Show A Bright Midshipman On board a manofwar bound lo San Francisco from China was a young midshipman named Walters He was a favorite with the officers and had in I him the talent for making a Ono officer Tho midshipmen on board stood their I watch forward and every hour It was their duty to come aft and write up the weather columns of the ships log showing the readings s of tho barometer and thermometer and to heave the ships log to ascertain her speed The captain in company with the officer of the deck was walking the weather side of the deck conversing when Midshipman Walters came aft to write up the log The barometer a mercurial one was hung In the cap tams cabin and Walters after having read It helped himself liberally to the captains wherry on the cabin sideboard In walking the deck tho captain happened hap-pened to glance down the cabin skylight sky-light and saw the midshlprnana proceedings pro-ceedings When Walters came up on dock to heave the log the captain addressed ad-dressed him an follows How lo the barometer air Walters saluted and wild Stcqdlly rising sir steadily rising The captain then asked And how is i the decanter UJm Walters was taken aback but with I steady voice replied Steadily falling air steadily falling The reply was too much for tho captain cap-tain and no punishment was ordered Philadelphia Public Ledger |