Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-10-03
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During the Sum mcr Of 1914, the British
had not only laid claim to sll that portion
Of ,hs District OF Naive lying esst Of the
Pesob>cots. but Admiral Griffin and Sir
Joh" &, ,Sherbrpoke, lhe latter being then
the Governor OF Noya Scotia, had been
sent With hsAsy force to take possession
and hsd oceHpsed ,As town Of Cas,ine,
which ElAes conmaudsd The entrance t0
the Peu<hsco, river. shortly before he
sr,ival Of The Enylish squadron, Comn'o.
dcre Samuel Tucker had been seat ar.und
10 Penobscot hay. to protect the Ameri
caN evsstsrs there, aud while the British
sailed up to Css;ins, he l"y With bic ves
sci st Tb"mas,own.
/, pas = Schooner that tho Commodore
commanded, tdr the vas heasy one aud
we'll armed and manned and that she
carried the true "Ysnkes grit upon hee
decks, ,h~ enemy had received too mary
proofs. On the morning u the 28.h of
August. . mess. niger came dOw" ffom
Belfast With the i"teI!ixeuce ihs, British
irigste was c-minx iroin C~sline to take
Linn Tucker knew that the British fcar-
ed him, and that SIR John Sh~rbr coke
had offesed . Ia'ge auov., for his cap
ture.
When tue Commodore received the in.
telligence, his vessel WAS lying st one of
tie low whsrves, where be would BE-
obliged TO wait neatly Two hours for the
tide 10 &c, him Of. Ba, be hastened to
have everything prepared 10 get oil ~
soon As possible, for he had no desire ~
meet the ir!yate.
The schooner's keel was just cleared
from the mud, and one of The me" had
been sent upon the whuri to cast ID the
bow.iine, when y wagon drawn Ly Que
horse came rafting down to the sros-
The driver, . roug gh.looking countryman,
got out upon the hurt, A"d then assist.
I'd a midd'e..g.d lady from tie veh .cIe.-
The iadys frat inquiry VAS for Commo.
dore Tucker. He was poiuied out to her,
aud she stepped upon ihr scboohsr's deck
aud spproael,t d him. -'5a'A ..-
"Cou.n.dos-,' she asked, "when do
you sail from here p
Right of-ss soon - possible, mad
am.r a." W. - '%>s.'."
80, then, know you will be kind TO
oe,' the lady urged, in persuasive tones.
My pvor husband died yesterday, and !
wish 70 carry bis corpse to Wiscasset,
where We te'ong. aud where bis pareots
viii take care Of it, -.... i"1-*as
:. "Bs'. mr. good woman, / shall not 60 10
Wiscasse.'
"It you only land me at the mouth of
the Sheelscu,, / viii ask no more. can
easily fad . tost there 10 take me up"
''WLere is the b. dy?'' asked Tucker.
"In the wagon" replied the lady, at
the same time raising the corner Of her
shawl, to wipe away the gathering tears.
IL have . small Sum IF money with me,
sir, and you SHALL 30 paid for your
trouble
Tut, tut. woman if / accommodate
you, there wont be any pay about il"
The kind hearted old Commodore was
not the man 10 refuse favor, and though
he lided not The tolher Of taking the mo-
man aud her strange accompaniment On
board, yet he could not refuse; and when
he told her he would do a. she had re.
ques,od, she thanked him with tears in
her eyesA sv
Some Of the men we're sent upon the
wharf to bring the body on board. A
long buffalo robe was lifted of by the
man who drove the wagon, and beneath
it appeared neat black coffin. Some
words were passed By :hs seamen as they
bore the c"fin or board, which went to
show pretty Plainly that the affair didn't
exactly suit them. Il may have been but
prejudice on their part, but yet seanen
should te allowed = prejudice once ia =
while, when We consider the many stern
realities they have to encounter.
Hush my good men, said the Com.
modore, 40 he heard THAR mnrmured re-.
mons,fances. 'Suppose some of you
we're TO die away from home-would you
not wish that your last remains might be
carried 10 yosr poor psresss1 Come.
hurry now @ =a.t ag.u n.s..# asn
The men enid no more, and ere long the
ccfiin vas placed Il. the bold, and the
W man was shown 10 the cabin. In Iess
than hall IN honr tho sch0oner Was clear.
I'd from the wharf, s"d standing o.t u
the bsy. .<... ~.
IL the evening the lady passenger cams
con deck, snd the commodOre assured
her that he should be able TO lsnd her
early on the next morning. She express
ed her gratitude and satisfaction, aud re-
marked that before she retired she should
like 10 iovk and s+s iLa, her busbsnd's .
corpse VAS safe. 1his MAS granted, and
one Of the men lifted "a The hatch, that
&he might 20 down into the hold.
Il declare ms,,ered Daniel Carter, IN
old ssilos vbe hxd The xhxsl, ''she takes
on dresdtully." ..............
"Ye.-poor thing" responded Tucker,
- he heard The womas subs and er"snA.
''D'ye n.iics what an eye she's got r
continued Carter. ~. .sta .....*.+......@ s..,.
NO." said the Commodore, "only that
il was swollen with teara." a'
MY eyes ! But they sbons though.
when .hs stood here looking 1t the com
pass
Tucker smiled at The msn's quaint esr.
nestnsas, and without further remark, b
vent down, 10 the cabin.
When tho woman came up from the
hold, shs looksd about the deck Vi the
scbooass,. for. : few momsnta, and thsn