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72 on [[underline red]] which George is to be married I celebrated [[/underline red]] the event. [[underline red]] Albert [[/underline red]] had spent the morning, in scouring the hull, and [[red underline]] polishing all brass and putting everything ship shape. [[Two large red exclamation points in left margin]] Then all the flags went up. The crew [[/underline red]] -of [[underline]] one! [[/underline]] -and the captain put on their [[underline red]] best togs [[/underline red]] and exactly as our ships clock struck [[underline red]] 4 bells [[/underline red]]. I shot the [[underline red]] [[strikethrough]] de [[/strikethrough]] .45 revolver [[/underline red]] as a salute and [[strikethrough]] Albert who [[/strikethrough]] in the mean time Albert had hot water ready for a [[underline red]] Rhum-punch [[/underline red]] -(an infringement on the new dry laws of Florida!) and after the roll call of the crew the [[underline red]] crew stood attention [[/underline red]] and crew and captain [[end page]] [[start page]] 73 emptied [[underline red]] their glass as a toast to the health and good luck and prosperity of George and Cornelia [[/underline red]] and their [[?]]! [[underline red]] May they live long and love each other much and have all happiness and be strong to meet any sorrows or difficulties if they ever should come up. [[/underline red]]. Afternoon got a telegram from [[underline red]] Celine [[/underline red]] dated Yonkers this morning telling me she is going to [[underline red]] Washington with Nina [[/underline red]] but this telegram seems to indicate that she did not receive my two telegrams of yesterday and [[underline red]] leave me rather perplexed [[/underline red]]. Came back aboard to finish another crawfish for [[page end]]