Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-01-05

pssyiug checkers. Before he has a
chmee 10 follow ais advice, the officer
of the deck, who hs (pr0bsbly) beeu too
busy experimenting the taking in of
the sea stores to see him, cones forward
and rescues him from the hands Of tIIs
practical jokers and leads him sway to
be presented to the Captain. This au-
gust parsonage, after looking through
the orders and indorsinE them, refers
the cadet to the first lieutenant, and I'M
mediately buries himself again in pile
of official papeIs.
The first Lieutenant is found st last,
after a most exciting hunt. so busy with
the boatswain and the carpenter that it is
like shaking red rag at a bull to men
TO mention new cadet to him, and so 1t
is with relief that the grcenh0rn rushes
from his presence to hnd the Cadet Com
mandant of the Day and to "present the
First Lieutenant's compliments, and will
be look out for the bearerl"
The Cadet Commandant proves q
friend in need and shows him exactly
What he must do and how to do it,
where his berth is il he Is entitled to
a stateroom in the steerage. and II not
where he is to swing his hammock. He
looks over the list of articles which the
new cadet has been advised to purchase
before going to sea and cuts out such
things as past experience shows will be
more for the benefit of the advisers than
for the new cadet, and finally he gives
him plenty of good advice as to his bear
ing toward his future shipmates, which
does him a world of good II followed.
The Chase goes to sea Just as soon as
all The new class Of ''cadets" have re-
ported on board or the limit of time
allowed them has expired. The first few
days are spent in the cultivation of sea-
legs and in recovering from the effects of
the dreaded madeleine after which time
the cadets are steadily kept at work
standing watch, taking in. furling, loos-
ing and setting sails; steering, knotting,
splicing, sailmaking, rattling down and
setting up rigging, making mats, sennit,
spun yarn, and in general learning to do
by actusl practice what they will as
officers require men under them to do in
the way of sailorizing.
The cadets are divided into regular
watches and take their regular trick at
the wheel. The senior cadet of the
watch, under the instruction of the
officer of the deck. reduces or sets sail
as required, musters the watch and at
tends tominor details Of ship duty hap
pening during his watch on deck, and
makes report to the officer OF the deck
All the cadets are called at 9 O'Clock
and report on deck at $50. If the
weather be fine they are exercised al
taking in and setting all light sails and
in furling and loosing the same every
morning. At 7:30 o'clock they havt
breakfast, with the exception of thu
watch on deck, which is relieved a
| s o'clock. At $50 all hands turn to and
work in jobs assigned by the FRS
Lieutenant. At 1880 o'clock the
cadets are turned over to the navigator
| who instructs them in the manner o.
using the sextant and of working tn
ships position. From II until P. NJ
is given them to work up the result o
| their noon observations. Dinner last
from It'll o'clock, and the afternoon !
spent in seamanship until 4:3O P. N
| From this time until s P. NJ. the cade
may rest from his labors and enjoy him
self after his own fashion The tediur
of the long sea voyage is mitigated 1
numerous ways. There is always musici
cadet who brings along his guitar, an
if there be one other who plays the hal
monica, the two form themselves into
band which discourses more or less sweet
during the ''dog-watch." Reading
playing checkers, pitching ''grummets
and shufie-board, make the days pas