It would be a pleasing task to depict Benny as he advances through life, winning the praise and admiration of those around him for the sterling qualities displayed; but as yet he has not made very much progress in carving for himself a name. He is now at school, and Fluff remains at the station, happy all the time, but particularly so from Friday night until Monday morning, when his young master “comes home” to the station. No. 8’s teachers report that he is a studious, well-behaved boy, and both Sam Hardy and Joe Cushing declare whenever the subject is brought up, that if he so desires, Benny shall “get all the schoolin’ that’s to be had for money.” Yes, he received the medal of honor for life-saving, when his successful work on the night the crew were taken from the stranded steamer had been properly represented at headquarters, and every Sunday he and Fluff wear their decorations, much to the satisfaction of their guardians, the men of the Life-Saving Service. DECK-PLAN OF A SELF-RIGHTING LIFE-BOAT, SHOWING THE MANNER IN WHICH THE GEAR IS STOWED. [Illustration: _Boat and Gear._] _List of Articles Shown._ 1. Anchor. 2. Cable. 3. Bow heaving-line or grapnel-rope and grapnel. 4. Drogue-rope. 5. Stern heaving-line. 6. Veering lines. 7. Veering lines. 8. Jib outhaul or tack. 9. Mizzen-sheets. 10. Drogue. 11. Life-buoy. 12. Loaded cane, heaving-line, and tub. 13. Tailed block. 14. Pump-well hatch. 15. Deck ventilating hatches. 16. Deck ventilating hatches. 17. Foot-boards for rowers. 18. Side air-cases. 19. Relieving tubes and valves. 20. Samson’s post. 21. Thwarts. 22. Central batten, to which the masts and boat-hooks are lashed. GENERAL RULES OBSERVED IN STOWING THE ABOVE GEAR. 1. Every rope made securely fast to a thwart by one end, the other end being kept clear for immediate use. 2. Each rope coiled, as much as possible, under a seat. 3. Each rope coiled in a loose coil, so as to allow the air to have access to all parts of it. REGULATIONS. 1. The keepers of life-boat stations will be held responsible to the Government for the proper care and order, cleanliness, and efficiency of the life-boat, and everything pertaining to her. 2. The keeper of each life-boat station will frequently open the doors and windows of the boat-house; keep the pump-well hatch and ventilating-hatches of the boat open when the boat is not in use; and often examine such of her gear as would suffer injury from dampness, and dry it by exposure to the sun or wind. He will exercise proper precautions against the warping of the oars by their remaining long in one position, and see that they are not left supported only at the ends.