A US Navy cruiser anchored in Mississippi for a week's shore leave.
The first evening, the ship's Captain received the following note from
the wife of a wealthy plantation owner:
"Dear Captain, Thursday will be my daughter Melinda's Debutante Ball. I
would like you to send four well mannered, handsome, unmarried officers
in their formal mess dress uniforms to attend the dance. They should
arrive promptly at 8:00 PM prepared for an evening of polite…
Continue