The Daily Life Of Admiral Porter

Adiniral Porter is a man of the quiete lia)it.s. lic goes to the liavy iiepa-i lineni, and milly does litUe loward Uie actual coinmand of the navy. Hu is, of uouise, inspector ;eneiiil of tlie navy, ftttil has a board oí' olucci-s wlio iiispeci, evuiy ship when shu goes out or cuinos in. Exrtluinillg tho ivporu of liis oiliours and (firiug orders uonsLitiitu the laryer sliare of lus worli. He; lias a seoivtary íind a stafl otlictr, who conieuvory ilay to liis oifle-c, ana tlieil' dutiw, 110 doubt, are quite onerouti. Tue adunral is notone of youreariy risurs. lic is nnicli liiu all othcr good pcople wlio live lon, cxcept in ihe ïnatter of early rUm. lio -fiiurally tu nis out (liow easy it is lo becoine nautical !) aboat 8 or 8 :.'5U, and ly i) or 1U lie is 111 lus ofiioe. llie tutter part ot the diiy lie is less busy, ana he vvill smoke i oigar with a friend in lus iree-aud-easy olti.ee vrilli entire traedum. Hu sticks etose to his house aud is ïvirely seen in tho streets. He uwns good liorses, Uut, wiieii lie is out. lie is as likciy. to be in his duuhter's pony pliaiton as ia the digniiied lauiily carnaje. lie cjitertains Ixandsoiney, but inosLly at diimers. He g'oes out only enoiigh to keep hini in tne circle of society. In appearauce Aduiii'al Porter lias nota military air,;uid lie looks no more like an oíd sált than ány business nun. He is about iive teet nine inches bigil, with a flgure vvell kuit and straigut, and just stout enougli. He weigus auout ono hundred aud eighty pouuds. His fulltrained vrhiskew are turning gray slowly, his hair is iïill and blaek,wiih a foW huir (too niany) turning gray here and thuve. He is nut a parÚOUlarly striking man, bul if you talk vvuii hini you will flud that he reaiis uHd thiliks aud tliat liis ideas are about us nour riglit as they can be. lie is now öó years oíd, bu he looks iii'tcen years youngef. Ho has been engaed suveral years in wi'itiug a history ol the navy tUiriuj tlie war.