Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-20

is not indeed rather worse, than a
wooden vessel i'm the event OF running
upon one Of them?'
Now, our excellent surgeon was a
pronounced pesslmist. always looking
on the dark side Of things and imag-
lining all sorts of mishaps, which fortu-
nately had never yet materiali2ed, 50
we scoffed at him and his baleful sug-
gestion and told him that, thanks to
our heavy armor, his Job during the
night would be a sinecure, since no man
would be 80 much as scratched.
1 hope so he replied, but there's
always chance that something may go
wrong &c INST que rimpre qui ar
rive touJOurs, YOU remember
" oh. speak English We shouted.
we don't understand your Dutch!
1T isn't Dutch. as you know per-
fectly well. and I'm not going to insult
your intelligence by translating what
you've heard and taken in for your
selves
Don't get mad. doctor VIC ans
wered, but, for goodness sake. cheer
up This Is no time for gloom; It's
what we've been looking forward to
and praying for ever since we We're or
dered 20 this grand ship
" I'm not gloomy in the least. but I
can't forget my early teaching that he
should first count the cost
II confess the. menace OF torpedOes
had scarcely entered by mind "a seri-
Gus. and, even when mentioned on such
an occasion I gave II little weight
Anything happen To the Tecumsehf
Nonsense She was impregnable and
practically invulnerable At this mo-
ment the captains orderly came into
the wardroom and whispered some
thing in the ear Of the executive
officer who Immediately called the mess
10 attention and announced that the
store ship which was To remain outside
during the enga cement would receive
and carr for any papers or valuables
their owners desired 20 send TO her for
safe keeping shortly afterward coffee
was served. and then the other officers
left the table TO form little groups,
each deeply occupied IN speculation as
10 the exact hour OF starting. the weight
Of the rebels fire. the likelihood of our
capturing his little feet unframed. the
pleasure we should have In pitting the
Tecumseh against his armored flagship.
the Tennessee: the amount Of prize
money we would divide among us, the
unreliahility Of our cannon primers,
he proper length Of fuse TO put i'm our
shells. etc. etc You know what they
said as well as n you had been there
It's tho same talk always whenever
similar conditions arise.
"It so happened that I was left alone
at the table slipping my coffee while my
thoughts reverted 20 the conversation
during dinner. or course. nothing could
really hurt the Tecumseh, she was too
stout and strong SIN, there would be
no harm IN sending on board the store
shin a few papers I valued and some
trinkerS I should not care TO lose. Why
not? ! could never regret doing so. no
matter what the event. II might be.
and II doubtless was. foolish-and yet
and again / asked myself, why not?
Rising from my seat went into my
stateroom. selected the things I had in
mind and put them in Tin document
side. They scarcely covered its bot
tom. so Insignificant were my belong
ings. and they left I'm Il large empty
space. bringing 10 out into the ward
room | told my messmates that ! for
one had decided 10 leave some things
in place az safety until we either
came out again or the store ship Joined
us inside.
"'Weu you are fine fellow 10 servo
on hoard the Tccumsch.' was their
greeting Have you no pride I'm your
ship? You ought 20 be ashamed Of
yourself etc. etc.
You're all wrong I replied. I
am proud Of my shin and I'm not
ashamed OF myself. / have here some
papers I should not care 10 lose. that's
nothing will occur tomorrow to make