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Cringle and cross-tree

Chapter 4: CRINGLE AND CROSS-TREE;
By Oliver Optic
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About This Book

A young man leaves inland life to go to sea and signs aboard a merchant bark bound for the African coast, quickly adapting to shipboard duties. He upholds Christian principles and wins moral influence over several rougher shipmates, prompting lasting reform in two of them. When the crew learns the vessel is implicated in the slave trade they regard it with abhorrence and work together to foil that purpose. The protagonist leads practical, strategic efforts to secure the ship, earns promotion, and navigates trials of temptation and adversity. The narrative blends nautical adventure, moral testing, and shipboard camaraderie, culminating with the voyage's return to port.

CONTENTS.

I.In which Phil talks of going to Sea, and meets an old Acquaintance.
II.In which Phil starts for New York, and is stopped on the way.
III.In which Phil goes east, and meets Captain Farraday.
IV.In which Phil visits the Bark Michigan, and looks after his Finances.
V.In which Phil moralizes over his Loss, and hears from St. Louis.
VI.In which Phil signs the Shipping Papers, and recognizes the new Mate.
VII.In which Phil attempts to escape from the Bark Michigan.
VIII.In which Phil finds himself a Prisoner, and finds something else.
IX.In which Phil finds himself rated as an able Seaman in the Port Watch.
X.In which Phil stands his Watch, and takes his Trick at the Wheel.
XI.In which Phil makes a Cringle, and visits the Cross-trees.
XII.In which Phil ascertains the Destination of the Michigan.
XIII.In which Phil goes aft, with others of the Crew, and then goes forward.
XIV.In which Phil speaks for Truth and Justice, and a Sail is discovered.
XV.In which Phil is assigned to an important Position by his Shipmates.
XVI.In which Phil finds himself a Prisoner in the Steerage.
XVII.In which Phil becomes better acquainted with the Cabin Steward.
XVIII.In which Phil and others visit the Cabin of the Bark.
XIX.In which Phil and his Companions obtain Possession of the Michigan.
XX.In which Phil argues a Point with Waterford, and mounts Guard in the Steerage.
XXI.In which Phil becomes Second Mate of the Michigan.
XXII.In which Phil lays down the Law, and is afterwards much alarmed.
XXIII.In which Phil counsels Prudence, and resorts to Strategy.
XXIV.In which Phil prepares for a Struggle, and opens the Fore Scuttle.
XXV.In which Phil completes the Victory, and empties the Rum Barrels.
XXVI.In which Phil reaches New York, meets the Gracewoods, and abandons Cringle and Cross-tree.

CRINGLE AND CROSS-TREE;

OR,

THE SEA SWASHES OF A SAILOR.