20 THE FISHERMAN’S BOY.

“You have so many sea phrases in your
story, Jonas, that I can’t understand it very
well,” said Lucy.

‘“Can’t you?” said Jonas. “But I don’t
see how I can tell this story very well with-
out the sea phrases; though I can explain
them as I go along; and it will be useful for
you to understand them.”

‘Very well,” said Lucy, “go on; but
what do you mean by leeward?”

‘“Why, when a vessel or a boat is out
upon the water, there is one side that the
wind blows upon, and the waves, if there:
are any, dash up on that side ; but round on
the opposite side it is sheltered, and there
the water is smoother. The side towards
the wind is called to windward, and the other
to leeward. Now, here in this wagon,”’
continued Jonas, pointing out on one side,
“the wind is blowing in upon us here, and
this is to windward ; and here, on the
other side, it is to leeward. It makes no
difference on which side you get into a
wagon; but it is generally much easier to
get into a vessel from the leeward.

“The Bluebird was moored to a buoy
which the fisherman had fixed there in the