He had a lot of fun with the sailors, and a crowd of old seafaring men sat there and let him, until a boss stevedore from our wharf who'd been one time mate of a coaster, with the preliminary contribution that this was sure the wisest party he'd listened to in all o' seven years, rose to inquire of the gentleman how long he'd been to sea.
Well, he had been to sea quite a little. Twice to Europe and return, once to Panama and return, once to Jamaica in the West Indies and----
"--return?" finishes our stevedore. "Sure you returned each time? 'N' in what sortivver craft'd you sail to them places--and return--in?"
"Why, steamers," answers the lecturer.
"Passinjer?"
"Passenger? Certainly."
"Excuse me !" says our stevedore. "I oughter known better. O' course, you know all about sailors," a
