Chapter 30 SOUNDINGS-SIGHTS FROM HOME-BOSTON HARBOR-LEAVING THE SHIP

Friday, Sept. 16th. Lat. 38° N., long. 69° 00' W. A fine south-west wind; every hour carrying us nearer in toward land. All hands on deck at the dog watch, and nothing talked about, but our getting in; where we should make the land; whether we should arrive before Sunday; going to church; how Boston would look; friends; wages paid;-and the like. Ev