The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-10-30
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"A Few Facts For tho Fair sox by which
They May Determine Mafine Arohiteo.- =
From the New York Graphic.

From the New York Graphic.
There Is no subject on which women
are more holplessly atloat than on mat
ters relating to marine architecture,
Such knowledge don't stick in her
brain. Tho captain who ATTEMPTED
teaching nauticalism to a party OF
ladies on a yacht, not long since, Jared
rs follows:
a sloop2
Captain-A sloop has but one mast.
L. (pointing to Q schoonor).-Is that
a sloop2 ~ ''
C.--No, that is q schooner. A sloon
has but one mast, a schooner has two,
as you SEQ Now remember, sloop ono
has a ship2
C.--Thrce.
L.-IIow many masts did you say a
sloop had? y
Cone, sloop ono mast, schooner
two, ship three.
L. (pointing to a sloop).-Is that a
schooner?
C.-No; that's a sloop. sloop ono
mast, schooner two, ship three.
IL %, yes, l remember. (Pointing
to a ship.) Isn't that q pretty schoon-
C.-That's not a schooner. That's
a ship: Don'' YOU SEQ it has three
masts?
10, yc that a big schoon-
or lying at tt. there?
C.-Schoon, Now, how many
masts has that vessel?
L.-Thrcc.
C.-Well, what has three masts?
Ia sloop.
C.-Sloop! Sloop has one mast, I
tell you; schooner two, ship three.
Lady No. 2.-Why Jane, how stupid
you are. A schooner always has one
mast.
L.-(Chattv and quite oblivious of
stupidity)-Whst is q brig?
CA brig las two masts and is
rugged like a ship with square sails.
Lady No. 2.-Janc, look at this
sloop coming along.
C.-That's u schooner; don't YOU
sec the two masts2 Sloop ono mast.
schooner two masts, ship three masts.
L.-Arc those schooncrs thcro with
three maSts?
C.-Ycs.
Ii thought you said a schooner
had but one mast?
C.-Two! two mastsl Sloop ono
mast, schooner two, ship three.
L..--But that schooner has three
masts.
C.-Wcll, it is thrcc-mastcd
schooner.
L.-Then q schooner can have any
number Of masts?
C.--No. Sloop one mast, schooner
two and sometimes three masts, ship
three maSts.
L.-I'm sure can't make it out.
us aWtnlly puzzling. What is bark?
C.-(unable any longer to popular
lzc nautical science, falls back on
technical cXprcssions)-- Vessel with
Two masts ship-rigged and ono mast
square sails on fore and
and fore and aft sails Oh the
nizzen.
L.-Mizzcnl WHAT'S mizzcn?
C.-Last mast aft, madam.
L.-Aft! WHAT'S the aft?
C.-IhC stern, madam.
L.-Oh, I'm sure I can't make it
out: Is that a sloop there? (pointing
again to q schooncr.)
C.-No! It's schooner! Sloop one
mast, schooner two, ship three.
L.-llow many masts has man-o'-
way?
C.-Threc.
L.-Wcll, what's the difference be-
Tween Il man-o'-war and q smack?
C.-(Groans and is silent.)
L.-What are those sticks across
tic masts Of that schooner. captain?
C.-That's not schooner. Schooner
two masts, ship three, sloop one.
That's ship. Those arc tho Yards
which hold the sails.
L.-Oh!
C:-(encouragcdD- D-Now, the first
yard on the foremost is the fore yard,
the second is the fore topsail yard, the
third is the fore gallant yard.
L.-What is that yard sticking
straight mp out Of that little schooner?
C.-Glcat Scott! that's not q schoon-
CT. It's sloop. Sloop one mast,
schooner two, ship three. What YOU
call her yard is her mast.
Lady No. 2.-Ccrtainly, Jane, how
stupid you arc. Captain, what arc the
names Of the other masts on that
schooncr's yards you wero pointing
out to us?
CO. -Ontcrnally)- -
Lady No. 2.-Captain, where are the
lubbcrs?
Captain wishes lie could telD-
Up there Oh that ships masts near the
tops.
Looking attentiyely at a schoon-
cr)-Ncar the top Of the masts Of that
sloop?
C.-No, no! Further down. Where
the luttuck shrouds arc fastened. No.
no, not that vessel a schooner has
DO lubbcrs (mcntally), cxccpt.th one,
and they're on deck.
L.-(Whosc interest in the locality
Of lubbcrs suddenly ceascs)-Isn't that
a pretty ship sailing along?
C.-.Ship! That's an old tub of q
schooner, ma'am. Schooner two
masts, ship three masts, sloop one
mast, tell you.
L.-Can a sloop have two masts?
C.-Sloop one mast, schooner two,
ship three.
Lady No. 2.-How many masts has a
ship, captain2
C.-Ship three masts, schooner two,
sloop one.
L.--Ycs, know. Schooner one
no, two masts, sloop two-no, three,