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Show AN UNFORTUNATE SLIP. Uow. a Zealous Ka.l.jn Tanked lilt Ton- tui on Ilia Mmilia U'ato'i. New York Herald. This seasou's crop of Annapolis grad-uattshas grad-uattshas litrn in-ill ly dist riiml.-d about the navy, and several of the luckiest youngsters hue settled in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. (no of tlu'in t as assigned to tho Philadelphia, and one morning last week lie was put on duty as officer of the deck for one of 1 he morning watches. Il was his lirsi "active duly, " and his chest expanded a foil inch a- lie buckled on his sword and marched to t In j n ;i -terdeck. This w is at l'l o'clock, and his watch was tid noon. In this trick tin-re i.-. I lit one ordd' to he ehcii. '1'hat Clues at m-Xcii bells i'i.;:if pa -l 11 o'clock), and i- to (Ids c;Tcct: "Eosum's male. Pipe sw i epor.s: " The youngster had "honed" up oa his duties carefully, and .' :o!, a mi; erh ' attitude on ihe bridge :n hU soeii strokes began, rlonrili-r his throat to irhe the regular tiritienl rim,' to his order. or-der. And lo make him o-;i.:ci-. !ly c. ire-full, ire-full, he knew although he could I'd see t li. i : i . that half liie h's iimt::v w ere hiudeii away omew here mU i t :y watci imr his deluil . Si) as the seventh bell far:.' out r n t fit-sultry fit-sultry air n.uig out iu a eve to I e hear.'! half a ay acro-s ihe Ij;:-;ii, "!,... o-um',. m:i!e' " "Aye. aye, sir!" re-ponded led functionary. stiimhriC-C ;':t v '.th l is whistle in his lin.ri-r. '"swipe peepi " The boatsu ;ii u' mate en Vavor.-d to pucker for a whi-tlc. but his lips divided di-vided inn ;r'iiu th.it made blow inc. impossible, im-possible, while a s,cit of laughter came from all ahing the deck. "Xo, li"." siamniere-l the unfortunate Krisiiu. "1 mean 'Peep sv ipc.'" The boa! wain's mate licariy fell ill a lit. lit this, and tiie .scre:iio-. o: i n i j ! i . from the onlookers well ti'.gh s'artcd the cruiser from her uiooriutts. 'i he young-ler young-ler lot his head completely ni. li'.i -t see-ond see-ond ilis.ivti.r, and it tool; s.-M-ii mci to keep him from jumping into tho K;u t Uiu-r. . Il.e whist lit was finally niudeil a,;.l the svM'eping trick Has dime, but Hie voulh hi d his meals broe-.-ht to him in Ids berth all that dav, and speid his month's pay the fellow -t'.venly-fmir hours in buying ihe sih'iice of his comrades. |