Harper's Round Table, May 26, 1896

"Harper's Round Table, May 26, 1896" by Various is an old-time magazine edition for young people that presents stories, pictures, and writings on different topics. The issue starts with "The Cruise of a Commerce-Destroyer," a story that dives right into a sea adventure, focusing on doing what's right, bravery, and what war is really like. The story begins on the USS Minneapolis, where the sailors are bored with their regular sea trips. Everything changes when they spot a trading ship, stirring up excitement and the possibility of a fight. We get to know two young officers, eager for battle, whose dreams of heroic acts are quickly met with the serious side of war as they ready themselves for a big clash with an enemy boat; this beginning not only teases an exciting war story on the sea but also looks into the emotions and relationships of the characters involved.