From the st. Louis Rereille.
Engineering rs. Plotting.
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An acquaintance, who has done some
service both as engineer and pilot, thus re-
lates his experience:


How did / like s'greasingp" Not at all!
After having stood watch, turn into a
room as hot as furnace; no bar, and mus
quitoes thick as ofiice-seekers at Washing-
ton, and eqilslly annoying. Lay couple
Of hours fighting them of-drop asleep,
and just as you are getting s'as comfortable
as cansbe expected" you are reused out
BY 4 fellow feeling your ribs with the end
Of bis boot, and calling out, "Four clock"
Get up as sharp set as cross cut saw; 60
to the pantry, and find It regularly cleaned
out-try for drink; the coffee cold. and
the water warm. Go below---try the wa
ter in the boiler; that scace, Try to raise
i, but can't come il; the pump won't throw.
Have the boat landed and work for an hour
at it; start sgain-the packing chest out;
land and pack; the engine room full Of
steam, in which you are parboiled. Ready
.tor breakfast-get that, and turn in for an
inch or two Of sleep. Just as you have
succeeded in hoisting in small lot, your
partner is at you, swearing the pump has
suspended and he can't fix it, no how! Go
below--overhaul the internal thing, and
fuss about, generally, for another hour
Start for your room TO roast until dinner.
While going on deck. see the pilot house
full Of ladies, who are conversing with the
pilot, he hapiag little else to do but answer
them! This is "Engineeringr'


"Well you like Paotingr" Not by jug
full! Take the wheel--night as dark as a
stack of black ca:s!-the boat two feet by
the head, and charging aboutth river like
a short dog liz tall grass. Captain comes
on deck; says it's "royther dark" but he
don't say "land." Stops few minutes,
and slopes. The boat "breaks" for the
bank-haul her out. She is off for the
"bar, y and "out for tiae,'' at that! Ring
for lead; the deck hands asleep and the
mate helping them. ssNo b-o-t-t-o-m!'-
she strikys, drawing four feet! Back her
off and try it again. No one on deck
the watchman setting his potato trap in
the pantry. Ring for somebody! 1.-THE mate
comes up, prying his eyes open, and asks
if you can see Something" says he can't
but don't mention sland." Get her
Strengthened down; commences raining
open out the pilot house and take it as il
comes, all sides at once! The wheel ropes
get SO "taut" you can scarcely turn the
wheel over, and while pulling your arms
of, you hear the lazy engineer whistlina
on the steps, "Dance de boatman dance, =
and this is Piloting.1i IS eMa s.