Mark Twain
Following the Equator - Chapter IV
Leaving Honolulu—Flying-fish—Approaching the Equator—Why the Ship Went Slow—The Front Yard of the Ship—Crossing the Equator—Horse Billiards or Shovel Board——The Waterbury Watch—Washing Decks—Ship Painters—The Great Meridian——The Loss of a Day—A Babe without a Birthday