Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1858-04-21
OIHAP'TER I

I II was Oh shs 2Ash day of August i
the rear 1872, when che foystopsaI
sahooasr. .tAAEl1A. al about 260 ton
Ibarfksn, was sesn gliding ovsz sAs was
ers sf tbs Atlantic &f ave knes an hon
pace, with heg goleen starred and bloc
striped Gag flying at her main peak
KEer clean white canvass spve@d ont 4
Tie eyaaina bFssxa, and like = fairy skiG
ahe sesmed so dance and SKIP osag ~
waters of the deep, which kissed 80
/ Isshed her hIank hail With snow cFnskss
foam. The sun was fast sinking bshina
the horison in the far wests casing dee;
red and gelden rays Of beauty on be
track behsnd, varigaaing shs wstegs tina
danes bensash shsn in . thousand asfEeF
ens colors. And as the cooling bresxe'
still biows, the lovely sehooneE
ssLaks soasAIn eessEs tAs shsEk,
F4Az aess sefsse tae hCunas. -
gIidas swiftly eYsg the acean's breast :
her giIded prov and figure bead dipping
alternately In the water, casting . show.
sr OF siiyery spray ever her sides anf
balwarks. But, bark . song is haart
ID arise from many voices congregatse
together by the foTeoastls of that daa.
cling craft, slling the air with deep ans
thrilling melody whose echoes dis awsg
sIewly saA swsaaly ever the far dlseaai
waste Of waters beyond.
rae PRrvAxK9R's soSa.
AAsaay gfiaea car aoaHg bark
oisF the fogla gwsyes
w@u iean n eh6xaa 10 las soaG
In h0nus = ths bTage.
awAsa tAs storEz Fsges ipaa and aisA
70 a&mzt - Esew With feaFs
Thea fgaels sAs friendly word
Eash afS hsaEts . esssE.
whsa tAs Rasou shIass ssytA hsr light
wnil4 on eur wateA we &seps
xaJan ven ehaant our eE 'airs ssnE
WEile On the howiAs aeep.
aRhIIa ca the Sewing aszp we'H afnE
In hsnas To the frse,
vAa sail besestA he stars sn4 stripes
For CoiausblA Tasss tAs ses.
As the echo Of the last stanEs reyeT'
bated over the ocean waste IN soft me
lodiouE sounds, each heart beat in unioE
with patriotic love; for theirs was q glo'
rious calling, TO do battle on that mightJ
dseR against their common enemy, wht
had disEsgarded all lore for humanity
and tEsaeheTously violated their coun'
tgy's rights and privileges. But, hAEk
q clear ringing yoice IS heard from tbs
quarter deck, 'tis the voise Of the cap.
tain.
s MF. Morton, take In the foTe-Tgyal.' p
ss Az, ay, siE,n responded the person
addressed az AF. Morton, who was tht
FIRST mate OF the schooner, and bad besE
standing in the gangway, listening to tht
song Of khU crew, but nav, be haStsned
forward, EaYe .he order 70 the man, who
separated, each On his duty,
HAnd the fore-top gallant" again
eEied the. captain.
Tho order was passed As before to Ehs
men who were aow buSily engaged IN the
rigging.
|, sNow, toe fyiug jib; Aff. Morton, .
said she Captain a. be paced 80 aud frc
on the quarter deck, with hssGy strides,
occasionally locking up snxioasIy stthe
noN lowering elements aboye hiua.
IL Is nov 0ak duty 10 give few bYis1
sxpl9nations And introdaciions 10 ihe
reader respecting the craft, hsr crew and
their mission. Ths @sft waa painted
ist black, relieved only By white streak.
. giided Prov, and female figure head,
together with hex name which was Anal
la painted en- her quarter. Her rakish,
sapering masts, her slender yaFdEs and
nicely fitting sails, gave her bold and
sAusy appearance. She had compli-
menl Of one hundred and .t8enty picked
men, who alI from Captain, down to tht
men before the mast-staanch, true
hearted Americans. She vas priVs-
taee, and carried fourteen brass guns.
well mounted, two Of which were OK the
most formidable appearance, which stood
use on tbs quarter and the other a little
foRward cg sks foremost, both mounted
on pivots. Such was the priyatesrine
esafs .sAmslis,n Of New YORK, as shG
appeared on that day, flying over ths
foam crasted hiliows of the broad A.
lantic, in lns. 40, NJ, and lon. 4I =.
Hsr Captsin, wss, Is / Ihaye before sta
ted an AmsrieAn IA native of the State
OF New York. he had been . mariner
from boyhood, and had been four years
previous 70 this date, captain Of this saIns
craft, and his daring bravery, many
feAts Of reckless courage bad won him .
name cE never dying fame. He vas kind
and aHabIs 30 those beneath him as vel
As courteous and respectful 10 bis supe-
riors. he had gAingd the love and res
peet Of his crew, aad never was sap
tain more chserfully oheyed and trustee
than was Roland Arvey Of the pFivatseI
Schooner, ssAmeiia.n he 8as . man oI
sbouk 80 years Of age, sall ana stout II
appearance, with eIsar eliYe complexion
BLACK hair, which hang in heavy eagli
around hia Ranly shoulders, deep browT
eyss, over which hang pair Of brows
dark and lowering, thua farcsng bis ere
as il were, inwaxds, making them Appeal
more penetrating and 6sgOe, than the fea,
tures Of she Roman type. Hswaa stir
ed In hsasy jacket Of blus pilot sleth
whifs pansaloons, close fitting sea shiE
slippers or shses, and bear skin eAp.--
He earned under kis arm thai quarter
deck compaaion---khe gigss,
The brave ersw 81 Ehe privassss wsgl
eemmanded by olkeeEs, who had eagnea
for themselves wide spread rspnsafiOl
for tsaae wuythinass sud nAa asNal sxpszs
emec. liz shors, nssag did ; better esaa
sgfi vita better 1gew Of osaeefs ans
meu, than did she psfsssesrsn9 aeh0One
.stAmAeIis.'s
Captain Arysy now waiked shs guar
her dsdk with rapid strides ~ ha seanas \
the lowering cIonds which came mp fr0a
ths north, IN dark and meunsainens cal
amns whiIe the last ray 0k kha alTeAa,
setting sua glimmsrsd for Al inasAas q
the new foam crested waveas Ths bress
blew fgesh end strong, and the ereaktA
of the yards gave warning es al ass
pFoachisg stoFTa.
Ii Mas now eight bells, and dolseal'
s0aatisa Ne gong - il ssssssk tha AoasE
nssnxlIaa ias souaas with ths rising gals
The skg waa now black aAd nukk
gIosmy and oAseslasHs Hhs daxk 0sSE
kangsnR elouds epsaaas line 4 3anssa
paI eaa peyeTea shs hsssens wilh n
blseknes u right whSEa eTaFx nase sssl
shea ~ fow maf asarinH sAaMasa wual
~ ksasa sysrksa, auss aAsh as lislls
nsna Uoal f0x 81 ilzszagzs pszs sle &c
5 szasek 81 z1ss - aa gslzs
inan - knsmm darkness. rs ~
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