Show The Nelson The Nelson I of of the N Navy VY- VY Admiral Walker who is just lead dead used to be he called h by his admirers in inthe inthe inthe the navy the Nelson of the American American Ameri Amen can Navy avy There was this tills much of or sense e in the designation that designation that it expressed expressed ex ex- ex- ex pres pressed ed the belief that Walker Valker had the ability and the pluck to win any sea son fight against an any enem enemy with any kind of a show If It he hc could have ha the show However this was mere ad ad- ad Walker was more than an object of ot suppositious suppositions guessing ho was recognized as head and shoulders above o any navy captain of hl his time line The Tho good men believed this and sat at athis athis his feet Among Amon the tho good men we can count noble Bobby Evans Eans Chadwick Brownson Stanton tho the a a alot lot of people of whom the time navy nan can be bc proud while proud while Dewey used to consult consult con con- sult suit old John about Ita navy movements movements move move- ments and oI officers cers us used d to sa say that George would look into the glass and wonder vonder what John would think of him no now w. w He Ha was a n fine old sailor failor and he lip was recognized as al' thorough No personal friendship softened his manners to a delinquent One da day when ho hI was wassailIng wassailing wassailing sailing out from Hampton Roads with the International fleet that helped us liS celebrate the centennial of or Washington's Washing Washing- torts tons first inauguration his orders about weighing anchor were re disobeyed disobeyed dis dis- dis obeyed by hr hi his dearest friend in lii the time service who was In command of one I pf or the ships and as the time old Chicago the flagship passed the time trembling culprit culprit cul eel tho the naI navies H of or the world orld heard his hi Whiskers thundering out from tho bridge bjur and expressing wo wonder er at his own moderation in not putting his old comrade under arrest At another time when tho the white squadron was sailing out of a Mediterranean Mediterranean Medi Medi- bay another old friend worked his lila ship so o awkwardly that time the I admiral then admiral then nearly a trade dollar I admiral I suspended suspended him him by signal In Inthe inthe the face ac of the tho whole fleet The I punished d captain coming aboard to protest a against his public reprimand puffed out indignantly Why Yh sir lr I r never heard of If such a a. thing Well Yell said nl John pulling at his big side whiskers whis ken hers jouve youve heard of it now ll He lIe had been a good fighter in the war var and ho 10 had most to do I. I In starting the the- new n navy w He lie was literally the brains of the outfit He put his stamp upon the be best t men inca In the tho service when ho Iw was chief hie of tho the bur bureau au of tion He lIt was wn a n de despot pot but a mighty might Intelligent one him said an anI officer w who ho had to go 0 to sea against I his hiI will and who had hatI pleaded In vainor vain for or sonic some more shore service service- I him hini the tho worst tIming thing about him Is that hes he's nh always s s right |