The brightly decorated float,which held a very nervoussmall boy in a very large sailboat,was waiting to take itsplace in the parade when a group of horsemen paused be-side it.“Ahoy there,sailor,”one of the parade riders called.“Watch out you don’t tip that vessel over and drown.”The youngster managed a smile.The rider,enjoying hisown humor,kept right on making comments.He wantedto know how many times the boy had been across theocean,when he had started going to sea.and where hisoars were.Finally.raising his voice to increase his audi- The brightly decorated float, which held a very nervoussmall boy in a very large sailboat, was waiting to take its place in the parade when a group of horsemen paused be-side it. “Ahoy there, sailor, ” one of the parade riders called. “Watch out you do not tip that vessel over and drown. ” The youngster managed a smile.The rider, enjoying hisown humor, kept right on making comments.He wanted to know how many times the the boy had been across theocean , when he had started going to sea.and where hisoars were .Finally.raising his voice to increase his audi-