The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-13
NAUTICAL LINGO AT HOME
Now the Talk of the Sea Finds q Place in
Naval Officer's House.
From he Washington Post.

In the delightful home OF a well-known off,
Ger OF the United States Navy. now stationed
here. the daily household and table talk has
been reduced to the purest and most unvar-
nished man-'o-warese. The naval officer is q
deep-water and heavy-weather man OF so
many years standing that his talk is naturally
salty, and all Of the members OF his family
wife. grown daughters and lads-have uncon-
~sciously picked UP the dialect from him.
"How 1 do dread the task Of breaking out
my fall and winter clothes again" said one OF
the young women OF the family to q young
woman caller the other day, and 1t took her
quite five minutes to explain that In the navy
breaking out means unpacking. removing.
overhauling gear from 4 storeroom.
Whom one of the naval officers young sons
wants the boy from the next house to make
his appearance out in front for playing pur-
poses. he gives = shrill whistle, like unto the
blast Of q bo's'n's pipe. and then. In a voice
pitched In as deep q key as his treble Is capable
quartersl" The same boy has been often rep
rimanded, when there Is company In the
hall. when the meal is about to be served. and
singing out. "All hands lay aft for grog!"
When. as occasionally happens, the naval onI-
fling till downstairs over some minor matter or
other, one OF tho young women Of the house
the pppsr, hal, singing out. All hands bury
STAND by!'' is the ordinary phrase in this
some remark. When one Of the young women
shopping expedition and wants to know IL
there are any commissions that she can eX-
up her station in the front hall and sings out:
Al, g youse men that's got mail for the
dS arIv u st aaest wants "a st to o Es9T IN sna sjd the w Ihii t 9rc
mail!' When the mothers and daughters are
about starting out for an AFTERNOON drive. tho
siHSia5 shiiDr" O0 When sIns s'souPie of lis his s hs%qs
tie matter or other the same boy yells: Col
lision quartersl" and bolts FOR i. There are
house, ssoh y TG q hio e. 4 rf5p sad and END "6e "&iil il ; 4as
un forard and see II / left my gloves there"
oNe Of the Younger women will say 70 her HI
awhile ago" the boy will reply. meaning that
he saw them on tone OF the T~indowsills In the
wishes TO hold up ner father for a bit OF shop
ping money, she puts the proposition to him
S pagsa.teF. i ana ' Rs Law yp Fl! 10 thu iSpp pSy o SHa S aaz
you serve oHt monthly money need some
When the younger son Of tho house has been
derelict and his mother wishes TO threaten him
With an 10 .eryiew with his father. she says.
mast SsIiSS' Wien t the boy tH'q Is tsS @f IN the house Sc t fos
thGiscS S6dSS; ne {sils the boy next door from
carriage ordered for a Hide somewhere on bust.
ness. the lad whistles the proper ships call
And giSes the Goschmsn The word; ,CIeEoit the
Is bound for morning school, he siRnallzes his
departure by the ship's word. "D.p anchor"
naval officers house. All OF the floors are
decks" The basement Is the berth deck, the
ing is WASHED. It Is "swa6bed.", A euspidoris
. "spitkit"' The water cooler Is the 'seuttle-
butt" And so on A retired old man-o,-war's
naval o%ficers establishment would never be-
oonao lonesome