The Placer herald., 1859-05-28

yaTu-lue DuHulo cOHltneuCeS W uHioIu-Iuc
wind catches it, and stripe after stripe ap-
pears-then the blue field and shower of
stars. Its the American flag; that glorious
emblem of our nations greatness and honor
the ensigna of Yankee chivalry. Gen
tlemen, can't do Justice to this subject any
longer, never yelled so loud in my life be-
fore. The very lair stood on end as every
man of us joined in three wild shouts in
honor of that flag.
'Strong hands had fought for that bright flag.
Strong hearts sustained it masthead high,
And oh. to see how proud it waved
Brought tears of joy in every eye"
When Ned got through his quotation,
and settled back into his chair again, he con
tinued "The next time got excited :his
way, was but few DAYS afterward, at Rio.
When we ran into that beautiful harbor, we
found at anchor there perfect fleet of Cali
fornia bound vessels. They were freighted
like us, with passengers bound for the land
of gold, and the widest set of devils, pre-
haps, that ever was set loose; now wilder
than ever, by a temporary release from their
former confinement on ship board. Only
think of twenty five hundred or three thou
sand such fellows rolicking around and
through luxuriant city of that quiet, siesta
loving lazy people! Well, day or two
after we dropped our anchor One fine
afternoon, the Z. S. frgate !Savonoh came
in. All, Lord, didn't she look splendid as
she came down, all sails spread, never caring
a snap of your finger for their heavy gunned
Battery, ugly old Fort, or frowning Castle
But on she came, until we could hear the
orders given aboard Of her. so near was She
At length, down went her anchor, and at a
whistle from the boatswain, down came her
sails 1t seemed but minute, and she had
closed up like a fan. There wasn't an Ame-
rican at1oat or ashore, among us all, that
didn't feel proud at the gallant bearing of
that brave ship-may she never rot, say l..
Night came on. and cup rose the yellow
moon," sending clear, soft rays of light over
the city; Whitening the church tower, spirc
and domes over the heights; they came down
upon the ships, and danced in the little Zip
pies that played in those placid waters around
their bows Oh, how beautiful? Gentlemen,
it was bigger than Norval's shield, and bright
er than the newest Of tin pans. had never
seen anything like it in the huge, cold north
But about the time we had GOT fairly enamnr-
ed with the lovelness of the evening, the
band at the Fort on the hill, broke forth
in a delicious strain-the Brazilian national
air. Then the Spanish man of war, in port,
gave us their national tune; the Russian
came in with his; the Frenchman PLACED us
the "Marselles Hymn Of Liberty" and John
Bull Joined in his turn with "God save the
Queen and they went the rounds from each
national vessel. We all waited anxiousy to
hear from the Sunandh, and when the differ
ent bands in the harbor and on shore had
one after another finished their pieces, ;
clear bugle note, alone bv itself, came ovel
the water fairly startling us with, "Oh, say
can you see''-then chimed in the balance
of the Instruments of the band. The little
world about us was charmed into listening
silence; those on ship fairly held their breath;
those sauntering through the town, or on
shore in hearing, halted in their tracks; we
drank the melody in silence, and as the ricl,
swelling notes of the "Star Spanged Banner
hoa,ed through the luxurious night air,
each wanderers heart beat high with sense
of our country's pride and glory, sofienel
by memories of our absent friends and dear
homes. When the last note died away,
each man gave vent to long suppressed
breath, very like sigh, and then ont from
the fulness of the pent up hearts, from the
shipping and from the shore; from the streets
of the town; from wherever there was an
American, there went up to heaven three
such startling, boisterous, loud huzzas as
made the blood fairly dance through ones
veins and arteries. The sDel was broken
in that delirious moment, no power on
earth could have held those three thousand
Yankees in check-they were shouting over
the "Star Spanged Banner"-and long may
it wave, say. Here Ned subsdcd and we
went on with business.
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