Very nice indeed! Got Admiral POOR out there, cruising around.
Just like a picnic, you know.
_Cor_. Are you in favor of the recognition of Cuban Independence?
_Ad_. No, sir! What's the good? POOR might have to come home, then.
_Cor_. You think, then, that recognition would not be a Poor policy?
_Ad_. Yes--no! No--yes! Doormat! You know what I mean.
_Cor_.(_quickly_.) Oh! yes. Certainly, sir! But what is your opinion upon
the woman question?
_Ad_. Don't care a snap. Let 'em vote. Won't make a difference 'board
ship.
_Cor_. You think, then that women will never be sailors, Admiral?
_Ad_. Nothing they could do. Except to trim the boats; look out for the
mizen sheets or somethg o' that kind. Couldn't expect 'em, even in a
calm, to be brisk in manning the yards, much less martingales.
_Cor_. What is your opinion, Admiral, of SHERIDAN'S work among the
Piegans?
_Ad_. (_laughing_). Neat job. How was that for Lo?
_Cor_. Good. Do you believe the Pope's infallible, Admiral?
_Ad_. The Pope's what?
_Cor_. Do you think that there is no such word as fail with PIO Nono?
_Ad_. No, no!
_Cor_. The Empress EUGENIE, Admiral, and Queen VICTORIA--which do you
think is the prettiest of these women?
_Ad_. Never saw 'em swimmin'. Can't say.
_Cor_. What is your opinion about McFARLAND? Was he justifiable, think
you?
_Ad_. No! Poor shot.
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