From 7 till 8. 3d Lieut., 4th Master, 3d Mid.  Second Part of the
     Starboard Watch.  First Part of the Starboard Watch off Duty.

     Breakfast.

     Port Watch, 7-1/2 o’clock.  Starboard Watch, 8 o’clock.

     Dinner.

     Starboard Watch, 11-1/2 o’clock.  Port Watch, 12 o’clock.

     Supper.

     Starboard Watch, 5-1/2 o’clock.  Port Watch, 6 o’clock.

The watch bill for the second day was the same, with the exception of the names of the watches and quarter watches.  The entire programme was reversed by the operation of the dog watches, which substituted “port” for “starboard,” and “starboard” for “port,” in the next day’s routine.

When the boys were permitted to go below, they rushed to the watch bills, and studied them faithfully, till they fully understood the programme.  Each student ascertained his duty for the night, and his off-time and study-hours for the next day, which were included in the first day’s bill.

“I go on at twelve o’clock,” said Paul Kendall, in the after cabin, when he had examined the bill.

“And I go on deck at eight o’clock,” added Joseph Haven, the first lieutenant.  “I shall have a chance to sleep from ten till four in the morning, and an hour and a half, from six till half past seven.”

“I shall have my watch below from two till breakfast time.  I don’t think we need wear ourselves out under this arrangement.”

“No; I thought we should be obliged to take four hours of duty at a time on deck.”

“How will it be when we have rough weather?” asked Paul.

“I don’t know; I suppose we must take our chances then.”

“What do you think of Shuffles’ case?” added Paul.

“He will get the worst of it.”

“I’m sorry for him.  He behaved first rate last year, though they say he used to be a hard fellow.”

“What’s the use of a fellow doing as he has done?” said Haven, with palpable disgust.  “He can’t make anything by it.”

“Of course he can’t.”

“I would rather have him in the cabin than in the steerage, for he will not obey orders; and when he is ugly, he is a perfect tiger.  I wonder what Mr. Lowington is going to do with him.  There is no such thing as expelling a fellow in this institution now.  If he means to be cross-grained, he can keep us in hot water all the time.”

The officers were too much excited by the fact that the ship was outward bound to remain long in the cabin, and they returned to the deck to watch the progress of the vessel.  At eight o’clock the Young America was out of sight of land, though it would have been too dark to see it ten miles distant.  The quartermaster, at the helm, struck eight bells, which were repeated on the forecastle.

“All the first part of the starboard watch, ahoy!” shouted the boatswain, for it was now time to commence the programme of regular sea duty.