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It is a splendid thing to see one of these men of war, and it does really make one proud of one's country. IT IS A SPLENDID THING TO SEE ONE OF THESE MEN OF WAR AND IT DOES REALLY MAKE ONE PROUD OF ONE'S COUNTRY
 are such splendid-looking fellows, Americans of the best type, young, active, vigorous, with lots of intelligence. I was much amused at the names of the seven-inch guns, which include _Victor_, _Invincible_, _Peacemaker_, together with _Skidoo_, and also one called _Tedd_ and one called _The Big Stick_. REFLECTIONS ON THE WAY On Board U. S. S. _Louisiana_, Nov. 13. DEAR KERMIT: So far this trip has been a great success, and I think Mother has really enjoyed it. As for me, I of course feel a little bored, as I always do on shipboard, but I have brought on a great variety of books, and am at this moment reading Milton's prose works, "Tacitus," and a German novel called "Jorn Uhl." Mother and I walk briskly up and down the deck together, or else sit aft under the awning, or in the after cabin, with the gun ports open, and read; and I also spend a good deal of time on the forward bridge, and sometimes on the aft bridge, and of course have gone over the ship to inspect it with the Captain. F OUR OTHER FIRST CLASS BATTLESHIPS THE MEN ARE SUCH SPLENDID LOOKING FELLOWS AMERICANS OF THE BEST TYPE YOUNG ACTIVE VIGOROUS WITH LOTS OF INTELLIGENCE I WAS MUCH AMUSED AT THE NAMES OF THE SEVEN INCH GUNS WHICH INCLUDE VICTOR INVINCIBLE PEACEMAKER TOGETHER WITH SKIDDOU AND ALSO ONE CALLED TAD AND ONE CALLED THE BIG STICK REFLECTIONS ON THE WAY ON BOARD U S LOUISIANA NOVEMBER THIRTEENTH DEAR KERMIT SO FAR THIS TRIP HAS BEEN A GREAT SUCCESS AND I THINK MOTHER HAS REALLY ENJOYED IT AS FOR ME I OF COURSE FEEL A LITTLE BORED AS I ALWAYS DO ON SHIPBOARD BUT I HAVE BROUGHT ON A GREAT VARIETY OF BOOKS AND AM AT THIS MOMENT READING MILTON'S PROSE WORKS TACITUS AND A GERMAN NOVEL CALLED YORN ULL MOTHER AND I WALK BRISKLY UP AND DOWN THE DECK TOGETHER OR ELSE SIT AFT UNDER THE AWNING OR IN THE AFTER CABIN WITH THE GUN PORTS OPEN AND READ AND I ALSO SPEND A GOOD DEAL OF TIME ON THE FORWARD BRIDGE AND SOMETIMES ON THE AFT BRIDGE AND OF COURSE HAVE GONE OVER THE SHIP TO INSPECT IT WITH THE CAPTAIN
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