The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-01

There was a blockade in two minutes and
one of The junior officers rushed TO the
side of the ship ard down The gangway.
Here, herer' said he. You can't block
the gangWay with that truck. Murphy,
chuck that stuff overheard"
"Bumboar Mary" appeared at the ship ;
side just as the order was given.
Hey? What's that? Throw them pies
an things overheard? Young Teller, see
here l amt lookin' fur trouble, but l
want to say right now that If them pies
an things is thrown overheard there'A De
trouble on this craft. The boys are waltin'
this mint fur them things, an il won
be healthy fur any man. from Admiral
Dewey down, 10 heave them pies an crul-
lers overheard
AT that instant a jackie who had been
looking wistfully at the contents of the
boxes. tripped down the gangway and
helped the boatman get the boxes on
board and up the gangway. Mary took
care of them, and little later, when she
left the ship. she smiled triumphantly at
the sentry and hummed little song of ner
own, which went:
Fur puddins an pies,
An other supplies,
They can't do at all
Without Ma-r-e-eH'
And as her boat bobbed away on the
whitecaps half dozen Of the Olympia s
crew waved a farewell at her and told her
she was "all right"
Dewey's Assignment.
Senator Proctor, of Vermont, told the
story of his interest in having Dewey as
signed to the Asiatic squadron.
He said that when the question of COM
mander for the Asatic station was under
discussion he went to the President anu
recommended Dewey for the post.
I 1,A la
the senator, ''in regard to this very thing.
He remembered the converse ton distinct
ly, and, to my surprise, in detail. l had
spoken of the fighting qualities of Dewey,
and Mckinley replied;
eyes, but all naval officers are night
ers.'
"Then | said that was true, but that
Dewey was level-headed and could take
care of his country and his country's in
terests, no matter how far away he nigh
be sent This seemed TO have some effect
on the President, for he wrote on card
these words
Secretary Long: Assign Commodore
Dewey TO Asiauc squadron.
w. Mckinley.
"The President" continued Senator
Proctor. put this note behind the inkstand
on his desk Then he said to me: Senator,
that is fixed.
Il told Dewey of this soon afterward,
and Dewey said: I will celebrate this. III
give YOU a dinner I told him he did not
owe me anything. but as he was an old
friend of mine, I would eat his dinner, and
did"
Call From Mrs. LawlOr." of London
Mrs. Lawlor of London was one of the
visitors 10 the Olympia yesterday after
noon and when she finally had said good
nv every one of consequence on board
knew that she had been there.
''Shure, I'm Mrs. LAWYER all the way
from London" said she to the sentry az
the gangway as the boat in which she
rode touched the foot of the gangway, AN
I have a bye on board, an I'm goin' 10 see
him an shake hands wild the greatest gin
tlemin i'm the land" and without more ado
she trudged up the sangway and looked
around a little biz dazed at the sight OF SO
many beautifully dressed women ana tue
glitter of the brass and steel on every
hand She found her boy. ana IN the
course of an hour she gratifed her Steat
desire tn shake hands with Admiral Dewey.
Sbe wore an air of such comical and man.
fest importance as she walked down lhe
deck toward the gIngwdy TO take her boat
that A smile went around she looked
about quickly and perceived that she was
being laughed at. This made her very ~
dignant. 49,, 80 .,il
sbe her face flushing Wild all yer line
clothes We haven't a boy as fit fur ms
country under Dewey" said she win WIN
ering scorn. "Whin | heard that Dewey
Unz comm home didn't l say TO mesilf
"shure. Mrs. Lawlor. ven go down in the
ovid sock fur money for ticket TO New
York seq J. AN whin yez git there yen
see Yer own bye seq l, an yell snake
hands wild the finest scrappin gintemin IA
oiI the vtrruld' seq ], an bedad I've ker-
riod ant that same plan 10 the letter, we
bUtherin' spalpeens ye.'
Mrs. Lawlor of London was so formida-
HE in her wrath that no one said any
thing back, and the breeze from the south
east had to blow industriously TO lower the