The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-09-07
! ,wver Before the Mast.

WOW ,,e.Rissers Before They Leave the
s'' ,avbere out in the Atlantic ocean,
SOM sour toward Cape Horn and thence
eaae" the Pacific ocean to Sydney, New
crois Wales, is the big four masted bark
o1'p ,oIis On board, hauling ropes,
al .g's rigging and eating salt horse
'i2'u 5,b9r sea delicacies, is young New
ID 't towver. Richard Matthews Hallett,
. ,.,51i 1910, who has shipped as an
~ rarg seaman.
f =, s1r Hallett graduated from Har-
J ji LAST YEAR and Immediately entered
aT ,tffe Of Judge Hand, in the Federal
D5 ,,y but pouring over Kent's Com
'. p,sr;es and the preparation of legal
.. a.rs lid not appeal to him so much as
q 2't5 anas Two Years Before the
Y He had an idea that would be a
W. hing. 1t isn't going to be many
% airs before square-riggers will be
-"' oniy as models in marine museums
ll y y. raought he'd like to know some
y ~, about them before they pass alto
fg5a +slked it over with Capt. johnson
. ,6a .rateopolis and with First Officer
.ssr They liked his looks and they
~ another hand in the crew. 1t
W. v. mi 50 hard to strike bargain as it
y e get his family to see it in the
q light, but they finally consented
" saturday morning Hallett and his
y ..,sr went to the Office of the British
'r ami signed the papers for the trip
sSg4nty
M The Juteopolis is British vessel.
!. lid belong to the Standard Oil Com
~ bl, has been sold to George Win
..- \ &C., ship owners of Liverpool.
\ S going to carry Standard Oil
yen however, to Sydney. She loaded
~ Ire locks at Constable Hook with
4 apa eases of oil, each case containing
Il gallons, making 92S,000 gallons Of
I'm Ity hold.
q. Is d magnificent looking boat-th
r,,a make an old sailors heart leap.
ass.- 75r only motive power, although
!. rs steam plant for working her
.-,a., and doing the other heavy work
=. .si rs Used to do by hand. She is
. .ts 5i by steam. Of course that
h s5,5e Of the romance out of it, but
e. .ave everything in these days
.oaat.eth century.
,-- u steel, from her keel to her
ri. ej- steel shrouds and steel stays.
Eth sils are canvas just as in the
ii .ays, and they will have to be
shaken out and reefed, and
= ave to tumble up aloft Just as
...s Jack Harkaway Afloat" and
rs other books young Hallett's
.a toread, tucked away between
.s-- + his geography.
Is-r ar. wen Delaying pins and mar
and there will be ropes to
4- aots to make and all sorts of
s-r.,5 work to practice on. There
s7 9- oakum and decks to swab
r- a he will have his share of
g.- e.a. 1t will be decidedly differ
4. 'n leather cushioned chair in
5g- lai's office.
H. ong Harvard sailorman was
.arg long the deck when a Globe re-
IT. slted the boat. He looked not
.s AL rdinary seaman. He wore an
gm-e linen hat, such as he might
q. .s5 laying tennis. Like his shirt
dis -ousers, the hat was dirty and
: t87- Was covered with the Crime of
Mor work. There was no need to
] suett If he had already turned in
d I'd. share Of the work, but the
a vas asked nevertheless and he
"|1y yes, I've been at it already
/. K al going to keep going, l hope,
ng With the rest of them, though l
lg they are hardened by many seasons
this alnd of work"
Hal5t- is tall and wiry, of sandy com
s9- and looked as if he will go
n.g. he experience all right.
Il as oath to speak of his going be-
re mast.
Ha;s you been aloft?"
'0. yes. That DIDN'T give me any
17 I've swabbed the decks, too. "
'0l. am making this trip? Not
ts-,e y health needs such voyage,
s-- YOU. No. l fancy I'll like it.
u be- we | am lucky to get a square
r. 70 90 in. Many boy has dream
" ---a trip. l have. And yet |
~ no definite reason that prompted
ut that of seeing the world,
@ nom the tourist beaten tracks.
q ,.s now III sail around the Horn
1anss the Pacific to Sydney. Pas
s.s'- steamships on the waters of
are legion, but few there are
T aag have had this opportunity"
l. ta=re any sea blood in your veins?"
w.. my uncle followed the sea. His
@A. though, was in the south seas.
lsletr declared he expected a ten
1tfs cruise. He will remain in Sgd
New South Wales, two months
10 TIE Juteopolis, and will then sail
antwerp in either that vessel or an
H. sailing craft. Just what he will
'S1en he arrived in Antwerp he could
say Maybe he would sail out of
III port for New York and then again
:nIgnr be tired sailing and would re-
"a BY steamer.
That he will lead the real sailor life
\ eyIdenced by the way the mate
-t- ann when The Globe reporter
a5l Tor the new sailorman:
hey Hallett, come here" just as he
VIC call any of the other men, and
! lpre is in that same old mate we'll
glol nature.
4A- he make good?" was the ques-
I Ilt to First Officer Fisher, by d
-o- reporter.
,a5 looks all right" was the reply.
,'Ss7 college boys make good sailors.
y Lad ii number of them sail with me,
!, hey We're all from the other side.
-7't is the first college boy from
~7'laa. But he looks like the max
: saa l believe he'll come back an A.
e., l'd know he's lawyer?''
leS Is he going to study for sea
NJ Fisher laughed-a hearty sea
H. hats a good idea," he said.
i-s4 :, thought of that.
T." 1aAett is not thinking of applying