ABSTRACT
An' he says “You're a new hand on this one. When did you come this (way)?” "Oh” he says "I'm here all the time.” "You're not here ALL the time.” "Well” he said "I am. Two o' the men” he says "shipped me.” So this day anyhow _ he was foolin around again an' he went aft an' uh.. .the captain met
him. An' he says "Where did you come from?” “Well” he says “I shipped here” he said “I'm here quite a while now. But” he says “I
wasn't doing nothing. There's two o' die men shipped me as a stow'way. An' the mate come across to me _ the other day an' asked me the same question you're asking me. An'” he said “I was lookin... try in to see” he says _ "could you have anything for me to do?”
