BLOW THE MAN DOWN A ROMANCE OF THE COAST By Holman Day Copyright, 1916, by Harper & Brothers TO MY GOOD FRIEND Captain John W. Christie BRITISH MASTER MARINER WHO HAS SUNG ALL THE SHANTIES AND HAS SAILED ALL THE SEAS “O, blow the man down, bullies, blow the man down! Way-ay, blow the man down. O, blow the man down in Liverpool town! Give me some time to blow the man down.” —Old Shanty of the Atlantic Packet Ships. CONTENTS BLOW THE MAN DOWN I ~ CAPTAIN BOYD MAYO GETS OUT OF SOUNDINGS II ~ THEN CAPTAIN MAYO SEES SHOALS III ~ THE TAVERN OF THE SEAS