He flashed the light suddenly upon the ice-encased monster, and the jackies jumped, as if they, too, expected to be attacked.
It brought thejackies and the Doctor splashing through the water to his rescue.
Yet there, in a rocky cavern, were a number of world-criminals, and behind some crag were three jackies and their commander.
At that moment the two other jackies appeared, carrying a moaning burden in the shape of a Jap radical.
To his surprise, he saw the three jackies emerge from hiding wearing gas masks.
A band of thirty pieces furnished the music, and in the opinion of the jackies one feature alone was lacking to make the entertainment a complete success--the new drop-curtain had failed to arrive from London.
The officer worked by the side of his men in the grime and dirt, and at all times made the comfort of the jackies his personal care.
The jackies threw up their hats and set up a loud cheer.
Mess finished, Sam went out to the forward deck to growl at the jackies who had been responsible for the pig's foot on his own right foot.
We jackies never have anything to do, you know, so they have to send us out for a row, now and then.
For a full hour he put the young jackies through their paces.
The jackies of the "Long Island" set up a mighty cheer that was heard far off on the mainland, wafted there by the quarter gale that was still blowing.
A boat was quickly manned and a crew of jackies pulled to the place where the red-haired Sam was clinging lazily to the life ring that Dan had cast to him.
The jackies on the after deck set up a great cheer.
One of the Hawaiians was very dark and the other almost white, so the jackies named them Black and White, these names being easier of pronunciation than were the real names of the men.
By the time the jackies had finished their breakfast the "Long Island" was plowing into Fort Pond Bay, and an hour later her starboard anchor was let go.
I did not give it to you while in port, for I know what temptations there are, and many of you have wives and families who have a better claim on you than the harpies who prey on Jackies at every port.
The Jackies were at work on both vessels, repairing the damages caused by the storm.
Tackle was rigged upon the rudder-post between decks, and a crew of jackies worked the improvised helm.
The men stood in crews at the four guns; but most of the jackies were mustered on the forecastle, ready to board.
Determined to make some defence, Nicholson sent the few faithful jackies to the guns, and the officers worked side by side with the sailors.
But this danger was averted by the captain's manly actions and words, which brought the jackies to his side as one man.
At early dawn the jackies on the ships could see the slender form of their commander perched upon the craggy heights of one of the islands, called to this day "Perry's Lookout," eagerly scanning the horizon in the direction of Malden.
At last a small squadron hove into sight, the appearance of which seemed to indicate that the jackies might smell gunpowder to their hearts content before the next day.
The jackies enlivened the journey with rollicking songs and stories as the sleds sped over the well-packed roads through the sparsely settled country.
On the ship every thing was quiet, as the jackies stood to their guns, with the prospect of a deadly struggle before them.
We were expected, and the jackies and officers and the men stationed ashore were on the decks and lined up on the beach.
It is only when the South American warships put into port that any real trouble begins, for the South American jackies always have fights with the French jackies.
Surrounded by flags of other nationalities, our old flag looked better than ever before; and no words can describe our feelings as those white-clad jackies cheered the crew of the Snark.
A fair-sized room, with a piano in one corner and groups of fidgeting jackies in every other corner.
Her folks invited jackies to dinner at the house nearly every Sunday.
A few minutes ago I saw one of the jackies strolling about with a coon perched upon his shoulder, and now and then he would reach up his hand and give it a small piece of bread to eat.
The jackies seem especially fond of the little coons.
A stout young lieutenant clad in soiled dungarees, his uniform cap alone denoting his rank, came briskly up the companion, followed by four jackies carrying the bombs.
So Mr. Reardon turned his back, and, despite the rush of the British jackies to stop him, Herr August Carl von Staden reached the rail.
On campaign hats were every hue of hat cord; the rich gilt and blue of naval officers and the blue and white of their jackies were everywhere to be encountered.
We steamed on up the bay and through the Narrows, the happiest lot of Jackies afloat.
We Jackies would have liked to yell, but our lessons had been too well learned, and we restrained ourselves.
The passage up the delta of the Dvina River and the actual landing while exciting to the jackies met with little opposition.
And then as the jackies gave them a cheer those olive drab boys answered till their throats were hoarse.
Ere Kuhn stopped going he had measured his length in the street before the eyes of the jackies who comprised the patrol.
Part of the contents scattered, catching other unlucky jackies who were sitting near him.
The jackies greeted the effort with a howl of delight; then all joined in with a shout that brought people from their beds to the flat roofs of their houses, from which they peered down wonderingly on the strange procession.
Glasses were leveled in the direction indicated, and the jackies on the forecastle, who had heard the cry, lined the rail, scanning the horizon with shaded eyes.
Greek, Hindoo, Arab, Nubian and Albanian went down in a yelling, shouting heap on either side as the jackies charged into their ranks.
The doors flew out, the Battleship Boy and his prisoner landing with a bump against the astonished jackies of the patrol, who were waiting outside.
The jackies yelled themselves hoarse, while Dan got up, rubbing himself and grinning sheepishly.
A few minutes more of riding brought them to the feet of these awe-inspiring monuments, and with the aid of their guides the jackies scrambled up the sides of the Great Pyramid.
Bands played, jackies shouted themselves hoarse, flags fluttered down from gaffs, only to go up again on the after gaffs.
With shouts of mirth the jackies swung themselves to the backs of the donkeys.
Jackies rushed to his side of the car and leaned far out.
Orders were being passed rapidly, boatswain's mates were piping up their different watches and jackies were making all snug about the decks.
They're not going back on the train," one of the jackies volunteered.
None had observed the two jackies standing rigidly at one side of the room with eyes front.
Within half an hour he had procured an automobile and two Pyramid guides, and with his detail of jackies had departed for the Pyramids.
The other boat managed to get away, with only a handful of jackies and a couple of officers.
By this time four of the jackies of the small boat had come on board.
The Russian jackies and gunners were swarming up, along with all the prisoners.
As the small boat came closer they saw that the jackies were mostly men of middle age.
Say, but I had to laugh yesterday, when I see some of them jackies on board o' our ship gettin' out their teapots with tea.
Some jackies would rather fight nor eat--you know thet as well as I do.
He spoke in his native tongue to one of the jackies who carried several small flags under his arm.
Though the jackiesaffect to dispute it, I was assured that it was from a far-sighted youngster from Arizona, who first descried and then announced the deadly line of bubbles.
And while the jackies were thus being treated the American officers made a memorable visit to Cork.
It is the statement of those in a position to know that never were jackies so quick to learn as those of our war-time personnel.
Boatloads of Jackies had been sent ashore for evergreens, and a force of men had been put to work decorating the quarter-deck, the wardroom and the steerage until the ship presented a wonderful picture.
Moreover, the alarm had already been sounded and the Jackies were coming on a run.
Olympia came boiling "four bells" toward Navy Bungalow's dock, the white clad Jackies looking particularly festive and Captain Boynton of the Olympia with Commander Star of the Chicago sitting aft.
It would have gone ill with the girl and Peggy, however, had not help come from the bridge where the Jackies had acted as such men invariably do: promptly and without fuss.
For a time this navigation of placid, shady waterways was pleasant enough; but, as they penetrated farther into the interior, the jackies sighed for the blue waters of the ocean, or even for the turbid current of the Mississippi.
With hearty cheers, the jackies returned to their guns.
On the gun-deck of the superb frigate "Minnesota," the jackies were working their guns as coolly as though they were on drill.
More than three hundred were passed floating in the water; and the jackies gnashed their teeth, and growled gruffly, at the sight of so much wealth slipping through their fingers.
On the cruiser the jackies saw visions of a prize worth a million and a half of dollars; and the thought of so much prize-money to spend, or to send home, spurred them on.
The grappling-irons were thrown aboard, and the jackies swarmed nimbly up the sides, and began the work of destruction.
It was then with great disappointment that the jackies saw the prow of the corvette turned homeward, after a cruise that would bring them neither honor nor prize-money.
It was hard for thejackies to apply the torch to so many stanch vessels, that would enrich the whole crew with prize-money could they but be sent into an American port.
The captain was an able and considerate officer, and much freedom was allowed the jackies in their amusements.
If this was their last hour on earth, these brave jackies were going to make the most of it.
Immediately after breakfast the signal was hoisted to clear ship for action, and once more the jackies rushed to their various places and got into fighting trim.
Dewey's name was to be heard constantly, for thejackies never got done talking about this first great victory of the war.
In these days, when we know the truth, we can afford to laugh at such a report, but to the jackies on the warships, who remembered only too well the fate of the Maine, it was no laughing matter.
It was known that the Rough Riders had had a severe skirmish at La Guasima, but that was all, so far as the jackies went.
The jackies lolled here, there, and everywhere, some talking, some reading old newspapers which from frequent handling would scarcely hold together, while a few studied the Bibles they had brought with them.
We will rest to-day," was the word passed around, and the jackies were not sorry, for the bombardment on Saturday morning had tired them out.
And dropping on a box Walter told his story, interrupted every few minutes by some newcomer who advanced to shake him by the hand, for since joining them he had made many friends among the jackies and petty officers.
Here he found several jackies already assembled, and soon learned that they were members of Walton's party.
What a laughing and shouting ensued as the jackies poured up, to secure the best viewing places they could within the ship's regulations.
It was so muggy and uncomfortable that hardly any of the jackies could sleep, and more than one poor fellow was overcome and had to be carried to the sick bay for treatment.
Jackies flew to the deck, and up the military masts, and all other points of vantage.
Amid such perils did our noble jackies work, hauling man after man from the ship, or from the water, and taking them to our own warships, there to be cared for as tenderly as though they were our own.
The now familiar cry was scarcely needed, for the jackies were already at work, stripped, as before, of all their superfluous clothing.
Refreshments of any kind were at a premium, and when a society known as the Colonial Dames sent on a number of boxes of oranges and lemons for distribution, the jackies could hardly contain themselves for joy.
If we have a real fight," sighed Darrin, his mind on the night before, "a lot of our happy jackies will be sent home in boxes to their friends.
At that the jackieson the forecastle set up a tremendous cheering.
Our jackies are taking care of that problem already.
Thus, the jackies forward had an exciting evening talking the prospects over.
If any of the Osprey's jackies saw it, he said nothing.
Most of the jackies were delighted, and were enthusiastic over the prospect of a "scrap" with somebody, they did not much care whom.
The executive officer was at that moment seen hurrying aft, but the Jackies were before him.
The jackies looked up eagerly at him, with their hands on the breach of the four-inch rifle; not a few fists were shaken at the departing stranger.
At length the jackies forward heard the welcome order: "Shift into clean blue, the liberty party!
A boat was now seen leaving the American, and the destroyer's side was manned by jackies to receive the visitor with naval honours.
Dacres was on the point of sending his men across his bowsprit, but, finding the jackies of the "Constitution" ready to receive him, changed his mind.
Two other officers stood near, and one or two jackies glared forward at the Americans.
The shots were splashing all around him, but nothing had been carried away, and the American jackies jeered cheerfully at the wretched marksmanship.
Extra muskets were carried up into his top for the use of the jackies and marines when they should come into close quarters, for then the fire of sharpshooters would be almost as valuable as the shots of the great guns.
Jackies and firemen tumbled over one another rushing to their stations.
Sailors at such times are as frolicksome as so many boys let out for a vacation, and it cannot be claimed that these Jackies were models of order and quiet behavior.
At half-past nine o'clock the bugler sounded the call to quarters, and the Jackies appeared on deck rigged in their cleanest clothes for their regular Sunday inspection.
The jackies looked as if they would like to cheer the boys, but discipline would not permit.
Dan wig-wagged the time, and the boats started away with the mines hanging over the sides, the jackies singing as they pulled lustily for home.
It had become an unwritten law on board, therefore, that the jackies were to be allowed to settle their difficulties with the gloves, sparring under a referee and with no brutality.
All at once the jackies seemed to have recovered from their surprise.
The "Long Island," expressed her congratulations in three long blasts of her siren, at which the jackies set up another cheer.
The jackies sent up a cheer that might have been heard far over the sunlit sea.
Then an angry roar burst from the indignant jackies as they made a concerted rush for Kester, who had sought to follow up his advantage and inflict further punishment on his victim while in this defenseless position.
A great cheer broke from the jackies drifting about in their little boats over the mine field.
The jackies yelled at him, now and then one hurling something at the fleeing lad, but Sam did not stop until something finally happened to check his mad career.
Before replying, the jackies conducted Kester to the forward bulkhead door.
The lads made their way over the superstructure, where they were treated to various good-natured criticisms hurled at them by jackies and marines lounging along the deck.
The jackieshauled him in, joking over his misfortune.
The jackies were unusually jubilant on this sunny afternoon, for they had set a mark in mine planting that would make their companions on the other ships of the service more than envious.
Half a dozen jackies promptly dove over into the icy water to give a hand to passengers too frightened to realize the importance of getting quickly away from the sinking liner.
Lines were cast to jackies who were towing frightened passengers.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "jackies" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
