Appears like a good fellow too.

Has been on a cod-fisher up to the Banks; also on a sealer off Labrador.

He's our man, I think." "And the best of it all is," said Kit, "he owns the schooner; can go if he's a mind to.

So we sha'n't be bothered with any old musty-fusty owners." "Well, what does he say ?" asked Wade.
"He says he will put us up there this summer if we will give him a hundred dollars per month, pay full insurance fees on the vessel, hire him six good seamen, and give three hundred dollars for the use of schooner; we, of course, to furnish ship-stores and provide a cook." "Gracious! that's going to cost us something," said I.
"Yes; but it's about the best and only thing we can do," said Kit.
"Why does he want a new crew ?" Wade asked.

"Why does he not keep these he has ?" "Says that these are all inexperienced,--green hands," replied Raed.
"If we are going up there among the ice on a dangerous coast, he wants Gloucester boys,--Gloucester or Nantucket; prefers Gloucester.