The Battleship Boys At Sea

The Battleship Boys at Sea by Frank Gee Patchin.

The Battleship Boys at Sea by Frank Gee Patchin Excerpt: ...and many a jackie and marine's shins were rapped soundly by the handle of the deck swab, during Sam's wild dash. The jackies yelled at him, now and then one hurling something at the fleeing lad, but Sam did not stop until something finally happened to check his mad career. Somehow his swab handle was thrust between the feet of a man standing with his back to the lad. This occurred on the gun deck. The man went down flat on his face, and Sam likewise tripped over the handle of the deck swab, plunging headlong on the fallen man. There was instant commotion. Those of the crew who chanced to be standing about set up a roar of laughter. "Look out, Bill. His head will set fire to your uniform," shouted one of them. Sam was struggling to his feet, very red in the face and very much ashamed of his clumsiness. He started forward to help the other man up, when the latter regained his feet with a 128 bound. The man's face was bloody, a deep gash having appeared across his nose. "Did the red-head do you up, Kester?" shouted several voices at once. Bill Kester, in falling, had struck a sharp edge on the carriage of an eight-inch gun, and had sustained a painful wound. Besides this, his face was smeared with grease that it had collected in scraping along the carriage. "Oh, I'm so sorry," begged Sam. Kester was mopping the blood and grime from his face, regardless of the fact that the sleeve with which he was performing the operation would not stand an inspection. "It was an accident. Believe me, I could not help it. I was feeling sick and was hurrying to some place where I could lie down." The injured seaman did not answer at once. "Is there anything I can do for you? May I get you some water?" "Go soak his head under the scuttle butt," shouted another sailor. It was quite plain that, for some reason, all hands seemed to enjoy Bill Kester's unexpected downfall, for no one expressed any sympathy for him, or regret at the accident.... We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.

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“That must be the place over there, Sam.” “Where?” “Just across the street on the next block. I see something in front of the building that looks like the picture we saw in the post office at home.” Dan Davis turned to a passing policeman and, respectfully touching his hat, asked: “Will you tell us, sir, where we may find the United States Navy recruiting station?” The policeman pointed to the building in front of which Dan's eyes had caught sight of a highly colored lithograph. “Thank you, sir. Come on, Sam; I was right. That is the place we are looking for. See that flag up there in the third story window? That's the flag you and I are going to serve under if we are lucky enough to be accepted.” Sam Hickey nodded and started after his companion across the street. A moment later the lads stood before the picture that had attracted their attention. In the foreground of the picture stood a sailor clad in the uniform of a seaman in Uncle Sam's Navy, while on beyond him, in the distant background, lay a white battleship, the Stars and Stripes floating from her after staff, a line of signal flags fluttering from the signal halyard just aft of the battleship's navigating bridge. Palm trees and similar foliage showed it to be a tropical scene.