The sun., 1893-05-21

ana tnat since that time Iaminany mas usual
| ~ been Victorious, nnl when defeated. has
| speedily become victorious again.
ECHOES OF THE BRITISH FLEET
| The Drou Sayings of tho vittIest Man
| Among Our English Naval Ftsitors.
"The most remarkable Of oil your Yankee
Inventions" said the wittiest Of tho English
naval officers who came to the naval rendez-
| vous. are your chimists shops. to my way Of
| thinking. don't you know? They are really
| quite extraordinary. When I was knocking
about your city OF N'yew York I came to find
out about them quite be accident-and n very
| good sort OF accident it was. assuah you.
| Can you tell me whaiah youah Mr.. Edward
| Cooper lives ? arsked person In the streets.
/ really don't know said the person. but
why don't you look in the chimistsT But.
really said !. he's not q chimist.' oh. you
don't seem to know said the person. so he
showed me. We popped into the very first
chimlst's shop. which was on corner. and
there was directory quite free OF charge. and
found what wanted. don't you sec?
When get back to England am going to
tell everybody about those wonderful chin
lists shops. They seem to be on every corner.
and each has a directory-and no fee for the
looking. We've nothing like that in London.
any more than we've any overhead tram. Now.
there's your overhead tram. ! like that very
much To he sure. thore's a bit OF a sputter
and fuss as tho trains pass along. and trine
OF bing to get to it: but II gets you about,
and that's what you want. arfter all"
This man of whimsical speech had high
regard for Americans. and particularly for
American lighting men and ships He ADAPTED
q pooh pooling tone whenever he spoke OF
any other naval matters and things except the
English and American. 1t seemed to be, in
his mind. a matter OF surprise that any other
nations should want shps-as IL they had no
business with them and only used them as n
baby uses o clock. to play with The instant
the talk turned to American naval affairs his
manner changed to one OF heartiness. "Ah.
now. there's man I'd like to have behind or
beside me in fight" he would say OF
Admiral Gherardi. or F:ghtink Bob Evans.
or Capt Watson. or whoever it might
be. And II our cruisers were not
quito up to the standard OF the Blake or the
Kaiserin Augusta he overlooked tho short
comings and said: Your American fellows
would fight ANYTHING ahoat with whatever
they had at hand. don't you seer" He summed
our status UP in these words 1t isn't what
you've got but what you're going to have.
You re going to have a good third-clnrs navy
lis thumb 10 the % direction Of the GSi GircsHt
frtnchman, the Jean Bart. one day. no said:
shes the dirtiest looking ship Of the lot: bur.
really. now. she isn't much good BY dirtiest
looking he meant to say she had the most
ier2ci3us appearance.
alter being presented to Mr.. Cleveland II
hear he's man who sDits out what he thinks
u reay as is sGTt
looked at: lhadn' tnpeyefor him once elarpssIi
feyes on yonr Mrs; presi;"n He!i"g SAID
long a as you have the chance had only
how, how a do with her, yet she managed to say
Ike o ney nss %,ss Of ao at sa
S5 rs the f@a
1t panied him to have tho word foreigner"
anpiea e. 70 :, him md tho rest OF the EnEi,Sh;
other EnGlishmen. :#e don't calI you Amcri,
way OF lhinEing OF YOU" His irI"ndiine-s was
Mo,ham Wh ss tat North or hAIr rmn
station aboard tie War.plie oil our west
GrSast. aud once said to tho reporter OF
lhE SuN; DO you want 10 know when your
Stheri 1t will be- when monkeys go to heaven
~, this witiest OF the Engishmen, who were
or sGf fis"sHs "&TSs @
Lto2msnt their mas. .hcnds. hr said. "andthey
funny " sn up LsIIs 70 ~ h .ss rs n1y
about the English Channel! They carry
strings 81 dried onions ahout to sell In all the
ilying-selling dried onions. hut II you think
minute you see tho> beauty "i it; The onions
cost Sl n9thinE and sell fer something ana thats
i, Once he wns arrayed in his finest uniform.
mated BY slqrious st,H soekei S''i hat. No'A
. ooms, said he. come ana have look at
aren't you /" h. H'v was ASA ssKsd. I' '
Pro4d?" he replied; am as proud as
Atanot her time lie was down on his knees
pnking the stove that heated the cabin in
ne nUt Tas su Mtn and iE t IM n poks
nat stove whiie you go 2n with the interest
"E 6h 6Shofy Duf y1S thew Were ss sIn YOU said
he: they S' Wouidm't fd N Enow how. @ This is % an
American stove, Introduce! n o. our navy hy
ew OF US can manage. DOM YOU seet"
me ne, rTp,n,enle UPON which promotion is based
,ur 'S nayy british navy Is nat cs o sGos
md seniority is the basis, Of promotion but in
.nglInd , Ih. officers OF the ships ere e selected
nlralty. Whenthis British wit explained the
metnois in vogue. he WAS nskrd II the eyil
ns1 and scions Of aristocratic families bcne-
Oh not iits% iii of it." sa he; 1T is quite the
'smg Sn ,n Est handle 70 ,Sot @ sr font
han that needs all the help he'll ever get
Is THIS Englishman iound that our Dolphin
iGuxe made hotoh OF your royal yacht he
AID: you carnt go on asking everybody To
lodge the rarlor door ana c,imb up on the
oof and dodge down the hack way. as you do
ow, Your wal ting room is behind the dining
ack new bit on tho front aud nut the wait !
~ room 'li"rr. Then nIhin a. Il - now with /
he tables IN the shaie % u letter L; the ser.
ants catn't pass the things around as they
onii II It was lettss !. don't You know
'ut. bless you your officers know oil that too
!ell to need to be told a word OF It. Your
Ing Cleveland knows it-for he Is your King.
houEh p you will persist In calling such people