The Adventures of an under aged rating    

Sam kicked the stones, he hated his life, and where he lived. He was the youngest child in a large family.his father was a fisherman and expected him to follow hi onto the boat's. However Sam wanted more than that, he dreamt of going to exotic places and seeing people that were different from him.

He lived in a Terrace house, their were seven children as well has \mum and Dad,his older brothers all worked on the boats and his sister worked gutting the fish, ooh that was an awful job. No he wanted something different, he had just finished school he was fourteen and he would soon be a man.. His Father ruled the household. Poor Mum didn't have a voice her job was to look after all of us. She worked scrubbing, washing, and baking for them all. She'd sew by candlelight patching up all their clothes.

On Sunday's they all had to go to Chapel in their best clobber, Sam hated it his shirt irritated him it was stiff, he'd rather be down by the sea shore dreaming.

One day he heard of a famous Admiral coming to give a talk in the Memorial hall, he was trying to recruit boys to join the Navy, now that would be something.So he decided to get himself dressed up like he was older, he was just desperate to be accepted.He knew his Father wouldn't give him his permission to join, so he had to look old enough to sign his own consent.

Has the day approached he secretly borrowed his brother Silas's clothes and he found his Identity card that said that the bearer was eighteen.

On the day he told his Parents that he was going to see one of his old School friends so he wouldn't be home for tea. He was really excited and his brother Silas noticed it.

'What are you up to Sam', he asked.

''Nothing I'm just going to see Will, to share what we're going to do now we've left school'.

'You sure you're not meeting girls or something'.

'No of course not I hate girls they're so giggly'.

Later that day he was sitting in the memorial hall riveted by the stories of far away places. The Officer that was with the Admiral said anyone interested in joining the navy were to line up in front of the table on the right Sam rushed over and joined the queue, he was really nervous.He had his brothers identity card in his pocket;he had to remember his name was Seth the photo  looked a bit like him so he had to hope for the best.He got to the front of the queue.
'What's your name', the officer asked.
'Seth Marlow Sir'.
'How old are you'
  'Eighteen Sir'
'Have you any identity',
'Yes Sir', and he handed him the identity card.
'Hmm it doesn't look much like you',
'It was taken a couple of years ago Sir'.
'Oh alright go into that room on your right to fill in the forms, he tried to walk nonchalantly over to the room,
when he really felt like running
Later that day he had a medical at the local hospital, if this is OK he was in.He couldn't believe it

Six weeks later he had been accepted and he was to join his first ship H.M.S. Jupiter he had hidden his uniform at his friends house and had his post sent there..He had written a letter to his Mum explaining his actions and Will would deliver it after he had sailed. Sam arrived at the station to catch a train to Portsmouth
He had been sent a pass so he didn't have to find the train fare.He boarded the train and he was away.
He arrived at the Dockyard and saw the officer who pointed to a ship he had his kitbag so he joined a group of sailors.
He was on board now and they were just heading out o he was beaming this was a real adventure they were heading towards the Azores wherever that was but it sounded great He knew he had found the chance he had been longing for.