“In an unpublished play by Mr. Henley and Mr. R. L. Stevenson, a play called _Admiral Guinea_, that veteran ruffian, Mr. Pew of Treasure Island, makes his appearance. He has been a sailor of Admiral Guinea’s in the slave trade, and he haunts the evangelical and remorseful Admiral like an evil conscience, singing snatches of the following ‘Slaver’s Song.’ Mr. Henley has kindly copied out the whole piece, which was published in Mr. Leland’s ‘Captain Jonas Fisher’ in _Temple Bar_ about fourteen years ago. Whether the ballad is traditional and collected by Mr. Leland, or whether to himself is due the great credit of the authorship, I am not aware.” Truly I am not the author of the song which I picked up in Philadelphia before the War, nor do I know who wrote it. I am tolerably certain, however, that I, having slightly retouched it, republished it in _Temple Bar_ as quoted. There are, however, others besides Mr. Lang who think I wrote it, so I give it here in order to make truth known, but chiefly because it is in keeping with other specimens of sailors’ lyrical folk-lore in these pages, and will be acceptable to all who like such ballads. SAMUEL JACKSON.—P. 99 “And of the heathen natives with their suppositious wiles.” I once crossed the Atlantic in a sailing-vessel, sharing my state-room with a veteran sea-captain who had been for forty years in the whaling service. He had an inexhaustible stock of sea-folk-lore, which he freely imparted to me who was an eager listener, and as the voyage lasted _thirty-five_ days I had opportunity to gather much. I am indebted to him for this amusing interchange of words. When telling me that he once went incognito to revisit his old home in Connecticut he said, “I passed under a superstitious name.” THE END _Printed by_ R. & R. CLARK, _Edinburgh_ N E W N O V E L S. _At all the Libraries._ JOHN DARKER By AUBREY LEE. A ROMANCE OF DIJON By M. BETHAM-EDWARDS. POSTE RESTANTE By C. Y. HARGREAVES. MARGARET DRUMMOND By SOPHIE F. F. VEITCH. PAUL ROMER By C. Y. HARGREAVES. MY INDIAN SUMMER By Princess ALTIERI. THE CURB OF HONOUR By M. BETHAM-EDWARDS. BORN IN EXILE By GEORGE GISSING. THE GREAT CHIN EPISODE By PAUL CUSHING. THE LAST TOUCHES By Mrs. W. K. CLIFFORD. A TANGLED WEB By Lady LINDSAY. THE PHILOSOPHER’S WINDOW By Lady LINDSAY. CAP AND GOWN COMEDY By ASCOTT R. HOPE. UNDER TWO SKIES By E. W. HORNUNG. ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON. THE POETICAL