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Show llinsslilltM Vfomta. Tho csprctalon, "aacroM avaquar tcr gunner. ' la uften empluyed In the navy. One jart of tho quarter gunner' gun-ner' duly It tn prilltli the gunt, mid capccUlly any hraaa tiork that may be attaoheil to tlieui A company ol ladles were vlaltlng a rccclthig ahlp, nml pAueed for nioo nieitbii the gun deck to examine tlio Rnmiiin. Their ndiulrillon w.11 vxclted by Iho alilnlngeiindlllunuf tlio Mack ni'jiiitiirt, ami one cif tlio younger in-m biraof the lately, ttandlng nenr a gun. pi iced ht r delicately gloved hand on tin- bran mounting, at the emtio time in iking aoiuo remark about lta beautl ful ptdl.lt, Tho qunrter gunner dU not appcor to bo greatly pleaaeil with theto feiul-nlno feiul-nlno compliment, nml tho ladles had norooner mntcvl nwnythan heeelzeil n cloth, sprang tn tint ciniion which the young lady had touched nml com mencptl rubbing It fiercely, all tho while cnitlug lunlsw.lent glancn after the retreating gtiettt. ' The ofUcer of the'deck noticed le action and remarked- "Will, Smith, you-don't aeem to li to tickled nt I thould think a man would bo with all that flattery " "Flattery I" told Smith Utterly. " Taint enough for theui to como ami look at It," rub, nib, rub, "but tho'vo got to go and put their dirty old luwt all oer It," itml he kept 011 scrnbblnithe brn"a work. Ilxcliangc. |