What perseverance and sense.

'Uncle,' says he to you, 'when I'm a big man, I'll go in a ship, and fight all the French in a heap,' says he.

'And beat 'em, my boy, too,' says you; cos you thought he'd forgot that; and then he says, 'what's the use of saying that, stupid ?--don't we always beat 'em ?'" The admiral laughed and rubbed his hands, as he cried aloud,-- "I remember, Jack--I remember him.

I was stupid to make such a remark." "I know you was--a d----d old fool I thought you." "Come, come.

Hilloa, there!" "Well, then, what do you call me no seaman for ?" "Why, Jack, you bear malice like a marine." "There you go again.Goodbye.Do you remember when we were yard arm to yard arm with those two Yankee frigates, and took 'em both! You didn't call me a marine then, when the scuppers were running with blood.