The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-27

minute " ~ waking hours each cia-
ssn knows what he must 40. Or what
I From II midnight to 1 "A. NJ. II the
|QuioAes& time, but in every part Of
the city echoes the sound Of the
kA&chmen's feet. At 1 A. ~. cookins
bx3la, aud thereafter through the
day, until midnieht. 1t intervals Of
ave minutes. ten flft0Nn and rarely
longer Intervals, some new. work.
nscsssftous to the community is be-
gun.
And all the time things necessary
are times when the smoking lamp 10
lit; then many Of the citizens are at
liberty to smoke to loaf and delight
their souls. Out goes the smoking
lamp, and half an hour later all bags
and ditty boxes have been slowed. the
lower decks have been cleared OF un-
authorized persons, the sick call has
sounded. and those who half an hour
before fell upon all the bright work
with rags and polish have left It as
good AZ new. From 1895 p. NJ. until
one the band plays in the public
square.
But we. are In port. The city is on
10 peace footing. Ours now TO sing
Of shirts washed. OF finger nails trim
med, Of letters written to wives and
sweethearts, of the incoming mail
ana OF the outgoing. OF shore leaves
and returns to duty. of moving pic
when the screen IL erected upon one
grim turret and the fancies Of the
scenario writer are projected from
the frowning summit Of another.
/ sirv now OF shavings and hair
clippings, OF shampoos and tooth
puliinge. Of pills administered and
appendices removed. Of potatoes
peeled and OF Justice administered.
of the little Filpino servants. who
their own: OF starry bugIe calls and
the wig wasging OF flags.
Shopping On Board.
sing Of those who loaf and smoke
and make friends: OF yeomen and
typewriters, OF paymasters and book
keepers. And sing, too, Of him who
has money and goes shopping. II he
IL for cleanliness he may buy violet
giycerine or P. & G. naphtha; cake
the same sum he may purchase natu-
raj rose, or lilac, or violet, or, more
ldeiicately. heliotrope or sandalwood.
With Joy ! sing of what may be
bought upon a battleship: garters that
never bind" talcum powder and mir
rors, pen points and dioxogen, en-
bossed writing paper or plain, clay
pipes and corncobs, Weilingtons and
briars. ! sing with JOY Of what goes
in them: Bull Durham and Lucky
Strike. Piper Heidseick and Sensation.
Eapturously I sing of shoe laces
End Tomatoes. of sardines. peanut
butter. pork and beans and pickles,
OF chocolate-c covered cream cakes
marshmallows, nougatines and pep
permfnts. Of maple cream walnuts, OF
peanut brittle. of fudge. of butter
scotch and velvet kisses. of Nabisco
and Social Tet biscuits.
Law In the Navy.
The city has its law court. And
then one day ! saw justice admins
tered as 1t ought to be administered
In all cities. whether they are OF the
sea or Of the land.
Four business-like but very seri-
Gus young men took slim black
Bible In their hands and swofe that
they would do what was right.
Thereafter. instead OF quibbling and
fencing. they went straight after the
truth of the matter in hand, called
the witnesses, helped them sfoaspaek
the truth. instead Of browheatfnE
them and tricking them. helped the
accused to put his excuses In better
shape than he was able to put them
himself. and in an extremely short
period OF time brought the whole
truth to light. found a verdict, passed
tsentence, recommended mercy and
sent their findings up to the captain
And this one, who has a passion
for probation because of the good
that he has seen come Of 1t. will be
As merctfui and sensible az the good