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Title: Aaron in the wildwoods
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Harris, Joel Chandler, 1848-1908
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Publisher: Boston, New York, Houghton, Mifflin and Company
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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himin the Weasel sloop to cruise close in to Cadizharbour, and watch the French Fleet. It was theWeasel who first signalled that Villeneuve wascoming out; but she was immediately sent off torecall Admiral Louis from Gibraltar, and got backjust too late for Trafalgar. The day after the battle,Parker was made a post-captain, and was soon after-wards cruising in the Melpomene ; he was still undertwenty years of age. You will ask how this couldhappen; and I must tell you that the reason waspartly that he came of a famous naval family; hisfather, both his grandfathers, and his great-grand-father had all been admirals. More than that—itwas his grandfather. Sir Peter Parker, who had beenso good a friend to Nelson when he was young, andwas afterwards chief mourner at his funeral. Butyou need not suppose that interest (what we now THE BOLD MENELAUS 43 call jobbery) was the only cause of CaptainParkers promotion. Nelson helped his friends, nodoubt, but only when he was at the same time doing
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He sent Charles with a special introduction the best for the Service. He knew his men, and henever did better for the Service than when he pro-moted this one. By 1809 the Melpomene and hercaptain had already made themselves a name. 44 THE BOOK OF THE BLUE SEA All this was splendid for Charles, but in the verymoment of his good fortune he had to face a set-back. When he came aboard the frigate, on the29th of September, he found that the captain wasashore, and ill. The ship could not wait for him ; anew captain was taking her over, and he wasbringing volunteers of his own with him. Charleswas in a position which seemed almost impossible;he could not insist on staying in the Melpomene witha strange captain who did not want him, he couldnot offend the Admiralty by going ashore againafter begging to be sent to sea, and yet if he didnot wait for Captain Parker he would lose the bestchance he was ever likely to have. He could think of only one thing to do, and it wasthe right one. He hurried

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