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When this offer was published in the ship , and the case of poor Ben was set forth in strong colors , several , who would not have dreamed of going themselves , were busy in talking it up to others , who , they thought , might be tempted to accept it ; and , at length , one fellow , a harum-scarum lad , whom we called Harry Bluff , and who did not care what country or ship he was in , if he had clothes enough and money enough - partly from pity for Ben , and partly from the thought he should have " cruising money " for the rest of his stay , - came forward , and offered to go and " sling his hammock in the bloody hooker . " For eight days we lay drifting about in this manner . The pretty lawn on which it stands , as green as sun and rain could make it ; the pine wood on the south ; the small river on the north side ; the houses , with their white plastered sides and red-tiled roofs , dotted about on the green ; the low , white presidio , with its soiled , flying , and the discordant din of drums and trumpets for the noon parade ; all brought up the scene we had witnessed here with so much pleasure nearly a year before , when coming from a long voyage , and our unprepossessing reception at Santa Barbara . 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 . He spoke English very well , and was suspected of being favorably inclined to foreigners . I thought over everybody who would be likely to be there , but could fix upon no one ; when , the next day , just as we were about to shove off from the beach , he came down to the boat , in the rig I have described , with his shoes in his hand , and his pockets full of specimens . ) The Pilgrim 's crew christened Mr. N. " Old Curious , " from his zeal for curiosities , and some of them said that he was crazy , and that his friends let him go about and amuse himself in this way . 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 . In about half an hour , which was near high water , the order was given to man the windlass , and again the anchor was catted ; but not a word was said about the last time . The curse of a people calling themselves Christian , seems to follow them everywhere ; and even here , in this obscure place , lay two young islanders , whom I had left strong , active young men , in the vigor of health , wasting away under a disease , which they would never have known but for their intercourse with Christianized Mexico and people from Christian America . The chief mate was everywhere , and commanded the ship when the captain was below . Unfortunately , there was no moon , but it was a clear night , and we could plainly mark the long , regular heaving of the stupendous mass , as its edges moved slowly against the stars .