CHAPTER II.

JERRY BEGINS HIS STORY.

Goes first to Boston—Ships on board the brig Susan—Sea-sickness—Duties on shipboard—Hard usage, and mean fare—The brighter side—Good sailing—Catching a shark—The albatross—Crossing the line—A hard blow—The brig disabled—Rio Janeiro—Excursion inland—Cape Horn and Terra del Fuego—Passing the cape—Cape pigeons—Valparaiso—Vicious habits of sailors—The brig to sail for Boston, 27