The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-09
Mr.. D00LEY ON THE RETURN Of THE FLEET.
BY F. P. Dunno
copyright, 1909, by H. H. Mcclure s. Coz

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ships are in turrble condition. III ammynnion hhts won hist
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smokeess powder n twelve-lneh shells an safhn' way . their errand
lumber hooker . pulled off tn rocks at Hons Kong be a Chinese junk o.
crews bile in al . pot be tn nipple natives " h in hospital land.
facts a~tnin' happened to tn doomed armada as US aava, experts ais
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He wore his UNIFORM with honor II pride. III this made his downfall H.
eadin. tn captainw nt ashor to a dinner give b III riprishatt-
tive Nv Americas mighty power in Tangiers or burave counsel. AbDah Gum
mrs. IN n watchful eye v h, 2dniral,s seen that our nero Was ir 70
cheerful FIR such a ompan He show III III signs " xhiaraho his
eyes were sleepy. his gait unsteady N his face wore a pleasing expression
" onreasoning nge mingled with despair An what dye think brought
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nbecomi o an officer an a gLlttman.
IT'S awful. It spres me Whole iee ~ a naval hero. 1t takes al III
out " sea fghtn. Can ye think i Nelson or Barr. o. Farrygut
a chocoat eclair an a glass iv matted mix n gMn inoa action with
tn inimy? n O sir " Pipe III hands to grog Give tn, buIhes plenty
fv rum IN they'll fight TX wild cats a glass v brandy with ye, Admiral
NO 49, oo ndm 4 nncher r and boy. Roord thin nov fr th one v IA
land we owe n tn DOT in their hld. AZ. tSN a gioryouS day. mere
goes m other leg. out who cars.
Sur, I think in thin days n that kind iv fghtn' a mn had to DC
crazy o. in dhrink to g OF at all 1t was close wurruk, a kind f rough n
tumble on h sea # IIogans frmd, Nelson. wasn't dhrunk he vas crazy.
fire Nelson Ia oy eye, h other gn havin'b been knocked out in
a row an he pt his ply glass to tn extinct lamp an says he: What tk
looked on III Spanish or tn tnth, O II, yetahan or tn Dane or
anybody he vas sin to fight, as MS personal ininies justth same IS ~an
him about ponyucks An there vas thu fellow John Pau Jones Did
We wr hear about him Well, sir. he vas in a fight with an Englshnnan
an his WI boaew vas snkin; Boy, says he; it wud be onsafet to sayh here
amy longer an be drownded. SAYS ne says <: But where will we 9
I. ar dees thrkes me. Wen step aooord tn inimys boat says ne. Al
the don so With soordsn heir teeth a n their pig tails FLYNN in tn air:
Dye raIze tina this is " boat? says tn English captain. Where ele wua
abanth' ear with a belayinp pin An to max eth ship more homeiFe. he
hsted n American lag n sailed to Franc otaHk it al over with Binja-