The record-union., 1897-07-06
SINKERS TURNS SAILOR.
When He's Rich He'll Have a Dog
Boat of His Own.

'T had a lofely time yesterday sailin'
nit dog boat on Canarsie Bay" said
the Sinker Man when Sarsaparilla Reil-
ly entered the little restaurant on Park
Row. Really, Reilly, it's yet more nice
as ridin' on Coney's Island shoot der
shutter, cause you don't get no nervous
ness at all. If 1 would be a rich man
I would sailor boat buy nit der money
as fore buy something else. You don't
need to push it at tall, und you don't got
to do something What makes you tired
When you sail. You shust let out der
boom nit der rope What is tied to der tail
oof der boat und der Wind blows der sail
against der water und you spin right
along mitout stoppin'. Only if you want
to go round on carpet tack so dat
you'll get to vindvard, den you must
turn der handle. When you wish to turn
der boat in der way What you amt goin'
den you pull der handle yet little more
to der starboard, which is not der side
What you are sittin' if der left's right
While you're facin, der front of der ship"
What are yer talkin' about?" asked
Reilly; "ye've been shootin' off there
about dog boats and handle bars and
wheels. Were yer bicycling?"
mo-" said Sinkers, "I we're sailin' nit
a sailboat; und you'd be quite astonish-
ment to see What I know about dot sailor
business. We had a man along, but he
shust talked orders und I did der sail
in"
so you think you're a sailor?"
'Vhy not? / learned it in not a day."
said Sinkers.
Yer c'u'dn't," said Reilly; sit TUX me
swim years sailin' tn seas afore knew
what a gained day was"
"A vhat?" asked Sinkers.
"a gained day." answered Reilly.
Eyer see a ship sailin' eastward meets
tn sun in his daily course, and in tn
circumnavigation av tn globe tn sun
will have crossed over the ships merid
gin once more oftener than if tn vessel
had remained stationary; so, We see,
Sinkers, that an easterly circumnaviga-
ton gains a day. On tn other hand, a
ship sailin' westward, runs away from
tn sun in maxim tn trip, an in tn cir
cumnavigation of tn globe tn sun will
have got over the ships meridgin once
less oftener than if she had remained
where she was. Then tn date is fixed
up by addn' or subtractin' one day av tn
month on crossin' tn meridgin av one
hundred and eighty degrees. Now dyer
see?''
How is dot again?" remarked Sink
ers. when der Ships circusnavimgat-
in oof der globe sails to der vest while
climbin' der MOON
NO" interrupted Reilly, eth moons
rot in it. She bosses tn tide
"Oh, 1 know dot said Sinkers. when
der tides full der moon gets high und
den der doctors say dot crazy peoples
gets insane"
go back to your ship" said Reilly;
I'm satisfied now that yer don't know
the difference betwixt flynn jib and a
fog whistle. Supposin' OF was a Captain
an you was a common sailor wild tn rest
cv tn sailorme1 an Oh saw a storum
approachin' an shouted, 'For'ard there.
Show leg!' What would you do, Sink
ers?'
'I would rush around and pull up my
sailor trousers" answered the sailor
man.
Nav said Reilly; "whin a Captain
shouts, Show a leg!' he names for tn
lads ter hurry up an git move on thin
for tn crew to hurry
''vell, give me an easier one,' said
Sinkers.
Suppose I said. Git up there on tn