The Washington herald., 1908-07-19

The lie of the commander OF an Amer
ican War ship in the tropics on this side
% the glebe IS FAR from being all beer
and skiftles - said an officer OF the navy
stirring the bottom O MS long. thin glass
with q couple of straws as ne sat under
meath the shade Of the big trees on the
lawn at the Chsvy Chase Club the other
afternoon 7 know what I'm talking
about. Tor I have passed three summers
there Il sounds very well on paper, a
cruise IN Southern waters suggests
abundance OF leisure. cool breezes. span
ish beauties. and such like But there IS
a no more strenuous life than that Of one
Of Uneie Sans underpaid, overvo.ked
naval officers who IS sent 20 the tropics
10 make visits Of courtesy. or whatever
polite name IS siven to-the police duty We
perform there. i promises well at times.
a ship VII land at an interesting port,
lis officers receive . rousinE welcome at
tie hands Of is inhabitants. are wined
and dlned and given the freedom OF the
CITY. besides the freedom 10 fan II love
with the sazeile-cyed hours OF the place,
which the- promptly do-and nowhere is
THIS process SO delightful SO souI-satisfy-
iEg as in the t-opics-but at tae aeisht OF
tle-r happiness. wnen their cups are about
20 overflow, aions comes pe-smptory
cable q proceed al once 10 s-cE or such a
port, there 20 investigate revolution
that is Going on. which Is a diplomatic
way or ordering Us 10 stop IT,. 30 we,
perfOree- say tende- faraWeIIs 10 the
maidcns who rave charmed Us. and ssE
TegretiuIl; away 10 oU~ -eU fields where
almost Jle same experience awaits Us.
From year end 10 ysar end vc i,,ss.,e
about from one country TO another QueI-
ing revolutions. --Revo.utr r01z.'' wat a
hiEa sounding name Tor the comical lit
tis sqEabbies they have down in Central
Anlerioa-sQusbbIss that are bora for the
nost part os the passion Of the people
for gold lace. flashing sabers. and the
booming Of cannon The mere sight of
an American Z-nboat takes al the bel
Igerence out ef them. and after Ne give
them a good moral shaking Up they
promise 10 be good. AID they are good
for while. sometimes six months AT a
stretch
What becomes Of the girls We cave
behlnd7
--Ch, we cherish the tendereSt sentiment
Tor them until ve 60 back again. some
times in six months. sometimes in as
many years; but on our return It is diff
eult TO recognize the dainty. svelte peris
in The broad and expansive matrons who
are happy In the love Of tise swarthy and
much betinseled officers they have mar
-ied- Sometimes We stay away long
enough TO he greeted when We 60 again
not only by The sonora and her military
husband but a string of little beauties
~yhO viii later gov into fascinating
hcuris and then develop into voluminous
lnatrons Ike mamma Il is when this
thought Is forced upon Us that We devOut-
-y thsuk our Tncie SAMMY for the inter
est he takes IN the opera beghe disturb
suces in the frothy H;tle republics 10 the
south Of rs and that gratitude surg=s in
our hearts for the perennial chickering's
In which those republics indulge. It's an
I'll wind that blows nobody good and We
have cause to be just as thankful for the
wind that blows Is away from those
ports as for the wind that WATTS Us
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