. Book of the Royal blue . tiie great navalhero, the corner stone of American sea-fighters, in a metallic casket, were borneon the shoulders of twenty tars, from thereceiving vault in the Naval Academygrounds to the Armory, and back to Ban-croft Hall, where they were placed in aniche to remain until the chapel, now un-der construction, is finished. Then oncemore, but probably with simple ceremonies,the body will receive its fifth and probablylast burial. But was it .Tones body Perisli thethought! That question was settled beyondall [jeradventure. Nevertheless the circum-stances of the long sea
. Book of the Royal blue . tiie great navalhero, the corner stone of American sea-fighters, in a metallic casket, were borneon the shoulders of twenty tars, from thereceiving vault in the Naval Academygrounds to the Armory, and back to Ban-croft Hall, where they were placed in aniche to remain until the chapel, now un-der construction, is finished. Then oncemore, but probably with simple ceremonies,the body will receive its fifth and probablylast burial. But was it .Tones body Perisli thethought! That question was settled beyondall [jeradventure. Nevertheless the circum-stances of the long search, and finding thebody after a century had passed, givegrounds for some doubt to modern minds,so disturbed by investigations, that perhapsafter awhile, faith and hope, those neces-sary guidons of patriotism, may not evenhave the mantle of charity for defence. The correspondent of the , who was sent to Annapolis to reportthe ceremonies, felt this doubt keenly as THE APHORISMIC OBSEQUIES OF JOHX IACL THE JACKIES FROM THE BATTLESHIPS. the train sped on its way; and the doubtlingered all afternoon and late into thenight, finally appearing in cold type nextday. Seated in the forward coach on thespecial train, she heard the starboardpiston of the locomotive answer her thoughtin steam: It iss. It iss, It iss, It iss ;while the port piston (the spirit of theoccasion excuses the use of nautical expres-sions applied to an engine) angrily shrieked : It issnt, Itissnt, It issnt, It issnt; andit wasnt until the train pulled into thestation that the air-hose settled all argu-ment in a very decisive; Who-o-o-oc-a-a-a-r-r-r-e-e-e-s-s-s. It really mattered not whether it wasthe bod} or sword of John Paul Joneswhich received the encomiums, for thegreat American Nation had come to honorthe memory of her intrepid admiral, whosedetermination did so much to establish thenavy. And so, to his bier came the headof the nation and many distinguished menof our own and other natio
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