Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-01-09
NUMBER II.

sissippi--that is where Fort Adams is
they make twenty. But where are your
other fourteen? You have not cut up
any Of the old ones, hope p
Well. that was not a bad text. and I
told him the names, in as good order as I
could. and be hlde me take down his beau.
tiful map ana draw them in rs best could
with my pencil He was wild with delight
about Texas, told me how his brother
died there; he had marked gold cross
whore he supposed his brothers grave
was; and he had guessed at Texas. Then
he was delighted as he saw California and
Oregon that, he said, he had expected.
partly because he had never been permit.
ted to land on that shore, though the ships
were there s. much. And the men, said
hc, laughing, brought of a good deal
besides turs' Then he went back -heav>
ems, how far. to ask about the Chesa.
penke, and What was done to Barron for
surrenIrrIn2 her to Leopard, and whether
Burr ever tried a-ain-and he sr,und his
'e-'h with the only passion he -bowni.-
Bu' in a np,nrut that was over. unl he
sad, 'G0I f'ryv: M, f,r an sure I
forgive hl:u.' Th"n he asked aboa, the
Old war-tolI NE the true story of his
serving the gun the day we took Java
asked about dea" old David Porter, as he
called him. Then he settled down more
quietly, ana very happily, t. hear me tell
in an hour The history Of fifty years.
How wished it had been somebody
who knew something, Butl did As we'll
as | could told him of the English
war. told him about Fulton and the
steamboat teginuing. told him about
old Scott, and jackson; I told him all I
conIa think about the Mississippi, and
New Orleans and Texas, and his own old
Kentucky. And do YOU think he asked
who was in command Of the Legion Of
the Vest tolI him it was a very gal.
laat officer. named Grant, and th., bv our
last news lie was about TO establish his
headquarters at Eicksburg. Then, Where
was Nicksburg?' | worked that out on
the m2p it wa ahout hundred miles,
more or less, above H.. Old Fort Adams:
and tho0Ght Fort Adams must be a ruin
now. 1t must be at oil Nir's rlanta,ion,'
said he; well, tat is q charge!
i t'& you, l"2hAu,, It was hard thing
to cnn''onse the history of half century
into that talk with sick man. And lido
not know what told hm-of e"'sra'''"'
and the means or it-of :,.
.,.,. , .s,egraphs-ot 'nvenuens
'''' and Hterature-of the COLLEGES
.,a ID we&, Point ard the Naval School,
ont with the Gu4ersst interruptions that
ever you heard. You See it was r ,binson
Crusoe asking a1l the accumulated oues.
:ions Of titty'six years.
| remember Il" asked all Of sudden,
who was Tres ilent now and when | told
him, he asked il uil Abe was General
Bpnlamin ilncptus son. lie SAID he met
old General Lincoln when he was quite a
boy himself, at some Indian treaty. |
said no, that Old Abe was Kentuckian
like himself, bat could no. tell him of
what family; he had worked up from the
ranks: tiund for HIM v cried Nolan: Il
am glad Of that. As have brooiei and
wondered, have thought that our danger
was IN keeping mp those regular success.
sions in the high families Then ct
taking about my visit to Washington. |
told him Of meeting the Oregon Congress.
man, Harding; | told him about the
Smithsonian and the Explorin. Expedi.
ton told hin: about the Caplto'-and
the statues for the peliment and Craw.
ior1's LberIy-and Greanouyh's Wash.
ineton; lngaham, told him eyerythinsI
could 1hiak Of that would show the grand.
eur of his country, and it's prosperity; but
| could not make up my mouth to tell him
a word about the Internal rebellion.
"Anl be drank i. in, aud enjoyed it as
| cannot tell you. II. grew more and
more silent, yet never thought he was
tired and flint. gave him :las. Of
water, but he at wet his lips, aud told
me- not to 20 away. Then h" asked me to
bring the Presb,,eri Book Of Pub'c
PRAYER, which lay there. aud said with y
smile, THAI it opened at the right pace
and so il did There was his double red
mark down the rage; and kneit down
and read, and he repeated with me, For
ourselves, aud our Country, Q, gracious
God, we thank Thee, tha. Notwithstanding
our manifold transgressions of thy Holy
laws, Thou hast continued to US Thy mar
velous milioess, -aud so to the end Of
that Thanksgiving. Then no turned to
CONTINUED on ath Psge.l