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Ethel was a dear, as always, and the two little boys were as cunning as possible. Sister had brought them some very small Japanese fencing armor, which they had of course put on with glee, and were clumsily fencing with wooden two handed swords. ETHEL WAS A DEAR AS ALWAYS AND THE TWO LITTLE BOYS WERE AS CUNNING AS POSSIBLE SISTER HAD BROUGHT THEM SOME VERY SMALL JAPANESE FENCING ARMOR WHICH THEY HAD OF COURSE PUT ON WITH GLEE AND WERE CLUMSILY FENCING WITH WOODEN TWO HANDED SWORDS
 so quickly that I received only some minute scratches on my face and hands which, however, bled pretty freely. I was very glad to come up the coast on the squadron of great armored cruisers. In the gulf the weather was hot and calm, but soon after rounding Florida and heading northward we ran into a gale. Admiral Brownson is a regular little gamecock and he drove the vessels to their limit. It was great fun to see the huge warcraft pounding steadily into the gale and forging onward through the billows. Some of the waves were so high that the water came clean over the flying bridge forward, and some of the officers were thrown down and badly bruised. One of the other ships lost a man overboard, and although we hunted for him an hour and a half we could not get him, and had a boat smashed in the endeavor. When I got back here I found sister, very interesting about her Eastern trip. She has had a great time, and what is more, she has behaved mighty well under rather trying circumstances. BUT I WENT THROUGH SO QUICKLY THAT I RECEIVED ONLY SOME MINUTE SCRATCHES ON MY FACE AND HANDS WHICH HOWEVER BLED PRETTY FREELY I WAS VERY GLAD TO COME UP THE COAST ON THE SQUADRON OF GREAT ARMORED CRUISERS IN THE GULF THE WEATHER WAS HOT AND CALM BUT SOON AFTER ROUNDING FLORIDA AND HEADING NORTHWARD WE RAN INTO A GALE ADMIRAL BROWNSON IS A REGULAR LITTLE GAMECOCK AND HE DROVE THE VESSELS TO THEIR LIMIT IT WAS GREAT FUN TO SEE THE HUGE WAR CRAFT POUNDING STEADILY INTO THE GALE AND FORGING ONWARD THROUGH THE BILLOWS SOME OF THE WAVES WERE SO HIGH THAT THE WATER CAME CLEAN OVER THE FLYING BRIDGE FORWARD AND SOME OF THE OFFICERS WERE THROWN DOWN AND BADLY BRUISED ONE OF THE OTHER SHIPS LOST A MAN OVERBOARD AND ALTHOUGH WE HUNTED FOR HIM AN HOUR AND A HALF WE COULD NOT GET HIM AND HAD ABODE SMASHED IN THE ENDEAVOR WHEN I GOT BACK HERE I FOUND SISTER VERY INTERESTING ABOUT HER EASTERN TRIP SHE HAS HAD A GREAT TIME AND WHAT IS MORE SHE HAS BEHAVED MIGHTY WELL UNDER RATHER TRYING CIRCUMSTANCES
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