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- 2 much of his time in the forecastle. Being a_ sensible lad, sengers, and he cared games of cards in the smoking reom. He took great pleasure in shuffle board, a game played on the open deck, but that. could not always be played, so he had made acquaintances among the crew, and his presence in their dingy quarters for- ward was always welcome. Among them there was none that he quence. liked better than old Jack Dobbin, a man who had been all over the world and knew his way in every port. _ He was en old-time salt. A man who never rose higher than his humble posi- | he soon had wearied of the flattering talk of the pas- little. for their NEW NICK CARTER WEEKLY. out of sight of land Trim had passed! Not another word would the old fellow say about his dark-cdlored shipmates. It was perfectly evident that he had a violent prejudice against them, but he | world not explain it. | | Trim believed that there must be some story back of his ill feeling, but nothing could induce Dobbin to tell it. Trim had not tried to make him tell it, for the reason that Dobbin had plenty of other tales always at command? and the oss of one more or less was of m0 conse- For a day or two after Dobbin had first : { | } who expressed his dislike of the Malays Trim had watched them quietly, but he was unable to observe that they cared any ‘more or less for Dobbin than for anv - _tion before the mast, but who had had a other member of the crew. host of adventures. His tongue could spin a yarn with the | best of them. Trim had listened eagerly to the old fellow’s stories, and in various | ways had won Dobbin’s favor. ' The result was that they were close friends, and often, when Dobbin was not. | on duty, they passed hours together seated upon a coil of rope or a hatch, Trim listening while the old salt told him of wrecks and hurricanes, collisions _ afd exciting adventures on shore. _ The crew of the A/alta was not made -_- up entirely of Englishmen or Scotchmen; among them were several Asiatics. — a 2 eee at: ge silently and’ seldom talked with their __ white companidns. Re fre Trim had asked Dobbin how they a _ “Oh,’’ the old fellow answered, indif- _ ferently, “I suppose they're just as good - men to put before the mast as a hulk like me. They can pull at a rope’s end and _serub the deck as well as I can. Why ‘e Rat all,’ Trim returned ; ¢ fellows went about their work | There wefé fruits, shells, canes, small _ manufactured articles, etc., which 1 , r a% be Nl ey They seemed to be-quiet, faithful men, and so the boy had ceased minding them at all. ; “He believed that Dobbin’s dislike was more due to the prejudice of whites against colored people than for any other reason. Sa At this time the’ Malays were busy about the deck with other sailors; there was not much to do, but the bos’n kept them all hustling at one thing or another « as if the safety of the ship depended on it. Spee eee ’ 3 The Malta had hardly come to anchor bef6re she was approached by several small boats. < Ad ‘The quarantine officers came outina tug and were speedily on board. © = The other boats that came to the steamship were rowboats carrying gener- ally two or three persons who had various articles that they wished to sel! to the * ef “z passengers. — of the passengers were gl; the sake of carrying home had come from Africa. Such traders are to be found in « port on the other side of the world. some places when a steamer is ery Se =e ae eon \/ =—_ = ae