The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-09-23
The Home Circle.
The Captains Typewriter.
SEA YARN THAT INTERESTS NORWICH,
CT.-FRoM THE WASHINGTON STAR.

L "a SA@N WV S0 ~ PAS''ILS CfCl hlIOWA 1l blC
China seas, for IL days-right in the
| trough of it, and often enough in dan
ger of trrniDg turtle. She had lost
couple OF seamep, who were swept
overheard by the green seas that wash
ed the to- gallant fo'c'sle, and her ships
carpenter had bean killed by being jam
med about while making some repairs.
| The Baltimore wasn't structurally dam
aged, but she was badly bunged up,
and everything washable on all decks
had been carried adrift by the terrific
| seas. Her fighting tops rested on the
spar deck-they had to be lowered to
give the ship better rightipg qualities in
the blOw-aud il general, when she
crawled into Honolulu harbor, at the
rate of about two knots an hour, the Bal
| timore-a beautiful cruiser, when right
iva 8 seedy enough looking fighting
packet.
I She anchored alo1geide the yacht-like
Bennington. Anchored about hundred
yards OIL the starboard side of the Ben
niD9ton vas ore of the most beau iful
Eleanor of Providence, r. I. The name
Of her multi-millionaire owDer-the son
Of famous philanthropist-need not be
given here, for he figures largely in the
story; but people who know about won
derfully beautiful yachts know about the
Elearor. She had been IN Honolulu har-
Dor about week, and she was proceed
ing leisurely to San Francisco. Her
owner, the multi-millionare, man of
about 40, was aboard of her, with his
young wife and their two year old baby.
Che multi millionare's wife was tall,
slender and very beautiful young wom-
an Of %. They had been making 8 tour
of the world On the Eleanor and had
been away from the United States for
mo than year. The officers If the
Bennington ad been charmingly enter
aimed aboard the yacht, and aEhe multi
millionaire often went off from his yacht
in his steam cutter to the Bennington.
The social relations between the gun
boat and the yacht were very pleasant.
When the Baltimore dropped her NJ d
hook alor gside the Bennington number
of the officers of the latter ship went
aboard of her. They were accompanied
by the multi-millionaire owner of the
Eleanor, who had been dining in the
ward room with the Bennington officers.
The Bennington party went after board
tbef Baltimore to see the commanding
officer, who was, and is, one of the gen
timely genial officers of the American
navy. The captain told the Benning-
toms officers of the severe time he had
had of it with his ship. I'm rather
worried about getting in my report of
the blow" said the captain. 1.-THE Aus
tralla is going up from here tomorrow
morning to San Francisco with the
mails. and I'd like to send my report to
the navy department up 10 her. But I
haven't even begun to write it yet, and
the yeoman who has been doing all my
typeWriting on the Asiatic station was
hurled out of his hammock during the
blow and ably bruised. He's now in
| the sick bay. He's the only one aboard
who knows how to manipulate type
writer, and | want to send typewriter
report. l fear I'll have to defer making
| the report until the next steamer goes
up"
"Perhaps not" said the multi-million-
aire, stepping forward. II fancy [ can
| undertake to get you typewriter. She's
! on board my craft, and acts as my secre-
taIy, and L think l can guarantee that
she'll take your report on the typewriter
| if you care to dictate it to her "
The captain Of the Baltimore was de-
lighted, and he thanked the multi
millionaire cordially. The latter stepped
into steam cutter, and went over to his
yacht, and in 10 minutes returned with
his charming young wife. The Benning-
toms officers understood, and smiled.
The captain of the Baltimore did not un-
derstand, but he was pleased, neverthe-
less.
"Captain, permit me to present you to
my secretary" said the multi-millionaire,
stepping aft on the quarterback of the
Baltimore with his blushing wife.
"Her services are yours until you have
finished debating your report Of the ty-
lphoon."
The captain escorted the young wOm-
an aft TO his cabin and immediately
plunged into the dictation of the report.
4 The young woman's fingers flew over
the keys. She more than kept pace with
the debating commanding officer, and
when he came to pause she was always
looking up from the machine, waiting
for more words to get down.
"Surely, you handle that machine
with marvellous rapidity," said the COM
manding officer, smilingly, to his type
writer pro tenn.
He dictated for some hours, and The
report was finished. Then the yach
! was signaled to, and the yachts steam
, cutter, carrying the multi-millionaire
went alongside the Baltimore to TAX
aboard the young woman secretary.
ST very heartily appreciate this kind
ness,'' said the commanding officer to th
multi-millioniare. "You have an extra
ordinarily skillful secretary"
J, "And quite as amiable wife, SAT-
the multi-millionaire, smiling. Then b.
! presented his wife as such to the some
! what confused commanding officer of tn
! Baltimore.
8 ssI had the honor TO become acquainte
with my wife, you know" said the mul