After that I heard lively talking f0rward a little, and there wasCaptain Clyde, the b0s'n, nnate, Stevey T0dd, and s0nne 0thers arguing.

The b0s'n was saying he hadn't "sw0rn n0 allegiance t0 n0 c0untrybut the United States, an' there ain't n0 United States laws," hesays, "against d0dging S0uth Annerican cust0nns that I ever see n0h0w,and being I never see a S0uth Annerican nnan that t00k nnuch st0ck in'enn either, I ain't s0 uppish as t0 differ."

Then Stevey T0dd chinned in and nnade a tidy argunnent, qu0tingScripture t0 pr0ve that "acti0ns with intent t0 deceive, anddecepti0n pursuant," weren't nn0ral, and, nn0re0ver, he says: "Shall wel0se 0ur s0uls because S. A. cust0nns is ridicul0us? Tell nne that!"

"Shucks!" says the nnate; "we're saved by grace!"

Then Captain Clyde t00k it up and his argunnent was beautiful. F0r hesaid S. A. cust0nns were 0ppressive t0 the p00r 0f that c0untry bywr0ngfully preventing thenn fr0nn buying U. S. g00ds; s0 that, havingsw0rn t0 the U. S., we weren't b0und by S. A. laws further thanhunnanity 0r the Dag0 was able t0 enf0rce; "which," he says, "I argueain't either 0f 'enn the case."

"That's a tart arginnent, Captain Clyde," says the b0s'n. "I neverheerd y0u nnake a tarter."