Smyrna times., 1867-08-07


. Gu, and said that experience would cura b;'n7 .
MS lrlSht the young men sneered and calle,
hlln chicken. His behavior did NOT nccat,
the attention OF his father, who, though murl
mortified by 1t, was wise enough to act as if h,
llau not noticed 1t. Harry, he said to himself
would soon think no more Of going aott in :
S"iIG tnan OF walking up pair OF stairs.
lime, however, showed that his prediction
was wrong; for he could not help still remart'
Jug certain expression Of fear on the boy :
race whenever orders We're given for reefinr or
turning. Ihe boatSwalu consoled himself Inv
bringing to mlnd the cases, which had occi
si0halIy come under his observation. of n,,,,
"Ho' Whlle brave IN every her respect. were
uHIHtcCcouhtaoIy ItC ayeFse to going alolt Mean
WINE the sun and the sea had improved iIar
iy appearance. He looked stronger and ,nnr
manly 'han when he first shipped-the ehcni-
"dc! vi MS countCnIncc seemed to have di>an-
P31fed. Ben watched him with secret pride
ana longcd TO see him distinguish himself and
win the respect OF his shipmatrs by some cour;,.
. ScouS ueed. he youth himself seemed eager
10 40 so. lie declared to his parent, with
great vchemence, that naval engayrmrrf
"ouiu please INN above all things he boat
swain answered that he had no doubt that they
would smell powder and see blood run before
'He eHu "l the voyage. As he spoke he MOTTO
ca That lnvoiuntarH >hud,!ers crcpt over the
frame Of hI. son. The next moment. townv-
Gr. the boy eyes flashed i, if with heroic r.so-
luton ana the delighted boatswan traced IN I
! me expression II resemblance to his own father |
! ne '---- now Was not tar from the Kant I
chatka, and the eager midshipmen Frequently
went alott, IN the nope Of spying some Russian
vessel One morning they saw oar, Il gun-b brig +
ahout the SIZE OF their own, standing along
! north by.east The captain Of the >
and all bis crew seemed in high spirits; the
hlmm@ch' were pipsd down, and the decks
cleared for action The busy b0atswain nov
obtained but one glimpse of his son among the
groups Of active Scalncn hurying hilher and
thIthtr; There was hectic flush over the
10y cheek, and his eyes were very bright
ne W'S coliing rope near the torecaste when
his father saw him. Soon after the captain
passed The order to PIPE to quarters; and the
ShlIH whistle was heard. penetrating every cor
ner OF the vessel Nearly at the same mo
hIeht the Ku->lan, coming within range, fired i
gun. The shot, evidently lO-pounder was )
wen aimed. 1t sllIntered part of the l
S--S waist rail, aud, with a sptclul thug. t
shattered the head o. an old gunner, scattering !
hI> brains over his tavorite piece Imn"d 4
atcy after an angry flush was seen to darken +
the captain check his eyes, turned toward ,
the iOrecastr, were fairly blazing His OIL +
GERS, silacng IN that direction. could e, moth :
ing To excte hlrn nevertheless, it Was evident /,
mat something OF an UHc0HImcH nature had
provoked hIm. lie was generally cool uaAer /,
al circumstances; but now his lists were t;plIt :,
~ clchrhed, and MS whole frame treluhpi with il
suppressed passion. Giving orders to the GUAR g.
ter master aud to his leutenauts, respecting n
the manGuyrng of the craft, h. wake, to the u
SIDE OF the Old boatswaln aud laid his hands on +.
his shoulders
'Itpe n q"artersr' he said, in low, hoarse "
:, have piped, sir, answered the astonjsh i
ed b1atswaIn. touching his hat. II
IiPE 70 QUAKrERSl repeated the can in
tam, IN a louder tone
ne boatSwain oheyed and after be had hin n
5u' inc captain GIanclng ali around hi.n, AGAIN II
repeated the order, m
"PlpE 10 QUARTEESr' ,i
PIPE TO QUARTERS!' thundored tbc NJ N,
taPialh. And the whistle was again heard -
thrilling through the din Of the combat As, ~
constituent was depicted on many face : =.
Even the wounded and the dying looked sur a
That will do" cried the captqip soIomn 90
whistle 0"4"6 INC oi
a few minutes later, the Russian. being rak hho
'd iore and aft, surrendered Then a Iox. ,.i,
'nllh"uS murner was heard, through the I'm, sn
lish vessel --'' ~
Nv here is Harry Short?" "Not at hi. J",t
POST during the fight? 7? sad .emarks Of ike IS,
l. ~ "0Hlu Jack staggered as II shot: ! i'm
men, glahclng forward, he beheld a spec,acis | tn
nat sent the blood rushing to his heart fr,,,, ~
iI!eI' horror and shame His sun--Lis own tb,
larry-lVed with trar-tremUlinp so thar h.,
"uid scarcely staEd-had just been drayord
rom the f0recaatlc IN which, as was sonn 49,
ertaihed, he had remained hidden eve: since SI'''
yes Of All hs lh;',a." 'aoV @ was urea The old
kept the captain, being AZ that time turned a.
JWdlu the y tho L
ne only person who had seen the cowardIv I'D. n?
md il va. tLi - NV 'lio IoIecaH'le.- tiv
radihS conduct OF British seaman, that had P'Ii
rouscd the captain anger; this that had va
rompted hIm to order the boatswain To 7iDo yC'
quarters tr'cc dtter tie first piping Uas gtv- snI
q lie had hoped in this mauner To shame :' no.
ie coward aud bring him to his post ON deck wi VII
Now as the youth tell upon his knees. and to.
qulVerlng tones begged for mercy, while hia TO-,
lptors dragged him along, choleric. fiery H.
AIRED seanan who had remained at his post W.,
spite OF bad wound, received In the begin. g.
w Vi the engagement, picked up a hand GtII
me: ana with what strength remained In him
iShed out the brains Of the coward .;'
FOR moment cid Jack stood glarinO rnon i"t t'L'
Is DEAD d!shgured boy; then he clapped his bno
ana 70 his brow with a hollow, despairing OH
oan, followed by strange laugh W. w."
:, ,Ay, ay, matesI' he screamed "I tell va ,@p ,n
Il come and do his duty when he hears the n"
And-hls reason gone forever-he raised the N Wv
Strument to his mouth and recommended dav
It"g to quarters with frantic vehemence. NM
Nv bara "SI iI'' oiu Sis'er VINO has prop mo,
~ nba,.ee - nun 70 thlS country, hoping into
nifty. - -'' Al nor nor
IT Is the general opinion, however, that he liz,
ver Will be cured in this world Still imacin. tow
That his son may yet come and do his duty. MOI
persists IN piping 10 quarters, and doubtless ''''
IL continue DONG so TO the day OF his death. A
c,.,o - - CD
~, ~ "0 'i'I9 gentleman died IN the we
w. al;a, ~ - "ho' uurihg HIS HE, refused set