Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1910 — Obeying Orders. [ARTICLE]

Obeying Orders.

Seamen are strict disciplinarians, and a ship’s crew seldom even dreams of interpreting a commander’s orders otherwise than literally. Of the recognized rigid type was a certain English captain. The way (the strict letter of his law was observed aboard his ship is described by a writer In the London Telegraph. One day, while the ship was In a certain port, the captam gave a dinner to some town acquaintances, and as the resources of ( the ship were not great, some of the sailors were deputed to wait on the table to re-enforce the insufficient number of stewards, As these men were not used to such work, each one was told exactly what service would fall to his snare. The hour came, and the dinner went merrily on. Presently, however, one of the ladles wanted a piece of bread. There was none near her, ana the finely disciplined stewards seemed to be quite blind to her. need. She turned her head and spoke softly to the man at her elbow. “Bread, please,” she said. He looked regretfully at the bread and then at her. it was evident that he would fain have helped her If it had been in his power. He saluted In flhe naval style. ‘«an’t do it, ma’am,” said he. "I’m told off for Haters.”