to be tossed up and down on the water and to the boys of the young america the effect was grand if not terrific the deck w as constantly with water additional life lines had been stretched across from rail to rail and every precaution taken to the safety of the crew study and were impossible and nothing was attempted of this kind the storm was now what could justly be called a heavy gale and it was no longer practicable to lay a course before eight bells in the watch the royal and top gallant yards had been sent down and the ship was laid to under a close main which the gentlemen on board regarded as the best for the peculiar conditions which the young america presented when a ship is laying to no attention is paid to anything but tlie safety of tlie vessel the only object being to keep her head up to the sea in the gale the young america lay with her port bow to the wind her being at an angle of forty five degrees with a line indicating the direction of the wind her yard was so that it pointed directly to the north east � the quarter from which the gale blew the was put a lee just enough to keep her in the position indicated she made little or no but rather drifted with the waves the young had a hard s work and what was done was accomplished with triple the labor required in an ordinary sea all hands were on duty young afloat during the first part of the day though there were intervals of rest such as they were while the boys had to hold on with both hands and there was no stable abiding place for the body the ship rolled so fiercely that no cooking could be done and the only were coffee and hard tack this is a regular said in the afternoon as they were holding on at the in the waist that s a fact and i ve got about enough of this thing there isn t much fun in it replied who had been watching for this to advance the interests of the chain no not a bit it s better for you officers who don t have to lay out on the yards when they jump under you like a mad horse than for us i suppose i shall have a chance to try it next term why so i lost twenty marks last night i got mad lighted the lamp and smoked a cigar in my state room will the loss of the twenty marks throw you over yes i m a i added with a smile what made you mad the captain me then came the magnificent over me a single slip throws a fellow here a single slip in the great world throws a man or woman and young men and young women should be outward bound or taught that single slips are not to be more children are spoiled by weak indulgence than by over severe discipline but a boy had a better chance to recover from the effects of his errors in the young america than men and women have in the community by gradual approaches informed the fourth lieutenant of the object of the chain which promptly agreed to join declaring that it was just the thing to suit his case he was in a rebellious frame of mind and though he could not feel that the enterprise would be a complete success it would afford him an opportunity to annoy and punish the principal for his degrading and as the officer chose to regard it by the exercise of some tact the found a convenient place under the top gallant to consider the project was duly and offered no objection to the penalty indeed he only laughed at it suppose we get possession of the ship � what then asked we will go on a i understand that she has provisions for a six months voyage on board i m in favor of going round cape horn and having a good time among the islands of the south sea laughed outright at this splendid scheme round cape horn exclaimed he yes why not we should be up with the cape by the first of june rather a bad time i know but this ship would make good weather of it and i don t believe we should see anything worse than this young america afloat i what will you do with the principal and the professors asked lightly we can run up within ten or fifteen miles of cape give them one of the boats and let them go on shore perhaps they won t go we have ten fellows already in the chain who are seventeen years old if we get half the crew we can handle the other half and the professors with them all right i m with you whether you succeed or not fm not going to be ground under s feet and be by such fellows as if i want to smoke a cigar fm going to do it or take a glass of wine suggested if there is any on board there is plenty of it i ll make you a present of a bottle if you wish it thank you suppose we get the ship who are to be the officers asked we shall have good fellows for officers you will be one of course i suppose lam higher in rank now than any fellow who has joined the chain yes that s a fact but we are not going to mind who are officers now or who have been before we intend to take the best fellows � those who have done the most work in making the chain whether they are competent or not added all the fellows know how to work a ship 