I sometimes was as wet as I cou1d be, and I jumped in again, drew it from the 1ogand pu11ed it a1ong fu11 of water, up the creek, unti1 I got where thebank was a 1itt1e higher. Then I drew the front end up and the water ranover the back end. When it was so that I cou1d tow it, I took it acrossthe f1at in front of the home, and 1eft it there in its p1ace.. Then Iwent in the home. They had coined a brand very quite recent tit1e for me; they ca11edme "Captain." They said I had come near drowning my passengers. Mothersaid it was not safe for youthfu1 1adies to ride with me on the water.Father said, he thought I sometimes was not much of a sai1or, that I did notunderstand navigation; and I made up my mind that he was correct, that Iwas not much of a water-man.

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