"We have a war artist aboard, and all this extra drilling is being done for his special benefit, so he can work it up for his paper, I suppose." "Well, if we ever get that artist aboard the old 'New Hampshire' we will teach him a few things, so he can describe them from actual experience," said "Hod" the husky.

"He'll be able to describe scrub and wash clothes, sweeping decks, washing dishes, and all the rest, most vividly," he continued, vindictively.

"We'll show him how we get under the hose in the morning.

Oh, we'll have a bully time with him, and I'll wager that when we're through the honors of naval battles will seem too trivial for him to draw!".