West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-07-14
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ship. Mr.. Bowser, are staysail. jib and fly.
ING jib, but ON full-rigged craft they
carry an outer iib as well. Let us turn to
the dictionary again and see IL am right
Turn to nothing Woman, what do YOU
mean by such condue, ? DO YOU wish to
drive me from the house to nigh, to get
drunk at saloon ?
| OF course not, but there are certain things
that 60 with a ya,ehing cap and telescope,
and Just wanted to know II you had them.
Is the yacht you think of buying provided
with standing keel OF eenierboard
Mr. Bowser didn't know, and he simply
glared in answer and wiped away the per-
spiraiion that was streaming down his neck
And let me ask, continued Mrs. Bowser,
whether she carries gait or club topsa,l ?
long. steady s,eely glare from the
eommodote.
What is her length aud breath of beam :
Mr. Bowser started TO glare again, bat
the look became soft. oily smile as he
thought of something and minute later
he asked:
'Just answer me question, please
How many masts has a schooner got1"
"rhe ordinary schooner has only two, the
same as brlg, but they have taken TO
building them, with three, four, five and
even six masts. The rig OF an ordinary
schooner, If you wish to know, consists of
foresail, mainsai, fore gaa, main gaf. a
staysaiI and two jibs."
"Is that all9"
"ThArs ALL"
"rhen iha, shows all you know about il.
Where does the foreroyal skysail come in
the principal sail on the ship9"
'There is no such sail known on any ship
of any rig, Mr. Bowsler There are fore.
royals and skysails, but they are separate
kils Shall we turn to the dictionary"
The commodore wanted 10 spring to his
fret aud shout through his trumpe, for all
hands to pull up the foremasi by the roots
and cast the cooks gallery overheard, but
he cast two anchors to windward and held
himself fast for moment while he askep:
"Mrs. Know-I,-All, perhaps you can tell
me what scuttle-butt is1"
II can" readily replied Mrs. Bowser.
1T Is barrel lsshed on deck and contain.
ing fresh water for ,be use OF the crew.
may tell you at the same time that har.
ness cask is barrel or cask containing
meat to be cooked as wanted %
'And--and a bulkhcad2"
&C. ,,.t =, -. Il.
bnlkhead. whether in the cabin or hold
Now let me ask you what the ratines areS"
Me- BowSer was about to answer that
anything that rattled around OH board ship
was rai:ine, but hs had come to realize
that he was a beaten man. and his dignity
could be saved only in one way. Lord Mel.
SON never took more heroic resolve. lie
clewed up his main toptall, close reefed his
fore.and after hauling his jibs TO wndward.
aud shiwering his foresai he rose up and
said
Woman. yon have seen 6t to try and
make fool OF your husband. and this little
performance will now come to an end
But do you know how 10 box the com
pass1" she asked.
mo ma'am don't. don't know yacht
from a star box. nor a fullrigged ship from
hen house. All I know is-is-r'
And the man of the salty sea and the
dashing spray and the ocean roar banged
his telescope down on the floor. and banged
his jaunty yachting cap down after it, and
then he jumped up an down on them and
cried out. "Ha hal Ayel syei" in such
deep sea tones that the cat was swept to
leeward and Mrs Bowser was drowned in
her stateroop.
Now then" he said, as the ship got
through rolling and came back to an even
keel. you have driven me from ms home.
and you have driven me to get drunk, aud
you take the consequences and make the
best of theml"
Then he rolled down the hall. clapped on
his wester and made all sail for the
street. and the last Mrs. Bowser and the
cat saw Of him for Che next three hours he
was scudding before a iyphoon with both
his masts gone and the bos'n calling for ice
cream and raw clans.