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Mess, included, the Captain, the principal officers, in a word, Even | Mess, included, the Captain, the principal officers, in a word, Even | ||
among us Republicans the "Elite", & a good example | among us Republicans, the "Elite", & a [[crossed out: big]] good example | ||
they set to the rest on bd. Then came No. II 'Mess', this was | they set to the rest on bd. Then came No. II 'Mess', this was | ||
located between the steam-boilers & the "Cabbose", having on | located between the steam-boilers & the "Cabbose", having on | ||
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store room ^belonging to^ No. I Mess. No. II was known as the | store room ^belonging to^ No. I Mess. No. II was known as the | ||
"Great" or "Rowdy" Mess, & ^it was^ esteemed no inconsiderable honor | "Great" or "Rowdy" Mess, & ^it was^ esteemed no inconsiderable honor | ||
to belong to it, yet there was | to belong to it, yet there was one duty belonging to it that | ||
was | was not patronized, namely - Each day one of the Mess, had | ||
to [unclear] the cooking, laying the table, & then | to [unclear] the cooking, laying the table, & then worst | ||
than all to wash up the greasy plates, & pannikins | |||
We of No. II, dispensed with knives & forks, using our | |||
fingers & | fingers & bowie knifes. No. I Mess would in its arrogance | ||
taunt us somewhat, alluding at the same time to their | taunt us somewhat, alluding at the same time to their | ||
little comforts. No. II Mess appoints a "Committee of three" to | little comforts. No. II Mess appoints a "Committee of three" to | ||
investigate the conduct of No. I, & if guilty of any points | investigate the conduct of No. I, & if guilty of any points | ||
unbecoming, ^our^ "natural deputy" to punish No. I. | unbecoming, ^our^ "natural deputy" to punish No. I. | ||
Latest revision as of 03:06, 18 July 2022
36 Mess, included, the Captain, the principal officers, in a word, Even among us Republicans, the "Elite", & a crossed out: big good example they set to the rest on bd. Then came No. II 'Mess', this was located between the steam-boilers & the "Cabbose", having on the left flank the pursers store room & adjoining it the store room ^belonging to^ No. I Mess. No. II was known as the "Great" or "Rowdy" Mess, & ^it was^ esteemed no inconsiderable honor to belong to it, yet there was one duty belonging to it that was not patronized, namely - Each day one of the Mess, had to [unclear] the cooking, laying the table, & then worst than all to wash up the greasy plates, & pannikins We of No. II, dispensed with knives & forks, using our fingers & bowie knifes. No. I Mess would in its arrogance taunt us somewhat, alluding at the same time to their little comforts. No. II Mess appoints a "Committee of three" to investigate the conduct of No. I, & if guilty of any points unbecoming, ^our^ "natural deputy" to punish No. I.