Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-10-20

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caused at the time, but on account of
the rude remarks since made to those
who do not believe in the war and
whose feelings have been repeatedly
hurt by reference to it since the war
closed.
The Richmond is about to sail
away to China. do not know why
she is going to China but presume
she does not care to be here during
the amenities, antipathies and asper-
sions of Presidential campaign. A
man-of-war would rather make some
sacrifices generally than to get into
trouble.
must here say that would rath-
er be captured by our naval officers
than by any other naval officers !
have ever seen. The older officers
were calm and self-posse@ed during
my visit on board both the Richmond
and Atlanta, and the young fellows
are as handsome as q steel engraving.
While gazing on them l was proud
of my sex, and could not help think
ing that had 1 been an unprotected
but beautiful girl, hostile to the Unit
ed States, / could have picked out
five or six young men there to either
of whom 1 would be glad to talk
over the,details of an armistiee. l
could not help enjoying fully my
hospitable treatment by the officers
above referred to after having been
only a little while before rudely re-
pulsed and most cruelty snubbed by
, naughty young cotton-sock broker
in New York store.
1t was wash day on board ship, and
1 could not help noticing how the
, tyrant man asserts himself when he
becomes sole boss of the household.
The rule on board man-of-war is
, that the first man who on wash day
shall suggest "picked-up dinner"
shall be loaded into the double-bar-
+ relied howitzer and shot into the bo-
i, som of Venus.
On the clothes line / noticed very
few frills. The lingerie on board a
= war vessel is severe in outline and
almost harsh in details. Here the
e salt breezes search in vain for the sim
f gularly sawed-otf and fluently trim
: med toga of our home life. Here all
/ is changed. From the basement to
3 the top of the lightning rod, from pit
S to dome, as l was about to say, q
4 belligerent ship on wash day is not
a gayly comparisoned.
The Atlanta is a fair representative
i of the modern war vessel and would
" be the most effective craft in the
a world if she could use guns. She has
II all the modern improvements, ho
h and cold water, electric lights, handy
to depots and a good view of the
n ocean, but when she shoots off he
Il guns they pull out her circles, abrad'
L her deck, concuss her rotunda, con
% fuse the main brace and injure people
% who have always been friends to thu
Il government. Her guns are nov
n being removed and new circles pu
W in, so that in future she will be enabl
% ed to give less pain to her friends ant
squirt more gloom into the ranks o
% the enemy. W#EN ttf
20 Politics has very little to do will
q. the conduct Of navy yard. No on
i would talk politics with me. coul'
# not arouse any interest there at all il
,r the election. Every one seemed de
10 lighted with the present administra
If ton, however. The navy yard al
ways feels that way.
w In the choky or brig at the guar'
# house saw sailor locked up VIII
CO was extremely drunk.
n elbow did you get in here, m.
= man?' asked. Z ID
~ "Through thinfoonce ofprominen
ct Democrat, you damphool. Howl
4 spose?" he unto me straightway di
&c reply.
i The sailor is sometimes infeste,
9 with style of arid humor which as
4 serts itself in the most unlocked 70
n.y. fashion. l laughed heartily at hi
of odd yet coarse repartee, and wen
,,s away, WI 8
m / had almost forgotten to mentio
ch the drug store on board ship. Fac
ut man-of-war has small pharmacy o
the second floor. 1t is open all nigh
its and prescriptions are carefully con
n pounded. Pure drugs, paints, oil
of varnishes and putty are to be ha
ee there at all times. The ships di
IS. pensary it not large room, but tW
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