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Show SCHLEY IN ROLE OF HUMORIST. How tho Admiral Had His Quiet Fun With the Temperance Folk, A prominent naval officer tolls n story thnt exhibits Admiral Bchtcy Komowhat In tho light of n humorist Homo years ago Schley was In com mand of ono of tho old navy ships thnt was fitting out nt tho Ilrooktyn navy yard for a foreign cruise Now, naval olllcers of tho wardroom carry a lot of boor with them when they stait on u cruise They aro not ns a rule, heavy drinkers, but they liko boor nt mess with their mials This beer Is taken on hoard In bottles packed In straw and placed In Immense hogs heads It appears that a few days beforo Hchloy's essol was to sail for n foreign for-eign station, a large party nf llrook-lyn llrook-lyn Bunday school lenchers visited tho ship In a body Tho party was much Interested In watching tho crew stow and break tho stores On tho main deck stood ono of tho big hogsheads packed full of beer hot tics that had been emptied This hogshead of empty bottles was about to bo hoisted Thcro wns no way for tho uninitiated to tell whether they wcra mint or empty hut tho Bunday school teachers Immediately concluded that tho bottles woro loaded Accord Ingly they regarded tbo hogshead with stern disapproval After u hurried consultation thoy determined to send n delegate to tho commander Kith ret aronco to tho hated hogshead Kir. said tho former to Bchlcy, 'It Is a matter of deep regret that your vessel should carry such a huge quan tlty of Intoxicants The quick willed Bchley knew at onco that tho hogshead was nt tho bot torn of tho trouble but ho elld not let on Bo when tho emissary spoke of the many, many bior hottloa ho had Seen Bchley exclaimed Why, Its simply shocking' Then with his vis Hor ho left the cabin nriil repaired to tho main deck Itoa un a mate he called out send ma somo deckhands at once ' The hands woro aft In un Instant ' Hlg a tackle and dump that hogs head over tho side" ordored Bchley rho sailors who knew that tho hot ties wero empty ware all grins but In n Jiffy they had the hogshead over tho sldu Into the water The Hrooilyn party looked on approvingly and when tho offending bottles had disappeared they gathered around Beliley and told him what a noble example ho had set for tho men Bchley took It all with becoming modesty Tar tho fun ho had out of It he paid n couple of dot Inrs Into tho wardroom mess for tho loss of the empty bottles which should have been returned to tho dealer N Y. Tlms |