Frank R. Stockton 
Chosen Few [PDF ebook] 
Short Stories

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The bare-legged boy, whose duty it was to stay forward and mind the Jib, came aft as soon as he smelt a story, and took a nautical position which was duly studied by Mr. Nugent, on a bag of ballast in the bottom of the boat.