, 1870-01-30
SEA-SONGS.
Tho Sailors sShnuty Old md
New Hpnxt.

Oh II an eAeenua! psfs Il the Nork on ehtp- 4 !
parc. ith the sbanty tnat mastneads the top
III JAfn1 ahen mHk1uE bAl: 1t statss and we1ghl
% anchor; 1t br1tgs doFn the ma.n.tack vita a
aons ao q We i asse,
e nc sa,los y 6as the pinFocn . rne High.
toef-anF1EorAt1n9. sou1- stirring. Al the cap.
ar, on the 1opxAll nn1nAfdI, n port aud 1t ae4
calm nnd IN storm, the ropes run smoother. the
oik M co1e quicker, when sons twenty strong
o,ces sing:
:, hsu1 @ IL bo.line: RI bswitas hapl:
Haul the boNiine, tlc bowllne htnI'
-" remember well. ono dtsty black night IN the /
1aLLe, of:atlng up Tor the Mersey against s.in I
[eezes coutIB on deck near midnight 1Qst as the
ck and snects (ropcs which connne the cleWs, q
Ver colIers OF tho sstis> ara let run, In order
1at the yatns may oe swung rosnl to meet the |
r1eT to keep Inc sss IL their pIaceh an to pre-
o. up n 1he Tind. lie ss,i T. ior @oment 1 q
! ,oon Is the hesd.tsll5 fariJ nU, wnen Tie nan
I'd the racte sno sheets hauled b. II fae ship L
hott ho1 0ed, Or the crew slow at then work, |
III ts s,s sss ary e o a on r.
aek. and Rheerr % It y called. Tho crew are
'o:li1 At one End Of the rope; but the gale u
. 70 put The helm down little. End set The sslls
.nsktpE again pefote the1 eau ha trimmed
pt9DEfly.
ttit WIS iu1t such time I cane on deck IA
ADORE mentioned. Being near eight btilk the
watch on deck mad not been oye1-smaft, sud the |
our ~
enip from s'en to stern. Tue nsps Of the mad
canyas were like the tnumps OF GIANTS fat upon
ls.if9 p1ns, the h.ocn rafting IN ahs1l a appnga
Ike casssoets. tfcu consd bear inc hiss and seeih
ing q tne ,,s "a alergtae ana .ss u nasa y IN
While Ill ovefheAd WAS black with tho nytng scud.
Our second mate. YANKEE, uas Stamping bis |
Ii T. n. % stosninE ~ assy % :. ne ne1 2 1nsonel
II the weather main bruce thefr; IN n'tomeig, I |
ao hss Of or .p 81
10. Anay sae1s! Ami IN ~ pat altaoaeu
IN his yosssa.sry, tse s.h wouidat eo9e. owe
N eope, boys, cried cut OCT Old skipper, who
III together, boys Then s,rong rolee % ing
out:
"'9,ul sbe hcxline. IL e,xlae tho ho1liue:
h.ul II II thc boTilne ~, tns hsEi1s hsnl: s,1l:
Maul Tho 30 Niine, the boVtine hui
A. ne IT. w1S Sos s'in IT, e19e ~,
Hds HEa .. iaap ; 5; ianp, lie sheet w. Il IN
considered spun OUT b, : aea-1s1ine nan: hi
lArtaneu Hte IN hexr Of tho Aea and IL waJB:
and - more frean-rase1 sailora resd this jouruai
thRn tail watef ones, have Told them or one
anAnIy Acd It's time and Place.
- The st,ove Is what We call I hanlIng shsnty.
shanltes arg OF tVo k,nds-those sung At tne
capstau, and those tupg when hauling ro3e- 10
the 1crner the metre y longer, and they are
generally Of q gors patneue nstuts: To those
capstau. br1nalnz up the atcoor trom tue EuRlisn
uno, Of = sh'p ouiwatd boapd Ter q two years
| tf1p, perhaps never to return, What eau be
norc lad or touching. although sung with good
To tho Liverpool dotks xe'il bid aairu:
Ihe suchof's wtifhcd, ,hc ssi!s uafusled:
sca1d t. IT, T.ss ssGrS Maz'
Hutrsh! we'ie outward bornd!t
"Hote stirring u the iollov!rg:
-'siees: boys. steer for C.,ifo.nss. O:
On he bsnks 0i tbe 8 B.e1lmrnto.'
"Tccre k m air pt ronArcc about cll!loyuia
the Na1B. and Mexico, that hss pecollar charm
ms5y tisorste snsa1s as Rio Gsande, Ssspsss;.o o
Roal the Herr, 8nd Santa AuE2. Rio Grsuds
| y Etrtapt the Rtea!est faroI!tc o. this descTip
siap OF songr. but al the beauty les In the noatn
Iu& aN:
iss ssasi !; IL gsSi5 M
"Ihe deedA Of tho buccaneers Of old are hel.
lu grea1 adn,!tal.on y ta'lote-haslsa1d desen2str
ef pssss * nsseess ey ssus csp'1a5s .1a q
from the iss. u ar Win Frnnce snd America
IL remember once hearing Rood snantJ O.
|
isE Wa the chorus:
.st; ~ ~ q FL. &
1t HsA ore Of the noa1 eptIlitd thtrgs imaginable
i when veil au1 Z; and When spptien 10 the topsa
We nos eoae @ 10 ,he S ssallns III 3 s snssses s. Ir.
ns sas .hs n,na N a
| uHmret u mtn-ptrhAps twenty or 9hittT-pn1
: ltR Oh arcpc, the reader viii pelcette thai, to
suecslve, tne pull must ke Gaoe unanimously
d | 1t sou e rsnEuisr word N The chorus. For Il
Z stancf. In the following rcr1fy each repetition
\, the EDtH hlpo3 Il thc elgla1 for = louS pull,
d st1orR pult. II q pull altogether:
: ~'oh. 'hsse .se h .,H ~ ~, ,na q sS.ft t t.euss
: u .;oti SS i'm. ~ soaa sb below. s.8e''
50 hrtdr. my E1lE. 70 taoey.f
q Fo. hcAs,er worr, or when hard, a1e few. one
n | loI Ecf metre II u4ed, knch ~ eL.bd O, Boy
10 Lttd Q; Hsui sway, ny JoseJ; o long s:ote
). rlorm a!orF, sto1uy.'
y. ''Thste alc toac Of the NoEktng songs Of u
their Eoupd; 1htt E-uat contain rood month d1lll
le Wo1dt, viii tic sowels IN the reas place md u
=, q haia 10 Keep trus the; apd tas ia Vny The 6
~ Il su beats the Wind IN ulal Of strength. II
], wud ~ xhAue, bat II cannot atrg, the sail
l. seldom ehi.'lts 81 ses, but al.sJs sings
ot "Btsides The WofEtnR-day sonks steee q
. cSnerz lot the fo1ecast.e nod dog watches, auch
N D.puln. Barry corn. ans; ,,s. TSn c1anpesn: a;
u .1bepe Is 90 doub: tass the ipln!t.b!e .e
ketpnH rp TIC ts;T1s du eofs~ Of oar Brtttth -
= 01s: They NE. n fact, sn ,nheIisauce Which 2
., patlon III ceser, Il u nooed. updetr aine VIZ
N | eYet form cnszs ar1are uAy hereafter stsutc
hoWeref the echrcanties Of ihe maritime PI
lc.t,cn uAy be al.ered, the sputs Of nc koK1s
10 rts.17. feareae, se1eroua, ana simple being u
u Uipdin describes hin. He Wll love hta count
~ apd Ills nag eth tna tamc ardot, rctereloe
le nrnd Of ateam ano sdole his 'BonnIe ksss ,
" 'craru,nR fEcJ' IN The tanie ent1osl4s