Show from the old days day the old traditions of the sea pro pre vall meal time la Is not a converso conversational tea rea at the captains table it Is not proper even to talk unless the tha old man speaks first the mate al w ways ays removes his cap and knocks before for entering the m masters sterli quarters if standing to windward dward on the tha poop when the captain comes on od deck tho the mate promptly moves to leeward so eo the old man will get the breeze uncontaminated laugh if you will but the hand of a schooner captain Is iron and tho the old ol 01 niceties still prevail what sort of men sail on schoon ers all sorts crews are arc sometimes negro or brown skinned with agile little men from west indian Is lalands ruled by white officers of course moro often they arenor are nor born swedish born t danish born german born russian bounsall born sailors of the old school most of 0 thera them are citizens now but few ic schooner hooner men were born under the united states flag |