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English
1823
Why is this? We have seen a good deal of sailors in real life, but on only one occasion, that we can remember, did we ever see a real sailor pull his trousers up. And then he did not do it a bit like they do it on the stage. The stage sailor places his right hand behind him and his left in front, leaps up into the air, kicks out his leg behind in a gay and bird like way, and the thing is done. WHY IS THIS WE HAVE SEEN A GOOD DEAL OF SAILORS IN REAL LIFE BUT ON ONLY ONE OCCASION THAT WE CAN REMEMBER DID WE EVER SEE A REAL SAILOR PULL HIS TROUSERS UP AND THEN HE DID NOT DO IT A BIT LIKE THEY DO IT ON THE STAGE THE STAGE SAILOR PLACES HIS RIGHT HAND BEHIND HIM AND HIS LEFT IN FRONT LEAPS UP INTO THE AIR KICKS OUT HIS LEG BEHIND IN A GAY AND BIRD LIKE WAY AND THE THING IS DONE
 always on the side of the villain; the detective backs virtue. The stage detective is, in fact, the earthly agent of a discerning and benevolent Providence. He stands by and allows vice to be triumphant and the good people to be persecuted for awhile without interference. Then when he considers that we have all had about enough of it (to which conclusion, by the bye, he arrives somewhat late) he comes forward, handcuffs the bad people, sorts out and gives back to the good people all their various estates and wives, promises the chief villain twenty years' penal servitude, and all is joy. THE SAILOR. He does suffer so with his trousers. He has to stop and pull them up about twice every minute. One of these days, if he is not careful, there will be an accident happen to those trousers. If the stage sailor will follow our advice, he will be warned in time and will get a pair of braces. Sailors in real life do not have nearly so much trouble with their trousers as sailors on the stage do.  THIS IS A LIBERALLOX RECORDING ALL LIBERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT W DOT LIBERVOX DOT HAWKE THE SAILOR IN STAGE LAND BY JEROME K JEROME HE DOES SUFFER SO WITH HIS TROUSERS HE HAS TO STOP AND PULL THEM UP ABOUT TWICE EVERY MINUTE ONE OF THESE DAYS IF HE IS NOT CAREFUL THERE WILL BE AN ACCIDENT HAPPEN TO THOSE TROUSERS IF THE STAGE SAILOR WILL FOLLOW OUR ADVICE HE WILL BE WARNED IN TIME AND WILL GET A PAIR OF BRACES SAILORS IN REAL LIFE DO NOT HAVE NEARLY SO MUCH TROUBLE WITH THEIR TROUSERS AS SAILORS ON THE STAGE DO
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