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This is , the practice which prevails of making strong appeals to the jury in mitigation of damages , or to the judge , after a verdict has been rendered against a captain or officer , for a lenient sentence , on the grounds of their previous good character , and of their being poor , and having friends and families depending upon them for support . You 'll never know the difference between a 1 " thickness sleeping pad and a 2 " thick sleeping pad until you lie down on them . From where I stood , the two vessels seemed nothing but spars and sails , while their narrow decks , far below , slanting over by the force of the wind aloft , appeared hardly capable of supporting the great fabrics raised upon them . The sun had come up brightly ; the snow was swept off the decks , and ashes thrown upon them , so that we could walk , for they had been as slippery as glass . Unfortunately , our books were where we could not get at them , and we were turning about for something to do , when one man recollected a book he had left in the galley . We think the issues we have highlighted are potential areas for ongoing congressional attention , and we will continue to work with the Coast Guard on them . At six o'clock we expected to have the ship hove-to for soundings , as a thick fog , coming up showed we were near them ; but no order was given , and we kept on our way . In the case of the Orcas , you can imagine several influences that the surrounding environment will have on them . We had lots of time for our students ; we could join in staff and student theatre , and watch the emerging talent of writers and actors who have since them made great contributions to Australian cultural life . In the scuppers lay the galley , bottom up , and a few boards floating about , the wreck of the sheep-pen - and half a dozen miserable sheep floating among them , wet through , and not a little frightened at the sudden change that had come upon them . And when too many demands are being made on them all we also need to ask what we can stop doing .