West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-07-14
/, NAUTICAL .Ag.r, BONSER.
he Night Have Become a Great
Sailor bat fer Mrs. Bcwser.

| boWsets policy 10 take notice Of these
things, and she had po,hiag " say until al
hour later, whsnga bes, left q package al ,is
door scp'ainingr ,slsseops ~d yacheas
cap. 80
What on earth are you going to do with
those ihingsl she, asked as Mr.. Bowser
opened the package aud PlaGed the cap o.
his head. f@
There Is no particular reason for ansiet,
on your part, he answered With alt The
dignity of a commodore. as he picked up lhs
glass aud squin,ed a, the opposite wall
shrogebirI SKI taFTg1
liaye YOU bought man-of-war or are yol
| going TO enter into contest wita AdmifAl
lDewcy1 y 1slaH3 u 5/ 81.
Commodore BowSer paced the quaater
deck for few minutes before replying add
then said: .i.>- ,.,.s ..s.,s,s :, ~
{. have an invitation 70 take a triplso a
yacht tomorrow, npd. i'll hte it,as well a.
think | shall i NAV buy the craft. The
doetes was, is|linGame the .etlisr slrr ,ha,
what | needed was ssli water asonsg
| vas expecting you to develop some new
fad, said Mrs, Bowset, but this is the srllest
thing yet The idea of your going ON a
yachting trip when youican hardly cross a
bridge without being seasick. You'll be
lying ON your back the whole lime. Ii
would be more sensible for you TO 90 aud
buy brick yacd instead of yacht Brick
yards don't bob up and down in gale
Woman, you will either talk,to me ia a
respectful manner o. retire TO your slateroom /,
exclaimed the commodore, as he cast look
to windward. 4iss a
II don't suppose I'll be oour,martialed
and shot. Now, then, you have got the
yachting fad You have gone and bought
cap aud telescope rheresis harri-
cane il your rieh, eye, a typhoon in your
Iefi, and you have studding sails out on both
sides. Let Us see how much yeu know Of
the sailor business. s-a n.i
by the ghos, Of Nelson, woman, bu, how
dare You talk this way to mel If you were
at sea I'd have YOU in IRONS, wife though
you arel
Never mind ~ha, you would do if we
were at sea, but tell me wha, you know
about marine matters. How many mast,
has a brig, for instance
And do you pretend that you know your.
self1
pretend, Commodore Bowser, TO know
more than you do abou, such matters, and
haven't got an anchor in my pocket or a
Delaying pin up my sleeve, either.
Mr.. Bowser looked at her IN puzzled
way IL was the first time in his life he had
ever heard her make use OF such terms, and
how she had picked them up was puzzle
to him She evidently knew something, or
though, she did, and here was the chance to
hopelessly wreck her on the lee shore. A
beautiful smile covered his face and chuckle
was heard in his throat as he softly sat
down on chair and said,
Very well We will discuss little.
What question did you ask
asked how many masts big had +?
answer that brig has three masis, and
ask you in return what the binnacle is and
where siluaiedS Come, now, show your
smartness.
After you have shown yours, my dear
commodore. A brig has only two mssls in.
stead Of three.
What What's that
Only two msss.
Are you seeking to deliberately insult me,
OF is It only another sample Of your general
gnorance1 Ifyou knew the difference be-
tween salt water and cider vinegar you
would know that brig has three masts.
Mrs. Bowser took dictionary ont Of a
bookcase and showed him a picture Of a
brig. with sails. masls and every part
named She further brought ou, three
other books with pictures Of brigs. There
we're only two nasts.
It's either a misprint OF else the publishers
Of these books are bloody minded villains,
shouted the commodore, as he brought his
FIST down on the table with a crash lha,
lifted the cat of the lounge and threw her
on her beam ends on the floor
We will let 1t go at that, quietly replied
Mrs. Bowser. You asked me about the
binnaele Il is a sort Of box in front Of the
wheel where the compass IS kept, and at
night it is lighted by lamp You are 60.
ing out to sail on yacht. Can you tell me
what lbe maiu sheet is2
Of course lean; doyou take me for knock-
kneed idiot The main sheet is--ihs main
sheet Is the rope that hsuis down the main
/ jib IN a gale.
The Bowser ca, was born and reared al
most within sound Of The surf, and she
knows thing or two about salt water Al
Mr. Bowser's reply she fell over as IL dead.
and Mrs. Bowssr made such an effort to
preserve her serenity Of eoqntenauce that
her hair eufled
The main sheet, NJ. Bowser, she said,
when she could control her voice, is the
rope used TO haul in or let out The main
boom on board Of any vessel, no matter
what her riq.
Wha, What What he howlsd. rs he
jumped up and waved The telescope in the
air Woman, this is something unendar.
able. You seem to take me for dut.class
fool.
Not at an. You have simply cot the
nautical fad, while you don't know any
thing about nautical matters For instance.
what head sails does the ordinary ship
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