'The ship, with ker friendly gros ines, lying' off the French Bund, is a familiar enough sight to Shanghai by this time, When paying a visit to her it is well to choose the bright day which follows a rainy one, otherwise you will miss the lush profusion of washing hanging out in the sun which all the ships in the vicinity indulge in, and the scores of hammocks on the Pittsburgh herself will not be out enjoying the air.
On such a day also you will imagine that the two "gobs," who may possibly be polishing the ship' name-plate from a scaffold swung at her stem and on which a prerious equivalent of the is being done, are polishing it your especial benefit, so great Yeaction of a sunny' Huangpo.
Once you are on board: the officer of the deck will salute simarrly: and then the Admiral's Chief of Staff, Captain W. N. Vernon, witl take you belowstairs to present you to Admiral C. 8. Williams, Commander-in-Chief of the U. S. Asiastic Fleet and Station, who will very graciously let you see the ship if you promise noi.to pry into state secrets which you probably would not. understand everywhere one looked one's admira-for cooks and assistants grew, though one's fears grew also that} these chefs had for ever been des polled of the ability to cook a nice ttle tiffin for four or "ten for two."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.