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the man at the helm,' desrous ot following isuch a laudable example, had nippered the tilier ropeyarn. and stretched himself on inc quarter deck; and the remainder of the watch were snoring away like good fellows, under the lee of the long boat. 1 The Captain who was something ot

 wag. said not wesa, but went quietly to work, and disencumbered the tlller of the

 ropes, unshipped #, and laid # onthe waist 1 He then took his large speaking trumpet from the companion way, went out to the end of the fying-gib-boom, and hailed the brig with the whole strength of his lungs ss!ssffii5 B ;;IEoy-oy ifard up your helm or l shall run you down."

 His stentorian voice awakened the watch, lwho, half frightened out of their senses, and supposing of course that it came from on board another vessel about coming in contact with them, repeated the order, hard np your helm

 The mate jumped off the hen-coop and screamed, 'Ilard up your helm By this time the helmsman had recovered his legs, and loudly responded to the gener- al cry of 'IIard ,lp your hem.' But what was his astonishinent when he found the helm had disappeared!

 The Captain again bawled out from the end Of # the jjiii,-boom, Why don't you put your helm hard upl Hard up at once, or l shall cut you down 10 the waters edgen The men III the waist reiterated the or

 der .Ifard up,' and ran aft. The mate turn

 ed to assist the helmsman, but was thun-

 derstriick to find that the tiller was miss ing

 By this the watch below came running on deck to see what was the matter-and scene of glamour and confusion ensued which may be more easily imagined than described; 1t was however soon terminated by the Captain, who came in from the jib- boonL and soundly rated the watch for their neglect of duty. He never had occasion toconplain of want of vigilance afterwards. Journal.