Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-10-27
WOMEN Anil AT SEA.


nauticalism to party of ladies on
ayacht, not long since, Jared as fol-
lows
Lady No. Now, captain, what
is sloopl
Captain-A sloop has but one
mast.
l.. pointing to schooner),-Is
that sloopl
C.-No, that is a schooner. A
sloop has but one mast, a schooner
has two, as you see. Now remem-
Der, sloop one mast, schooner two.
L.-Certainly. How many masts
has ship'
C.-Throe.
How many masts did you
say a sloop had
Cone. Sloop one mast, schoon-
er two, ship three.
L. Pointing to sloop)-Is that
schooner
C.-No; that's a sloop. Sloop
one mast, schooner two, ship three.
L.-O, yes, remember. Point
ing to a ship Isn't that pretty
schooner!
C.-That's not schooner. That's
ship. Don't you see it has three |
masts
L.-O, yes. Isn't that a big
schooner lying at the wharf, there
C.-Schooner! Now, how many
masts has that vessel
Three.
C.-What has three masts
LA sloop.
C.-Sloop! Sloop has one mast,
| tell you; schooner two, ship
three.
Lady No. why Jane, how j
stupid you are. A schooner always I
has one mast.
l.. (Chstty and quite oblivious s
Of stupidity)-What is brig {
CA brig has two masts and is i
rugged like a ship with square t
sails. a
Lady No. 2,-Jane, look at this r
sloop coming along. I
C.-That's a schooner; don't You b
see the two masts! Sloop one v
mast, schooner two masts, ship u
three masts. p
Are those schooners there u
with three masts a
C.-Yes. I,
LII thought you said schoon- Il
er had but one mast e
C.-Two two masts Sloop W
one mast, schooner two, ship three. a
but that schooner has three a
masts. a
C.-Well, it is a three masted b
schooner. C,
L.-Then a schooner can have
any number Of masts
C.--No. Sloop one mast, schoon-
err two and sometimes three masts, 9,
ship three masts. q
LIN sure | can't make it out. -
It's awmlly puzZling. What is A.
bark9 "
c. unable any longer to popular :,
ize nautical science, falls back on -
technical expressions Vessel with g,
two masts ship-rigged and one - =,
mast sloop-rigged, square sails on 8,
fore and mainmast, and fore and :,
aft sails on the mizzen. al
L.-Mizzen. What is mizzen -.
Cast mast aft, madam. %
Aft ! What's the aft a! % ,.
C.-The stern, madam. - -
L.--Oh, I'm sure | can't make it ~
out. Is that sloop there? point -
again to a schooner). o.
C.-No! It's schooner Sloop a.
one mast, schooner two ship three. 81 81
How many masts has man ..
o'-war 81
C.-Three. ca
L.-Well, what's the difference p
between a man-o'-war and smack ~
C.-(Groans and is SILENT. J..
L.-What are those sticks across u
the masts Of that schooner, captain -.
C.-That's not a schooner. %
Schooner two masts, ship three, ~
sloop one. That's a ship. Those are s
the yards which hold the sails. 70
L.-Oh!
c. (encouraged)-Now, the first "
on the foremost is the fore yard, !"
the second is the fore topsail yard, -.
the third is the fore gallant yard. VI ';
L.-What is that yard sticking u
straight out of that little schoon- =,
ere vi
C.-Great Scott that's not IL
schooner. It's a sloop. Sloop one
mast, schooner two, ships three. r,
What you call her yard is her mast. 1"
Lady No. 2.-Certainly, Jane,
how stupid you are. Captain, =.
what are the names of the other q. 81
masts on that schooner's yards you ~
were pointing out to us! al
c. [Internally]-- W
Lady No. Captain, where are ..
the lubbers 81 :,
C. [captain wish he could tell - ~
Up there on that ships masts near a. a.
the tops. 10
L. Looking attentively at
schoonerl--Near the top OF the
mast Of that sloopl
C.--No, MOI Further down. hs