The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-19

mart of the ship TO attend to. under tho
supervision OF a petty officer.
THE day on a training ship begins at
O'Clock I'm the morning with the roll
OF the drum, the musical notes OF the
bugle and the shrill whistles OF the boat
SWANS mates. followed by their horse
voices crying, All hands. up all ham
mocksr Hammocks are quickly dashed
or rolled up, and slowed snugly away In
the MEETINGS. a drink of hot coffee. and
the order Is passed Turn to- which
means, go 10 work. The decks are scrub
bed, the paint and brass work cleaned.
The boys 20 about barefooted, and with
trousers rolled uy above their knees. BY
S o'clock everything has been washed and
wiped on. and all is thoroughly clean.
Al just eight bells Is o'clock the flag Is
hoisted, while the band plays The star
Spangled Banner and the boys brea~-
fast Oh scrouse Ga combination OF broken
water-soaked hard-tack and pork lau.
coffee without milk, and bareback ana
butter.
About half-past eight work begins
again. The boys busy themselves pre-
pairing the guns. the decks and their Own
persons for inspection. which occurs az
nine-thrty. Al the roll OF the drum, eF-
cry boy. man. and officer In the snip taxes
his position az one of the guns, or IN the
tops. the magazines. engine-rooms' or
about the deck. and the men and ship
are inspected by the captain. After IN
sDecuon the forenoon is spent I'm various
drills. The decks are cleared. the great
guns cast loose and loaded, and all the
lnau0euyres Of clearing ship for action
practiced. or the boys are instructed IN
t0rpedo-fring, or hurried - shore I'm the
boats for battalion drill or arranged IN
small groups about decks Tor instruction
IN boxing the compass and other prac-
teal seamanship. These drills take mp
the remainder of the morning and a good
share of the afternoon.
AT noon dinner is served. The boys
sit about portable tables an feast ON
salt horse (corned beef, salt JUNK
pork. plum dun Ga sort OF boiled pud-
ding. beans and hard tack; or, il I'm
uort. fresh meats. vegetables and soft
bread are enjoyed about three times a
week. The fare is clean and wholesome,
and there is plenty Of IL. After supper
served al o'clock, tho boy sgather IN
groups upon the spar-deck IN warm
weather or below decks in cold, and sing
songs or listen 10 exciting stories told
Wy Old salts. some OF whom can describe
from memory naval engagements IN the
civil war The hours from TO s. the
second dog watch, are the most delightful
on shipbOard.
''How We sang those old man-ot-war
songs wildly portraying the great naval
battles OF our history The exploits or
Paul Jones, the night between the Consti-
tuition and Guerrero the sinking or tne
Cumberland and many other naval lIaul-
tions were made familiar 20 us I'm those
songs How my boy heart thrQbbed ana
sent the hot blood 20 my very finger ups
as / Joined Justify i'm those old sea songs.
About We We're given our hammoc KS.
and rninht turn i'm il We chose; 10y %
ail must be in their hammocks. Thus
are the DAYS passed in anything but idle
ness. and thus are the apprentices fitted
to take the places of men ON the regular
cruisers The Rev. Charles l. Leonard,
in I.eslie's Weekly.