V. Of Twin Cats: Of Ananias And Of Sapphira
VI. Agony In Meath Street
VII. Mr. William Wyvern In Meath Street
VIII. Abishag The Shunamite In Meath Street
IX. Excursions In A Newspaper Office
X. A Perfectly Splendid Chapter

_Last Shots from the Bridge_




THE AUTHOR'S ADVERTISEMENT OF HIS NOVEL.

This book has its title from that dashing sentiment, "Once aboard the
lugger and the girl is mine!" It is not to be read by those who in
their novels would have the entertainment of characters that are
brilliant or wealthy, noble of birth or admirable of spirit. Such have
no place in this history. There is a single canon of novel-writing
that we have sedulously kept before us in making this history, and
that is the law which instructs the novelist to treat only of the
manner of persons with whom he is well acquainted. Hence our
characters are commonplace folks. We have the acquaintance of none
other than commonplace persons, because none other than commonplace
persons will have acquaintance with us.

And there are no problems in this history, nor is the reader to be
tickled by any risks taken with nice deportment. This history may be
kept upon shelves that are easily accessible. It is true that you will
be invited to spend something of a night in a lady's bedroom, but the