Names That Should Live Though the Ships are Gone By Maney K, Stuacuax, Some day, some one will feel impelled to write the story of the British Navy in the Yangtze. fortune is with the daring author, he may be able to tell the full story' when, in a delicate diplomatic situ tion, a certain naval officer considered it would be judicious to seek counsel of the Consul in the outport concerned. He did, and received the reply:—"Yes, of course, but, you see, really, I was' transferred yesterday, and actually Tam not here." A cold rey eye looked the Consul through and through and the tongue associ ed with it said:—"And is that #07. Then who in thunder is it that I'm seeing here, sitting in my cabin and. drinking the finest Irish whiskey, that ever one can get in this country?"
Or he may get the story concerning the two forts on opposite sides of a river who were attempting to bombard each other, somewhat to the annoyance of foreign shipping to the right and left. of them. Eventually the commander of a gunboat detached a midshipman and lors from his ship's company, of about thirty and sent them ashore in a dinghy to put things right. The "snotty" marched into the fort which the other, interrupted the commanding, general at his ten and announced:—"Look here, old boy, this practice will have to cease of T shall have to disarm your jolly old she He may be able to give full details of an cid Chinese boatman with a score or more years service with the. British Navy' to his credit,, who, when out with a Taunch, was com: mandeered and ordered to tow a fleet of sampans laden with generals and much loot to a place friendly to them. "He towed them into a wide bypass of the river, and, the day bee ing hot, the generals all went to sleep. Whereupon the wily. old laodah continued towing until he had doubled hack to the river, came alongside H1.M.S.—well, Pinafore il do—and reported to the Cuptain:—"Sir, I think more better you come Tooksee what man have got sampan
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