About
midnight
He 'd used the old cables he found in her . The new mate did n't know nothin ' about her , and he put out one anchor . The cap'n had taken a kag o ' New England rum aboard and been drawin ' on it pretty reg ` lar all the way up , and as the gale come on he got kind o ' wild and went at it harder 'n ever . About midnight the cable parted . They let go the other anchor , but it did n't snub her for a minute , and she swung , broadside to , on to the bar . The men clum into the riggin ' before she struck , but the old cap'n was staggerin ' ` round decks , kind o ' dazed and dumb-like , not tryin ' to do anythin ' to save himself . The mate tried to git him into the riggin ' , seein ' he wa n't in no condition to look out for himself ; but the old man struck loose from his holt and cried out to him through the noise : -- `` ` Let me alone !