MI MIScELLArl ECUS.

LANDSMEN AT SEA.
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About as many blnnders are committed in


attempting the use Of terms at sea, as in any


other business Of which we have any know
ledge The vocabulary Of the sailor is a


difficult one to become acquainted with, and
to the, old salt nothing is more ludicrons


than the perversion Of phrases common to


the land lubber on ship-board or on shore.


We have laughed until we cried over the


events Of a brief voyage made by down


easter some years ago The old fellow had
been driving carts all his life time, at New


port, Rhode Island, and knew as much about


the sea as the man in the moon Feeling a


desire to embark in something more profita-
BILE, he had concluded to undertake fish
ing speculation. With his son, a stout youth
Of twenty years, he had made two or three
short, as it happened pleasant voyages to
Squipnocket Point and other places, and
finally thought himself sufficiently accom-
plished sailor to take command OF a sloop
he had purchased, and start for Cape Cod,


his son being cook, steward, and all hands.
1t was delightful morning when they left
Newport harbor, but after.a few hours II
commenced blowing a little harder, and a
cloud reared itself in the horizon. The


captain began to feel somewhat sea sick.
| sThere's danger comm mp, Enam,2 said
| the old man, bnt we won't back OUT
You see that point right ahead of us-well


stick to that ar helum. Don't let her
finch an inch,-but drive strate to that
point


...n.l e,,J E,,,x,
where's them cold taters 2 asked the


captain, after brief pause.


Down in the cabing'


And the cold pork-?'


Down in the cabling, tn !; and the pepper
sass is in the cruet next to the plain vinegar;
and the cider brandy is in the Jug under the
table,


well, Enam, Pm going down to take a
snack and something to drink Well stick
her through, as said afore. IL there's any
alteration on deck let me know what It's
The captain went down, and in order to
quiet his rebellious stomach, piled himself
| literally with the cider brandy, and turned
in. The storm came up right speedily,
shivered the main-sail to ribbons, carried
away the mast, and, as the vessel was going


with the sea, the helm poked Enam on the


side of the head, and knocked him to the


lee scupper, where he lay senseless for some


minutes. At length he crawled to the com
panion way, and sung out;


sDaddy Daddy


sHollo, what's the trouble 7
Quite an alteration upon the deck here.
The long up and down stick has. turned into


food-wood, the swing-trec has got posses
sion of the quarterback, and our vessels
rollin' hors-hole and scupper-hole in reg
| ular licker-to-smash style.'