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English
1823
The stage sailor seems to have an easy time of it when at sea. The hardest work we have ever seen him do then has been folding up a rope or dusting the sides of the ship. But it is only in his very busy moments that he has to work to this extent; most of his time is occupied in chatting with the captain. THE STAGE SAILOR SEEMS TO HAVE AN EASY TIME OF IT WHEN HE IS AT SEA THE HARDEST WORK WE HAVE SEEN HIM DO HAS BEEN THE FOLDING UP OF A ROPE OR DUSTING THE SIDES OF A SHIP BUT IT IS ONLY IN HIS VERY BUSY MOMENTS THAT HE HAS TO WORK TO THIS EXTENT MOST OF HIS TIME IS OCCUPIED IN CHATTING WITH THE CAPTAIN
most craves in this life is that somebody should shiver his timbers. "Shiver my timbers!" is the request he makes to every one he meets. But nobody ever does it. His chief desire with regard to the other people in the play is that they should "belay there, avast!" We do not know how this is done; but the stage sailor is a good and kindly man, and we feel convinced he would not recommend the exercise if it were not conducive to piety and health. The stage sailor is good to his mother and dances the hornpipe beautifully. We have never found a real sailor who could dance a hornpipe, though we have made extensive inquiries throughout the profession. We were introduced to a ship's steward who offered to do us a cellar-flap for a pot of four-half, but that was not what we wanted. The stage sailor is gay and rollicking: the real sailors we have met have been, some of them, the most worthy and single-minded of men, but they have appeared sedate rather than gay, and they haven't rollicked much. T THE STAGE SAILOR MOST CRAZE IN HIS LIFE IS THAT SOMEBODY SHOULD SHIVER HIS TIMBERS SHIVER MY TIMBERS IS THE REQUEST HE MAKES TO EVERY ONE HE MEETS BUT NOBODY EVER DOES IT HIS CHIEF DESIRE WITH REGARD TO THE OTHER PEOPLE IN THE PLAY IS THAT THEY SHOULD BE LAY THERE AVAST WE DO NOT KNOW HOW THIS IS DONE BUT THE STAGE SAILOR IS A GOOD AND KINDLY MAN AND WE FEEL CONVINCED THAT HE WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS EXERCISE IF IT WERE NOT CONDUCTIVE TO PIETY AND HEALTH THE STAGE SAILOR IS GOOD TO HIS MOTHER AND DANCES THE HORNPIPE BEAUTIFULLY WE HAVE NEVER FOUND A REAL SAILOR WHO COULD DANCE A HORNPIPE THOUGH WE HAVE MADE EXTENTIOUS ENQUIRIES THROUGHOUT THE PROFESSION WE WERE INTRODUCED TO A SHIP'S STEWARD WHO OFFERED TO DO US SELLER FLAP FOR A POT OF FOUR HALF BUT THAT WAS NOT WHAT WE WANTED THE STAGE SAILOR IS GAY AND ROLLICKING THE REAL SAILORS WE HAVE MET HAVE BEEN SOME OF THEM THE MOST WORTHY AND SINGLE MINDED OF MEN BUT THEY HAVE APPEARED SEDATE RATHER THAN GAY AND THEY HAVEN'T ROLLICKED MUCH
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