If Sam tink de coast am
clear he swim off. If you no see Sam when you get fifteen mile down
de riber, den you anchor, and at night send a boat ashore. Sam come
down to it for sure.'
"So de matter was arranged. De captain say he tree more days fill
up his ship, but dat no do for me come on board by daylight because
dere would be a pilot on board. Also he says little white flag no
do, pilot tink him strange, but would tell one ob de men to hang
a red shirt, as if to dry, up in de rigging. At night would show
two lights ober de bow for me to know which was de ship.
"Fust dey bind up de wound on my shoulder, den dey gib me food
for four days and a bottle of rum, and den row me ashore. Den Sam
start, and before morning he hid in de swampy bush ten miles down
de riber. He wait dere two days, den make him way down anoder four
miles and dere stop. Late dat afternoon he see a ship come down de
riber wid a red shirt in de rigging. He go on and on, and jus' as
it got dark he anchor two miles furder down. Sam make his way along
through de bush and at last get facing de ship. At twelve o'clock
boat come along bery quiet. Sam go down and get in. De men say,
'Hush, make no noise.
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