There is no use in a man having a whole fleet for a pleasure excursion.

It is too expensive.

Mind, I do not object to pleasure excursions for the naval officers--pleasure excursions that are in reason--pleasure excursions that are economical.

Now, they might go down the Mississippi on a raft--" You ought to have heard him storm! One would have supposed I had committed a crime of some kind.

But I didn't mind.