she caused me in them days.

And just when I thought, says I to myself, 'I'm to wind'rd,' and had got ready to make fast to her--" Here he paused for a moment, and then lowering his voice, continued: "Well, what does she go and do?
Blow me, my hearty, if she did'nt go off and marry your father.

That's what dismasted me.

Never bore him nor her any ill-will.

'God bless ye both,' says I; 'may ye be happy and have a large family!' And it does me good to know that they was prosperous.