Observing that his own sloop, which was still fit for action, drew more water than the pirate's, he ordered all her ballast to be thrown out, and, directing his men to conceal themselves between decks, took the helm in person, and steered directly aboard of his antagonist, who continued inextricably fixed on the shoal.

Perhaps holding the helm has become second nature to men simply because they have held the helm so long, but I am inclined to think they have a very definite desire to have women help steer the ship.

I tried to reason and make distinctions, but my brain was still too tired to answer the helm, so I left it.

He gave the helm as the hauberk, the gold as the silver, yea, he bestowed on his servants the very richest and most precious of his treasure.

He gazed at the vessel quickly and then called to Frank: "Port your helm hard!" Frank obeyed without question and the Bismarck swung about sharply.

There are boats that mind the helm and there are boats that do not.

"Hard up your helm, or you will be into me!" Still no answer; and, jumping to the wheel, the captain jammed it down, and they came up flying into the wind.

In response the man ran the wheel over with the utmost quickness, and the galleon, obeying her helm very readily, came around upon a course which, if continued, would certainly bring them into collision with their enemy.

But still Captain Morgan maintained the same composure that he had exhibited all the while, only now and then delivering an order to the man at the wheel, who, putting the helm over, threw the bows of the galleon around more to the larboard, as though to escape the bow of the galley and get into the open water beyond.

Since Bismarck left the helm, she has sometimes steered in the direction of subservience, and sometimes has displayed the most audacious insolence.

He caught his sails aback, and his vessel having stern way, he shifted his helm, backed her round, and, filling away on the other tack, stood directly for the pirate.

" "Good thing she carries a weather helm," commented Ives, who was an expert on sailing rigs.

In months when the heavens at night are filled with constellations of peculiar beauty, may we not suppose that the politician, emerging from the Town Hall amid the cheers and execrations of the voice that represents the voice of God, lifts up his eyes unto the heavens, where prone Orion still grasps his sword, and Auriga drives his chariot of fire, and the pole star hangs immovable, by which Ulysses set his helm?

But the crew lost their nerve at the critical moment, took to the boats too soon, and forgot to lash the helm.

"Starboard your helm, Mr. Chadwick.

Believe me, myour comfort and happiness must depend on your grasping the helm at once and firmly; ruling us, and ruling with a strong hand.

" "'Em got a stream down, and all a rest of he anchors stowed," said the black, whose dark eye was glancing understandingly at the vessel, while he still continued to east his pebbles into the air: "S'pose he jam a helm hard a-port, misser Harry, and take a tide on he larboard bow, what you t'ink make him kick and gallop about!

* * We see dimly in the Present what is small and what is great, Slow of faith how weak an arm may turn the iron helm of fate,

Without waiting longer than to assure himself of the facts, Daggett ordered his helm put up and the main gaff lowered.

There was a hint that they were about to assume the helm when the rank and file of union workers voted down at the conference of the Women's Trade Union League the resolution proposing a law to forbid women acting as conductors.

Having adjusted the helm and set the alarum to wake me in six hours, I lay down upon my bed.

Staggering, and stunned by his superior force, She almost tumbled from her foaming horse, Yet unsubdued, she cut the spear in two, And from her side the quivering fragment drew, Then gain'd her seat, and onward urged her steed, But strong and fleet Sohráb arrests her speed: Strikes off her helm, and seesa woman's face, Radiant with blushes and commanding grace!

Two of these men believe that the revenue-officer is performing a legal duty, and desire to obey him; but the third, a reckless, domineering fellow, seizes the helm, lets the sail fill, and attempts to run by, meantime declaring at the top of his voice that the cutter has no business to stop his progress.

The way in which he handled the helm showed that he knew the tricks of the old ferryman by wind and calm, by high and low river.

"Ha, Beltane, canst burn gibbets, storm mighty castles and out-face desperate odds, yet is old Benedict thy master at stroke of sword stillthough, forsooth, hast dinted me my helm, methinks!