Our sailmaker had no dogs of his own to look after; he had no time for that.
This conduct appeared so suspicious that I sent the sailmaker to examine the old man more closely, when the lost piece was found concealed under his left arm, which was covered by the cloak he wore of kangaroo-skin.
The sailmaker tore off his white canvas jacket, and, grasping it by one arm, sprang up on the mast thwart and waved it furiously, while I kept the telescope focused upon the slowly moving figure of the distant seaman.
This command to the sailmaker was generally given as follows: "Sails!
Whenever one of them died, the fact would be reported to the officers; and then the first mate would order the sailmaker to enclose the body in a sack--for the purpose of its being thrown overboard.
The next thing was that the sailmaker died, recalcitrant, envious, and by no means patient or tranquil; and the town was rid of one more pensioner, which no one regretted.
Heller still did not move, he hauled off and would undoubtedly have given him a swinging blow if the sailmaker had not ducked in time.
In spite of this, he bore no grudge against him, and declined to join in the abuse which the sailmaker now poured out upon the absent man.
He continued to bring back from mysterious trips into the town a few small coins for drink and tobacco, in which he generously allowed the sailmaker to share.
The sailmaker especially regarded him with undisguised contempt, played tricks upon him and humiliated him whenever he could, and was seriously annoyed that Huerlin seemed to take so little notice of him.
After supper, since his comrade seemed disposed to be so grumpy, the sailmaker took a book and began to read.
He had a premonition that if the sailmakerever got fairly started on the subject of his wife, there would be no end to it.
But then the sailmaker began to feel his oats, and displayed a tendency to make mysterious allusions to the adventure at the "Star.
Next morning he congratulated the sailmaker on his dexterity, paid him high compliments, requested the return of the money, and behaved as though it had all been a good joke.
Punished John Thurman, Seaman, with 12 Lashes for refusing to assist the Sailmaker in repairing the Sails.
He provided himself now from the purser with a suit of seaman's clothes in lieu of the rather damaged cloth ones which he wore; and the sailmaker gave him out hammock clothes, to be paid for out of his wages.
He therefore ordered First-Mate Ebenezer Fox to take Sailmaker Martin and three Canadians into a boat and find the channel.
As he came close to the breakers he hove to and sent out another boat, in charge of Aitkin, a Scottish seaman, accompanied by Sailmaker Coles, Armorer Weeks and two Sandwich Islanders.
In fact, I couldn't help feeling rather uneasy, and I was glad to hear the superstitious old sailmakerwhispering about how he feared there was no luck to be looked for 'when drowned men and ghostesses began to work the ship!
But some began to die in Redriff, and about five or six in Ratdiff Highway, when the sailmaker came to his brother John express, and in some fright; for he was absolutely warned out of his lodging, and had only a week to provide himself.
The other, being the lame sailmaker and most weary, lay still in the tent.
But in spite of what the sailmaker had told me, the captain decided to take his chance, rather than delay the time of putting forth to sea.
As far as I could judge, the old, bow-legged sailmaker had taken out a monopoly on the cases of beer aft.
Without lifting an eyebrow in surprise, the sailmaker stepped forward and joined the mate in jerking the man to his feet.
The mate and the sailmaker jerked the shanghaied man forward and bundled him into a locker where bits of rope and nautical odds and-ends were piled, just forward of the galley.
If I didn't drink, at least the two mates and the sailmaker made up for me .
He was tied like a hog, and hauled up by a couple of ropes, the sailmaker singing a humorous chantey that made the boys laugh, as they pulled away.
The sailmaker took vigorous draws at his pipe and mumbled:--"When I.
It was he, and no other man, who would help the sailmaker to prepare what was left of Jimmy for a solemn surrender to the insatiable sea.
And--better have that body carted aft, and your sailmaker fit him to canvas.
This Morton was thesailmaker in the starboard watch.
He said, thatsailmaker did, as how Swope got drunk, and beat her.
To sailmaker for above, eleven pounds eighteen shillings and ten-pence.
To sailmaker for above, eleven pounds eighteen shillings and tenpence," he said, with relish.
Before starting he went to the sailmaker and got him to open the soles of his shoes; he then inserted ten napoleons in each, and the sailmaker sewed them up again.
Two of the best men in the ship, the sailmaker from our watch, and John, the Frenchman, from the other, worked the forecastle.
They were as much at a loss as our old sailmaker was with the captain's instruments in the cabin.
The sailmaker was the head man of the watch, and was generally considered the most experienced seaman on board.
They were as much puzzled as our old sailmaker was with the captain's instruments in the cabin.
The sailmaker and carpenter worked between decks, and the crew had their work to do upon the rigging, drawing yarns, making spun-yarn, etc.
This cursed sailmaker of ours has twice this morning refused to lash me up in the hammock, because he chose to say I was not dead; so go with you I will.
In the morning the uncle was missing, the bed was saturated with blood, and the youngsailmaker had disappeared.
A still more curious story is that of a sailmaker who many years ago went to spend Christmas with his mother near Deal.
It has been suggested that when the sailmaker took it out of the boatswain's pocket the coin had stuck between the blades of the knife.
In the waist a row begins, a bicker between the sailmaker and bo'sun.
The sailmaker was sewing him up in the clew of an old topsail, a sailorly shroud that Martin would have chosen.
The carpenter and his assistant were found at work in one place, the cooper busy in another, while the sailmaker sat and sewed.
From this state of despair they were ultimately aroused by the news that the land and a schooner were in sight, the sailmaker being the first to make the joyful announcement.
To sailmaker for above, eleven pounds eighteen shillings and ten-pence," he said, with relish.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "sailmaker" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
