Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1865-10-07

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1aE the whole passage. We were
not - green as that. 1t wa- a capt.
tai plea 10 put our wives on. too.
So after tea we went forward. got
happy, and kept on growing happier,
till about ten O'Clock, when Col.
Orton made an appeal to oar gencros-
ity. lie had been pack-horsc all day
was tircd-didn't fccll as well rs
he might. Would we let him off :!
lie wanted to turn in. Yes, we
would that. lie was Il dry chip, any
how-not much ginger in him. Go
on, Coloncl-go and turn in. So Oft
we went on our jubilee tack again.
At length, II little before twelve
o'clock, we voted to squar away
and run down for Blanket Bay, and
off we went, making short tacks,
with fair wind on the passage,
down the long s2loon, going afoul of
every craft we tell in with, whether
at anchor or under weigh. until at
last we got into the latitude of the
glass statesmen and generals, when
we hovc,to and hunted uplotch-keys.
All right. We could read plain
enough yet the great gold letters on
the glass, and the little brass letters
on the key tallies.
"lIcre you are-General Taylor
that's my harbor, g-ge-gentle-
men," declared Lieutenant Ives in
somewhat tangled articulation.
"Guv-nor.or Curtin's my man."
was Colonel Marshall's declaration
positive.
"I'm going to turn in to Dewitt
Clinton. with little Carris,' boasted
Major Florence.
"And / am to sail under Burn
side" said Dick Marine, holding up
his latch key closer to tho light, to
make sure he was right in the tally
"Wcll, I'm 'blcst beautiful if I
amt billettcd on, or in, General
Cameron growled George Cole
man. "However, I don't care a
cuss who's over me, so long as Mary
lays alongside. All right, ship
mates"
$50 that leaves me Gen Scott"
said Captain Hamilton, taking near
sighted look at his latch.key.
81 say, shipmates, le-les err do er
thing quieter, ye sce," suggested
Lieutenant Ives.
Yes, that sit, gc-gentlemens," !"
supported Colonel Marshall. "Yesee
the girls all er sleep by this time !;
lesser 60 softly, SOS notter wake EN-
up, esser'l wantor know what time
It's"
"Ycs, let's 60 SOFTLY" everybody
responded; and SO we went like
burglars to our respective key holes.
and let ourselves in so still you
couldn't have heard a click or a
crack of Il single door.
was inside in the dark. and haul.
ing away at my siarboard boot, when
little dimiiy woke up about halt,
put out her hand sleepily like. and
laying it upon INV port leg by guess.
said in sort Of dreamy wav:
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