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She danced for some time with the hat on , when she threw it off , which called forth a general shout ; and the young man was obliged to go out upon the floor and pick it up . I spent an evening on board , and found them making the best of the matter , and determined to rough it out as they might ; but my friend S - - - was determined to go home in the ship , if money or interest could bring it to pass . Our rigging was all examined and overhauled , and mended , or replaced with new , where it was necessary : new and strong bobstays fitted in the place of the chain ones , which were worn out ; the spritsail yard and martingale guys and back-ropes set well taught ; bran new fore and main braces rove ; top-gallant sheets , and wheel-ropes , made of green hide , laid up in the form of rope , were stretched and fitted ; and new top-sail clewlines , etc ., rove ; new fore-topmast back-stays fitted ; and other preparations made , in good season , that the ropes might have time to stretch and become limber before we got into cold weather . This was a " temperance ship , " and , like too many such ships , the temperance was all in the forecastle . In addition to this , it was " as thick as muck , " and the ice was all about us . The Saturday night before our sailing , I spent an hour in the oven , and took leave of my Kanaka friends ; and , really , this was the only thing connected with leaving California which was in any way unpleasant . I stepped back a little , when she went up behind the Don , and with one hand knocked off his huge sombrero , and at the same instant , with the other , broke the egg upon his head , and springing behind me , was out of sight in a moment . Jokes were made upon those who showed any interest in the expected news , and everything near and dear was made common stock for rude jokes and unfeeling coarseness , to which no exception could be taken by any one .