It was very provoking to be kept prisoners; but such is often the fate of Yachtsmen.
"A Yacht Voyage Round England"
W.H.G. Kingston
Hock-a-mock was succeeded by the aunt of one of the Yachtsmen, who identified herself beyond question by allusion to family matters and by displaying the scar of a burn upon her left arm, received while making tomato catsup upon earth.
"Humorous Ghost Stories"
Dorothy Scarborough
In the course of a few minutes a small raft, bearing a heaving-line which the Yachtsmen had streamed, drifted down upon the tug, clearing the bow by a few feet.
"Dan Merrithew"
Lawrence Perry