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Now our young first classmen were in for another thrill -the pleasure of wearing officers' uniforms for the first time. On graduation the midshipman is an officer of the Navy, though a very humble one. The graduated midshipman's uniform is a more imposing affair than the uniform of a midshipman who is still merely a member of the brigade at the Naval Academy.
"You forget that you are off Finisterre, in a midshipman's berth: coffee we have none muffins we never see, dry toast cannot be made, as we have no soft bread; but a cup of tea, and ship's biscuit and butter, I can desire the steward to get ready for you." "Well then," replied Jack, "I will thank you to procure me that." "Marine," cried Jolliffe, "call Mesty."
He felt at times as if he would be glad to sight the Nautilus, and so be relieved of all his cares; but, on the other hand, he could not help feeling that he would be sorry to give up and return to the midshipman's berth. "I wish, though, that Bob Howlett was here," he said to himself, as he longed for a companion of his own age and position. "I don't know, though," he said, directly after.
Those blessed bearers of the good things of this life, the bum-boats, were not yet permitted alongside. Every five minutes, I sent master Bill up to see. Great are the miseries of a midshipman's berth, when the crockery is all broken, and the grog all drunk, and the salt junk all eaten.
In all the ornamented versions we are informed that the boy was to enter the royal navy, and that a midshipman's warrant was procured for him. There does not appear to be any valid authority for the royal navy, the warrant, or the midshipman. The contemporary Virginian letters speak simply of "going to sea," while Mr.
"I'm very glad that his son and mine are to be together. Charley!" he shouted, turning round. At the summons, a fine-looking lad in a midshipman's uniform, about two years older than Ned, made his appearance, his face well bronzed by a tropical sun and sea air. Ned thought at once, from the look he had at his countenance, that he should like him.
"You shall obey nobody but myself," returned sir Harry; " and the lord high admiral," he added, with a glance upward, and a smile like his son's. For that day Clare kept to the captain's state-room; the next, he went on deck in a midshipman's uniform, which he wore like a gentleman that could obey orders. The end of Clare Skymer's boyhood.
From thence to Guildhall, and there set my hand to the book before Colonel King for my sea pay, and blessed be God! they have cast me at midshipman's pay, which do make my heart very glad. So, home, and there had Sir W. Batten and my Lady and all their company and Capt. Browne and his wife to a collation at my house till it was late, and then to bed. 13th.
"Well, I suppose if I had stayed at home, and got a commission in the army or a midshipman's berth in the navy, I might have been killed and, if I had my choice, I would much rather be killed in fighting against people who murder women and children, who have committed no crime whatever, than in fighting soldiers or sailors of another nation, who may be just as honest fellows as we are.
My father as I must still call him glanced on the paper, and pronounced it a forgery. Briggs roared with laughter. I turned to him and demanded an explanation. "Why, don't you see, Greeny, it's all a joke, a midshipman's joke!" "But" I asked. "Don't be a fool. You've got a good wife, be satisfied." I turned to Clara, and was satisfied. Although Mrs.
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