Nine months on a cruise and experiences in Nicaragua . n to re-ceive orders to return to the nice little U. S.—only to havethose orders cancelled and have to remain across the streetfrom Frisco for another two months—then, when real sail-ing orders do come, to find that they take us out to rambleover on this rim of the Earth among the exiles of the Asiaticanother several months instead of back to the wilds and junglesof tight little Frisco. Now, Pierce, dost thou honestly blameus for our Adams-apple stunts as we watched the Maryland,West Virginia, and Colorado fade away one after the other for
Nine months on a cruise and experiences in Nicaragua . n to re-ceive orders to return to the nice little U. S.—only to havethose orders cancelled and have to remain across the streetfrom Frisco for another two months—then, when real sail-ing orders do come, to find that they take us out to rambleover on this rim of the Earth among the exiles of the Asiaticanother several months instead of back to the wilds and junglesof tight little Frisco. Now, Pierce, dost thou honestly blameus for our Adams-apple stunts as we watched the Maryland,West Virginia, and Colorado fade away one after the other forthose happy hunting grounds, taking with them tried shipmatesand true, while the bands played those tunes herein before enum-erated? Verily, if thou dost, then is thine heart of adamant ge-macht and yet untouched of wiles of women!) However, in the case of the Colorado there was a silverlining to the cloud as we had a pretty good hunch that we weresoon to follow her, so we went about our tasks contentedlyenough—with hope nailed to the THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS 61 The gradual dissolution of our fleet reminded us of an oldnursery rhyme and on mentioning this to one of the ships mi-nor poets he excitedly ran his hand through his thatch, dashedoff, but soon returned and handed us the following delicate bitof sentiment: Five stately cruisers—tied to the shore— The MARYLAND was hustled offAnd then there were four! Four swift cruisers—ready to go to sea—The WEST VIRGINIA beat it homeAnd that left but three! Three happy homes—sailed oer the ocean blue- The COLORADO made her sneakWhich then left but two! Two sturdy cruisers—hung it out togetherAnd started for the States themselvesIn fairest kind of weather. As nothing happened to this twainOur rhyme, perforce, is doneFor we cant wind up with the old refrain—?And then there was none! On Wednesday the 12th, we returned to Olongapo wherewe shifted the range parties every day or two so that all mighthave an oppor
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