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The only thing to do is to grin and bear it, to flinch as little as possible under the punishment, and to keep pegging steadily away until the luck turns. THE ONLY THING TO DO IS TO GRIN AND BEAR IT TO FLINCH AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE UNDER THE PUNISHMENT AND TO KEEP PEGGING STEADILY AWAY UNTIL THE LUCK TURNS
 the fine quality of the officers and crew. Have you ever read Smollett's novel, I think "Roderick Random" or "Humphrey Clinker," in which the hero goes to sea? It gives me an awful idea of what a floating hell of filth, disease, tyranny, and cruelty a war-ship was in those days. Now every arrangement is as clean and healthful as possible. The men can bathe and do bathe as often as cleanliness requires. Their fare is excellent and they are as self-respecting a set as can be imagined. I am no great believer in the superiority of times past; and I have no question that the officers and men of our Navy now are in point of fighting capacity better than in the times of Drake and Nelson; and morally and in physical surroundings the advantage is infinitely in our favor. It was delightful to have you two or three days at Washington. Blessed old fellow, you had a pretty hard time in college this fall; but it can't be helped, Ted; as one grows older the bitter and the sweet keep coming together. S AND ALL ARRANGEMENTS BUT THE FINE QUALITY OF THE OFFICERS AND CREW HAVE YOU EVER READ SMOLLETT'S NOVEL I THINK RODERICK RANDOM OR HUMPHREY CLINKER AND WHICH THE HERO GOES TO SEA IT GIVES ME AN AWFUL IDEA OF WHAT A FLOATING HELL OF FILTH DISEASE TYRANNY AND CRUELTY A WARSHIP WAS IN THOSE DAYS NOW EVERY ARRANGEMENT IS AS CLEAN AND HELPFUL AS POSSIBLE THE MEN CAN BATHE AND DO BATHE AS OFTEN AS CLEANLINESS REQUIRES THEIR FARE IS EXCELLENT AND THEY ARE AS SELF RESPECTING A SET AS CAN BE IMAGINED I AM NO GREAT BELIEVER IN THE SUPERIORITY OF TIMES PAST AND I HAVE NO QUESTION THAT THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF OUR NAVY NOW ARE IN POINT OF FIGHTING CAPACITY BETTER THAN IN THE TIMES OF DRAKE AND NELSON AND MORALLY AND OF PHYSICAL SURROUNDINGS THE ADVANTAGE IS INFINITELY IN OUR FAVOR IT WAS DELIGHTFUL TO HAVE YOU TWO OR THREE DAYS AT WASHINGTON BLESSED OLD FELLOW YOU HAD A PRETTY HARD TIME IN COLLEGE THIS FALL BUT IT CAN'T BE HELPED TAD AS ONE GROWS OLDER THE BITTER AND THE SWEET KEEP COMING TOGETHER
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