The child, revived by the strange sustenance, gradually recovered its powers, and in a few minutes it pulled at the finger with a certain degree of vigour. [Illustration: '_Coco ab ten finger, and take long while suck em all dry._'] 'Look, Judy, how Massa Eddard take it,' continued Coco. 'Pull away, Massa Eddard, pull away. Coco ab ten finger, and take long while suck em all dry.' But the child was soon satisfied, and fell asleep in the arms of Judy. 'Coco, suppose you go see again,' observed Judy. The negro again crawled out, and again he scanned the horizon. 'So help me God, dis time me tink, Judy--yes, so help me God, me see a ship!' cried Coco joyfully. 'Eh!' screamed Judy faintly, with delight; 'den Massa Eddard no die.' 'Yes, so help me God--he come dis way!' and Coco, who appeared to have recovered a portion of his former strength and activity, clambered on the top of the _caboose_, where he sat, cross-legged, waving his yellow handkerchief, with the hope of attracting the attention of those on board; for he knew that it was very possible that an object floating little more than level with the water's surface might escape notice. As it fortunately happened, the frigate, for such she was, continued her course precisely for the wreck, although it had not been perceived by the look-out men at the mast-heads, whose eyes had been directed to the line of the horizon. In less than an hour our little party were threatened with a new danger, that of being run over by the frigate, which was now within a cable's length of them, driving the seas before her in one widely extended foam, as she pursued her rapid and impetuous course. Coco shouted to his utmost, and fortunately attracted the notice of the men who were on the bowsprit, stowing away the foretopmast-staysail, which had been hoisted up to dry after the gale. [Illustration: _Coco shouted to his utmost, and fortunately attracted notice_.] 'Starboard, hard!' was roared out. 'Starboard it is,' was the reply from the quarter-deck, and the helm was shifted without inquiry, as it always is on board of a man-of-war; although, at the same time, it behoves people to be rather careful how they pass such an order, without being prepared with a subsequent and most satisfactory explanation.