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English
1823
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. 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
s. Sailors in real life do not have nearly so much trouble with their trousers as sailors on the stage do. 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. The real sailor that we saw began by saying a bad word. Then he leaned up against a brick wall and undid his belt, pulled up his "bags" as he stood there (he never attempted to leap up into the air), tucked in his jersey, shook his legs, and walked on. It was a most unpicturesque performance to watch. The thing that the stage sailor 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. ME 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 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 THE REAL SAILOR THAT WE SAW BEGAN BY SAYING A BAD WORD THEN HE LEANED UP AGAINST A BRICK WALL AND UNDID HIS BELT PULLED UP THE BAGS AS HE STOOD THERE HE NEVER ATTEMPTED TO LEAP UP INTO THE AIR TUCKED IN HIS JERSEY SHOOK HIS LEGS AND WALKED ON IT WAS A MOST UNPICTURESQUE PERFORMANCE TO WATCH THE THING THAT 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
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