Великий военный синдикат

           We’llsimplysendanoteaboardrequestingtheforeignertobesogoodastosendushisrudderbybearer,which,ifproperlymarkedandnumbered,willbereturnedtohimontheconclusionofpeace.Thiswoulddojustaswellastwistingitoff,andsaveexpense.No,sir,Iwillnotjoinyouinajulep!Ihavemadenoallianceovernew-fangledinventions!Waiter,fetchmesomerumandhotwater!"InthemidstoftheprofoundsatisfactionwithwhichthemembersoftheAmericanWarSyndicateregardedthesuccessoftheirlabours,—laboursalikeprofitabletothemselvesandtotherecentlycontendingnations,—andinthegratifiedpridewithwhichtheyreceivedthepopularandofficialcongratulationswhichwereshowereduponthem,therewasbutonelittlecloud,oneregret.InthecourseofthegreatSyndicateWaralifehadbeenlost.ThomasHutchins,whileassistingintheloadingofcoalononeoftherepellers,wasaccidentallykilledbythefallingofaderrick.TheSyndicategaveageneroussumtothefamilyoftheunfortunateman,andthroughouttheUnitedStatestheoccurrenceoccasionedadeepfeelingofsympatheticregret.ApopularsubscriptionwasstartedtobuildamonumenttothememoryofHutchins,andcontributionscame,notonlyfromallpartsoftheUnitedStates,butfrommanypersonsinGreatBritainwhowishedtoassistintheerectionofthistributetothemanwhohadfalleninthecontestwhichhadbeenofasmuchbenefittotheircountryastohisown.