ThisisamelancholyaffairforpoorMabel，saidhe，blowinghisnose，andspeakingwithaslighttremor。
YouandI，Sergeant，areoldfellows，andusedtobeingneardeath，ifnottoactuallydying。ourtradesfitusforsuchscenes。butpoorMabel！——sheisanaffectionateandkind-heartedgirl，andIhadhopedtoseehercomfortablysettled，andamother，beforemytimecame。Well，well！
wemusttakethebadwiththegoodineveryv’y’ge。andtheonlyseriousobjectionthatanoldseafaringmancanwithproprietymaketosuchaneventis，thatitshouldhappenonthisbitofd——dfreshwater。
SergeantDunhamwasabraveman，andhadshownhisspiritinscenesthatlookedmuchmoreappallingthanthis。butonallsuchoccasionshehadbeenabletoacthisIpartagainsthisfoes，whileherehewaspresseduponbyanenemywhomhehadnomeansofresisting。Forhim-
selfhecaredfarlessthanforhisdaughter，feelingsomeofthatself-reliancewhichseldomdesertsamanoffirmnesswhoisinvigoroushealth，andwhohasbeenaccustomedtopersonalexertionsinmomentsofjeopardy。butasrespectsMabelhesawnomeansofescape，and，withafather’sfondness，heatoncedeterminedthat，ifeitherwasdoomedtoperish，heandhisdaughtermustperishtogether。