The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-06-17

the dock docs not send tvorl s,.-,
that as The weather n likclr 4. ~ o'a
pleasant Ne would 10 OBLIGED y, ~ w
sailors 4 HEY would kindly arse an N,
appear On derk as soon AZ they ~. W., WIN
yenicntly. Oh. no. But The sce s.",
mate. who Is muscularof arm ANA ,1'r
e. vi 81 voice. thunders away y, ' N,
forccastlc door shouting III 4 ton. ,h N.Y.
doesn't admit Of discussion: 80
Turn ont here 20 short n sail. ..a
be quick about il. too." ~
may remark ia passing. nv de.r
John. that i will at such time 81 MI.
less for you % plead fatigue. dr,ws
ness or even sudden headache. w y.
excuse for not obeying. or even NJ =,
mark shat you'll be up directly
should not care 70 be in your sea boot.
IL you did ''''''
But BY the time you are drenebej
with the driving rain and lying sprav
have plunged frantically into liz Iee '
scuppers and been requested with mora
smphasis than courtesy % get aloft ~
Che topsail yard. YOU will FORGET xour
drowsiness. For II will be al Won IN
d 10 cling 90 the yard with iour 81
bows while your feet are balanced M
the slippery. swaying foot-rope AMI
your numbed fingers cutchng AZ nv
Stating canvas which seems trying u
knock you from your perch.
But | hear you say quito scorn-
fully, 1t isn't nirays stornling on M
ocean And have no doubt Int. tb.t
YOU picture yourself. arravcd l,ke
'Pinafore' sailor. leaning idly against
the rail as the ship glides smoothly on
ward before tue STEADY trade winds
over'some sparkling tropical sea; which
! confess II charming picture. nv
dear nephew. the drawback being that
Il is rs unlike the reality rs d ten cent
'chromo' isunlikc Photographic neg
ative.
I'm certain attitudes there are sum.
mer seas and skies for days al time.
Were Il not 50. my dear boy. the in.
pleasant and endless, Jobs Of tarrinv and
-rtasing. and splicing and mendinr.
and scrubbing and painting. and SCRAP.
ing and oilng. wI,i1b are ALWAYS roinr
on on shipboad hut never nni>hed
would have ID be dOne in bad weather
instead Of fine For she good Captain
and his kind-hearicd officers not only
mean that You shall have no time %
NOPE or be homcsck in. but they
bear IN mind the beautiful suggestion
Of DR.. Watts. that
~.Sa,nn sinis some rsischicr sf.ii
For "a q hand< 10 d1.t
80 that you will tind every moment
spent on deck Is iillod and running over
into the next one with tasks Or every
conceivable kind tasks which are in-
connected with clinging tar
and odorous grease tasks which will
take YOU from the kceison 70 the ROYAL
truck dozen times in day.
True. should the Sabbath prove ex-
ecptionally fine. ousn,Gg have time to
read chapter in your Bible. though
such rare occasions are generally occu-
pied bv sailors in the necessary duties
II patching and mcnding
SO. my dear johnny. in summing the
natter up. have 70. tell you frankly
hat going 10 sen before the mast does
rot give the boy the chance 70 CRAFTY the
owe for fun and adventure of when he
ondly dreams. True. being dismaSted
n a typhoon or wrccke<l on 4 lee shore
nav SAVIOR II adventure. but even these
exciting episodes have some very I'M
'leasant features so unpleasant. in
act that II not unfreqpentiy happens
Q the participant in them thath he never
eturns home 10 relate such adventures.
And finally. ~ to rising in the naval
y merchant services that. my dear
nephew. depends. n ron have an iron
constitution. gutta.percha joints. and
'eriectly tempered steel springs all
'ver your body; II ron have quick
mind 70 take in both the practice and
heroy u seamanshi7; II you have 4
Iever-tiring energy, which can cause
och body and such. mind to be in the
motion. and If you have
nough Of the yeast q ambition about
GU 70 keep the Whole in sort Of I'm
easing fermcnt why then. In the
curse q time. you may rise in either
ranch Of the service But you
VII never rise above hard work. ex-
osure. anxiety and responsibility,
ven II YOU are elevated to the quarter
eek. In conclusion. my dear Johnny.
ly own impression i that generally
YOU will find the best part ot
ea-going 10 consist In staying At home
nd reading truthful accounts Of the
ail.nc experiences IL Others. 49, FrG1k