Danger At Sea

A skipper had taken on a green farmer lad just before sailing. The rural youth had seen noshipping, nor yet had his eyes beheld ships, save only the oue upon whicb he found himself embarked. He was, however, familiar with the village life near his own home, and of all the shops that which most delighted him was the one in the window of which were shown jars of colored liqnid, and the interior of which contained a mausoleunilike soda fountain. The flrst night out the lad, being off duty, was gaziug over the bow out into the darkness when he saw near at hand two gleaming, luminous globes of color, one green, the other red. Rushing back to the skipper, he called out excitedly: "Say, cap'n, yer better turn the ship around. We're gettin durned near a drug store. "-