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White Wings Vol I. Fifty Years Of Sail In The New Zealand Trade, 1850 TO 1900

A Friendly Call

A Friendly Call.

In spite of the speedy passage he made, the skipper of the Merwanjee Framjee (Captain Bidwell), who had been in command of the ship from the day she was launched, found time to not only hail a passing ship, but go aboard and "have a tot." It was in the South Atlantic, off the coast of South America, that this incident (which would be quite impossible in these hurried days of steam) happened. The stranger was the American barque Chatanooga, and the day she was spoken was beautifully fine and calm, so the Merwanjee Framjee's "old man" was tempted to put off to her in a boat.page 196He was a man who looked after the pleasure and amusement of his passengers, and he took a small party of them with him. They clambered up the side of the Yankee craft and enjoyed the captain's hospitality.