i liked to watch the ships as they ca with their white sails spread to
the d
i liked to thk of the stran nds which they t have visited, and of
the any wonderful thgs they t have passed
i wished to be a sailor i thought how grand it t be to sail and sail on
the wide be sea, with the sky above and the waves beneath nothg
uld be pleasanter
y father wanted to learn a trade but i uld not bear the thought
of it i uld not bear the thought of workg every day a dty shop
i did not wish to stay york all y life i wanted to see the world i
would be a sailor and nothg else
y other was very sad when i told her
a sailor"s life, she said, was a hard life there were any stors at sea,
and ships were often wrecked
she told , too, that there were great fishes the sea, and that they would eat up if i fe