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"What, do you mean to say that lankey, horse-marine looking fellow is as bad as that!" said the admiral. Marchdale now turned his attention to the two new comers, upon whom he looked with some surprise, and then, turning to George, he said, "Is this gentleman a visitor?" "To Mr. Holland, I believe he is," said George; "but I have not the pleasure of knowing his name."
Before him a despairing reporter kills himself by falling on his own steel pen; a broken telegraph-wire hints at the weight of the thoughts to which it has found itself inadequate; while the Army and Navy of the United States are conjointly typified in a horse-marine who flies headlong with his hands pressed convulsively over his ears.
Before him a despairing reporter kills himself by falling on his own steel pen; a broken telegraph wire hints at the weight of the thoughts to which it has found itself inadequate; while the Army and Navy of the United States are conjointly typified in a horse-marine who flies headlong with his hands pressed convulsively over his ears.
"Ay, ay," said Jack Pringle, who came in at that moment, and thought the question was addressed to him. "Who spoke to you, you bad-looking horse-marine?" "Me a horse-marine! didn't you ask a plain question of a fellow, and get a plain answer?" "Why, you son of a bad looking gun, what do you mean by that?
Sounds like a yarn of a horse-marine." As he spoke he crossed the room and, dragging a rocking-chair from its place beside the wall, settled himself in it. Martha found a seat upon the sofa and turned her tear-stained face toward him.
"Depend on it," said the top-man, "he must somehow have thought I was making sport of him a while ago, when I was only taking off old Priming, the gunner's mate. Just look at him once, White-Jacket, while I make believe coil this here rope; if there arn't a dozen in that 'ere Captain's top-lights, my name is horse-marine.
Give way, will ye? and shoot her ahead for a fathom or two, and if you catch me afloat again with such a horse-marine as your self, why, rate me a ship's jackass, thats all.
Just then a man, who, from his nautical appearance, might have been called a "horse-marine," rode up on a small country pony. He had a long sabre by his side, a haversack on his back, and a brace of pistols in his belt; and while huge boots encased his legs, he wore a seaman's broad-brimmed hat and loose jacket, making him look altogether not a little peculiar.
He said something about my being a Horse-Marine, and sent me back to my company, telling me that when we got into camp that night he would send for me and I could tell the story of my capture and escape. I rode back into my company, and you never saw such a change of sentiment towards a raw recruit, as there was towards me, and they asked me questions about my first fight.
"Why, d e," said the admiral, "it's Jack Pringle." "Yes, it is," said Jack, who was not sufficiently sober to recognise the admiral's voice. "I sees as how you've heard of me. Come on, all of you." "Why, Jack, you scoundrel," roared the admiral, "how came you here? Don't you know me? I'm your admiral, you horse-marine." "Eh?" said Jack. "Ay ay, sir, how came you here?"
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