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From this pipes are made, and beads, and the black veneer for inlaying tables. The navigation of an Arab dhow is no easy task, with its clumsy arrangements for sails, when there is a strong north wind behind it and reefs in every direction. Three men are perpetually in the bows on the look out for rocks, and indicate the presence of danger to the steersman by raising their hands.
He wondered how soon she would take a lover and he realized how infinitely worth while that lover would find his situation. He wished he were not so old. If she must break up her bark on the rocks, he could take the place of steersman with pleasure. But he was a courteous gentleman and he said none of these things aloud. Meanwhile, Lord Bracondale was not enjoying his dinner.
"Paranta," said the steersman of the nearest canoe, "let us to the ship. It may be that she is there." The man who sat next to the speaker muttered in low tones, "How can that be, Kariri? Either the child hath wearied her arm and she hath sunk, or the sharks."
Berens, a member of Committee, and suite: they were painfully situated, in consequence of the loss of their bowsman, who, by missing a stroke with his pole, fell into the rapid, and was drowned: the steersman was saved with great difficulty. We got safe through this dangerous river, on the 15th; but two of the men had a narrow escape in one of the last portages.
"He is one of our chiefs, one of our boldest braves " "But not so brave as he looks," interrupted Magadar, who was present; "he is fonder of peace than of fighting." "Foolish man!" exclaimed Bartong, with a smile so peculiar that Magadar did not feel quite sure that his remark was sincere. "But has he not left your tribe? I heard our steersman say something about that."
It wailed through the swaying branches of the trees, and swept our decks in fitful gusts. Things were taking on an ugly look. The captain shouted to the steersman on the forward log: "How's she landing?" The answer came faint and hoarse from far forward: "Nor'-east-and-by-nor' east-by-east, half-east, sir." "Let her go off a point!" "Aye-aye, sir!" "What water have you got?" "Shoal, sir.
The captain of the "Manassas" was an able steersman, and neatly dodged the blow; but in this quick movement he ran his vessel ashore, and she lay there under the guns of the "Mississippi," and unable to bring any of her own guns to bear.
But none was to be found, so we went to the river, where we were compelled to take an open boat with a steersman and one oarsman. We made poor headway, having to beat against the wind and the tide, so George and I each took an oar.
Our steersman took off his old hat humbly, to hail back, "Muy bien, Señor." I breathed freely, for they gave us no more of their attention. Soldiers, alguazil, and custom-house officers were swarming aboard the American, as if bent on ransacking her from stem to stern in the shortest possible time, so as not to be late for the procession.
In such cases, the boats, being lightened of part of their cargo, are run down, and frequently they descend with full cargoes and crews. It is then that the whole management of each boat devolves upon its bowman and steersman.
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