As the boys had not yet grown entirely accustomed to what is called "Government straight," i.e., salt meat and hard-tack, the bumboat did a thriving business.

Young Potter's bill was tremendous, and Mrs.Bumboat bade him a regretful farewell when she visited us for the last time.
At three in the afternoon of the tenth we hoisted anchor on our way to sea.

Our good friends had not deserted us, and a number of them, aboard several tugs, accompanied us as far as the Narrows.

The "God-speed" given us as we steamed away would have been a fine object lesson to our future antagonists.
Up to the present we had been concerned simply with the preparations for war, but it was destined that before another twenty-four hours had passed we would have a taste of the actual realities.
The "Yankee" was to see service..