Shame on you! Suppose you yourself should fall over-board, and find yourself going down with buoys under you of your own making--what then ?" ---- [FOOTNOTE-2] In addition to the _Bower-anchors_ carried on her bows, a frigate carries large anchors in her fore-chains, called _Sheet-anchors_.

Hence, the old seamen stationed in that part of a man-of-war are called _sheet-anchor-man_.
---- "I never go aloft, and don't intend to fall overboard," replied Bungs.
"Don't believe it!" cried the sheet-anchor-man; "you lopers that live about the decks here are nearer the bottom of the sea than the light hand that looses the main-royal.

Mind your eye, Bungs--mind your eye!" "I will," retorted Bungs; "and you mind yours!" Next day, just at dawn, I was startled from my hammock by the cry of "_All hands about ship and shorten sail_!" Springing up the ladders, I found that an unknown man had fallen overboard from the chains; and darting a glance toward the poop, perceived, from their gestures, that the life-sentries there had cut away the buoys.
It was blowing a fresh breeze; the frigate was going fast through the water.

But the one thousand arms of five hundred men soon tossed her about on the other tack, and checked her further headway.
"Do you see him ?" shouted the officer of the watch through his trumpet, hailing the main-mast-head.

"Man or _buoy_, do you see either ?" "See nothing, sir," was the reply.
"Clear away the cutters!" was the next order.