Pat's Daring Feat.
The sailors of three men-o'-war — American, French, and British — while in. tlie same harbour were competing with one another for the best display of seamanship. A Yankee went to' the top of the mainmast and stood there with an arm extended." A Frenchman then went aloft and extended both arms. An | Irishman on board the British ship thought if i he could stand there with a leg and an arm extended, he would be declared the most daring sailor. Nimbly he mounted I o the highest point and attempted to do sc, but at the bet i moment lost his balance and fell through the ! rigging toward the deck. The -various lope? against which he came in contact broke his ' fall, and when near the deck he in graf-ping a rope. To tbio he hung tor a couple of Feconds, and then dropped lightly en the deck, landing- safely on his feet. Folding his arms triumphantly, as if it were all in the programme, he glanced toward the rival shins and joyously exclaimed : " There, you frogeating and pig-sticking foreigners, beat that if ■ you can ! "
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Otago Witness, Issue 2402, 15 March 1900, Page 65
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187Pat's Daring Feat. Otago Witness, Issue 2402, 15 March 1900, Page 65
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