It was evident that he was the leading spirit of the party, and that he controlled them.

He was rather a bright fellow, while the others were somewhat heavy and stupid in their understanding.

The bottles were again handed to the guests, both of whom went through the form of drinking without taking a drop of the vile stuff.
"What be you uns doin' here ?" asked Bird Riley, after the ceremony with the bottle had been finished.
"We was both tooken in a schooner that was gwine to run the blockade," answered Christy.

"We was comin' out'n Pass Christian, and was picked up off Chand'leer [Chandeleur] Island, and fotched over hyer.

We didn't feel too much to hum after we lost our wages, and we done took a whaleboat and came ashore here, with only one bottle of whiskey atween us.