THE FISHERMAN’S BOY. 33

ship, and sell them some fish. The fisher-
man was very glad to sell some of his fish,
because he wanted the money; but the ship
was some distance off, and as she lay dead
to windward, he could not think of sailing
there ; so he took in his sail, and put out a
couple of oars, one on each side, and began
to pull for the ship.

‘“‘ Jock and his father had now exchanged
seats; for the fisherman himself took his
place upon one of the thwarts, to row, and
so Jock went to the helm. He sat down
and took hold of the tiller.”

‘What is the t/ler?” asked Rollo.

‘It is the handle of the rudder, that you
steer by. So Jock took hold of the handle
of the rudder, and asked his father if he
might steer.”

“¢ Yes,’ said the fisherman. ‘ Look out
well, and keep her head exactly towards the
ship.’

“So Jock took the helm, and began to
steer ; he found if he put the helm one way,
the head of the boat immediately went the
other; and so he soon learned to put the
helm the contrary way to that which he
wished to turn the boat to. By and by he
said,