A White Squall

"A white squail - did I ever see one? I should sv I had," said au olil sailor in the barge offlci;. " We v .'ie between here and the Yo. Indina, and it was as t'ulr a ciuy as yon ever put eypa on. I was at Lbe -, luel, aud we vrere bowling aloiig ii :.. U.r a pretíy sailing breeze. TJieie vrasii't a clond to be seen, auless a liitiO wiiito vapor far off con Id be called a clond. Au ;f a sudden the captain ciUiie r.p out tf hia cabili. "'God all tbc l--;ít suils off her as quk'k aa yon eau,' he sbooted to rhe mate. 'Clew up ibe royala áud tü'gallaiit sails and l)::r n band iiveiy, boye. ' " 'What 's the mlitter wiih me oicl man now?" huid the sailprs as they looked aionnd the horizon aad saw uothing but suushiue and the ciear sky. "Neverthelesa all hands tnrned to gettiug iu tlie l:ght .sails. The captain took the wheel and sent me to assist. Of course we all thonght it was a piece of foolishness, but wo worked with a %yill because the captain told us to. "Well, we had no sooiier got those saila in thau it truck. Rigbt out of the clear sky came an awful gale. It tore our greatruainsail and othcr sails to ribbons quic.kerthan a flash. It came 'butt end to, ' as the sailors gay. "Eow did the captain know it was coming:1 Why, be was in his babin and happened to see his glass go down suddenly. That meaut something, and he hustled on deck. A good captain vratches his barometer as a cat watehes a ruouse. "