"They would not intend to do so; but should the wind fall light, we might not be able to get out of their way.  I shall not forget the remark made by a skipper on board a large steamer, when I was on my way to pay a visit to some friends in Edinburgh.  We ran stem on into a schooner, which sank immediately; and although I hurried forward I was only in time to see her masts disappear.  `Serves them right!' exclaimed the skipper, who was like myself a passenger.  `Serves them right; they should have kept a brighter lookout!'  The poor fellows managed to scramble on board and to save their lives."