Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-07-13 | Page 3 | Time to Quit

Time to Quit. Ex-Secn-lary of the Navy John D. lxmg. In his book. "Tho New American Navy," glvas an oxomplo of an examination examina-tion of a mldHhlpman for promotion hi the days when practical seamanship and manly bearing counted for more than knowledge of sloel construction und electrical elec-trical engineering. Commoiloro Mr. Tatnall, what would bo your course, supposing you were off a leu shore, the wind blowing a gale, both anchors and your rudder gone, all your ranvus carried away, and your whip scudding scud-ding rapidly toward tho broakura? Tatnall 1 cannot conceive, sir. that such a combination of disasters could possibly befall a ship In one voyage. Cunnnodori! Tut, tut, young gcntloman, we must havo your opinion. Hupposlng suoh n crtset to havo actually occurred. Tutnall Well, fir ysdlM, all carried away, do you say, sir? Commodore Aye, all ovory rag. Tatnall Anchor gone, too, wlr? Commodores Aye. not an uncommon Cl-Xl!. Tatnall No rudder, either? Commodore Ayo, rudder unshipped (Tatnall drops his head despairingly In eloop thought.) Come, sir, coine, bear a hand about It. What would you do? Tatnall (at last and dcspurat) Well, ya let tho Infernal tub go to tho dovll, where Mho ought to go! Commodore (joyously) Right, sir, perfectly per-fectly right! That will do. sir. ,WJV-will ,WJV-will note that Mr, Tatnall hora5'" " v