the ship s company ai e assembled the captain sunny shores or for example be called upon to read his general description of the city of then the first lieutenant may read his account of st s cathedral the first master of the palace and so on so that we shall have as many varieties as there are readers but the new created quite a sensation among the students though the general feeling was not one of dissatisfaction the plan gave each student a chance to distinguish himself and most of them were ambitious enough to take this view of the matter when the students went on deck peaks the of the ship reported that a shore boat had visited the this information caused the principal to take his place with captain in the when she returned he supposed the boat had brought off o and he was anxious to hear his report for he certainly wished that should escape the fate to which she was doomed although he objected to this expression but he w as mistaken in regard to the person it was not o standing on the quarter deck as the students came up the steps was a rather tall slender and looking gentleman with curly hair and a very heavy he was dressed in blue clothes with a thick and club cap he was not more than twenty four but his manner and look were mature and refined mr smiled and advanced towards him they shook hands very cordially and after conversing with him for half an hour the principal directed captain to call all hands including forward officers and � i have the pleasure of introducing to the ship s company mr the second vice principal of the academy who will hereafter be especially in charge of the and as such he will be obeyed and respected said mr he is a of the academy and has served in every capacity from a seaman and petty to captain of the ship and of the he has commanded the and is therefore entirely familiar with all the details of a vessel of this class as you are aware he has recently been the chief officer of the grace i am sure that you will find him a scholar and a gentleman arid that you will respect and esteem him just in proportion to the fidelity with which you discharge your and duties as the principal stepped back mr ham took the stand with a smile and a very graceful bow he was heartily applauded by a hands young gentlemen the fact that i understand so well the duties and assigned to me renders me all the more in assuming them said mr having been both a seaman and an officer in the ship and in the i i can appreciate the joys and the sorrows of each position i shall endeavor to discharge my duties to those above and below me in rank and i know that in being faithful to your interests i shall best promote the wishes and secure the regard of the principal who has done me the honor to me to this position mr bowed and retired amid tlie hearty applause of the ship s company he was introduced shores ok first to mr and dr and then to all the officers of the vessel i think i am entitled to give you the welcome to this ship said professor because you come to relieve me of a duty which i am not competent to perform i don t know the boom tjie fore to and i am too old to learn now these young gentlemen bother me sorely with sea which i have not brains enough to comprehend i shall cheerfully submit to your authority though i am old enough to be your father i am very happy to relieve you of the disagreeable part of your duty replied mr and i am confident my authority will not in the degree wound or disturb you the impression made by the new vice principal was decidedly favorable mr dined with him in the cabin and explained to him the plan of the journey on shore the movements of one division of which mr was to in the afternoon all hands went on shore mr visited all the hotels in search of o but he could neither find him nor ascertain anything about him at the h de he met who had but just arrived having been delayed by missing the train at he spoke english and was very glad to meet the principal one of the vessels of my has engaged in a very romantic adventure said mr laughing and i am not sure yet whether we have done right or wrong in assisting the escape of the young lady you have done quite right sir protested young america in italy and i warmly the guardian of is a villain and will marry her to his scoundrel of a nephew in order to steal the greater portion of her fortune i can prove all that i say and if i had suspected that would put his plan in operation so i should have interfered before this time why the poor child is but sixteen and i thought there could be no danger yet but why did the young lady s father commit her to the of such a villain asked mr doubtless because he was deceived in his character knew that his infamous plan could not be accomplished in italy so he intended to take the poor child to egypt i suppose the plot was hastened by the appearance on the stage of the count di who is as noble in his character as in his title he is in by this time i gave him a long letter to s uncle with whom i am well acquainted and i am confident that he will hasten to at once is on board 