Show LETTING P PAINTER GO Every sailor has his story of or the mistakes mistakes mistakes mis mis- takes which land Iana lubbers make over tho names of ot things at sea which al always always al- al ways IlS seem scent to bo ho exactly the tho opposite of what they arc on land A now boy had come como on board a west India ship upon which a n. painter had Rl also alo o been employed to paint the ships ship's side The Tho painter was at nt work upon a n staging suspended under the ships ship's stern The Tho captain who had Just lust got Into tho the boat alongside called out to the tho new now boy who stood leaning over the rail Let go gothe gotho gotho tho the painter Everybody should know that a boats boat's painter is the rope which makes It fast but this boy did not know It He Ho ran aft and let go tho the ropes by which tho the painters painter's staging was held Meantime the cap captain iwas was wearied with waiting to be bo bocast cast off orr You rascal he called why dont don't you let go the painter Hes gone sir said the bo boy brisk briskly hes he s gone pots gone pots brushes and nil all |