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fore I got in and slept once more. It
reminded me of the whole comical
saying of one of our compositors
"All flesh is grass & grass is hay we
are here tomorrow & gone to-day"
We sighted a vessel off the star
board side this afternoon. The wind
is rising and the sea is rather
lumpy.

Sat Jany 24th 1880

240 miles 31 [degrees] 8" Lat S 15 [degrees] 24" Long E Another
speciman of the freaks we have on
board was practiced last night.
Some of our chums went to some of
the bunks of some chaps who are
fond of lying in bed The pulled
out their bed clothes an tied them
in knots to or three fellows at
each end to pull them tight
so that when they came down