Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-11-20
STCQY OF A HERn.

oANAI OI y h6nO.
Under THIS head. ;Lv Galaxy for Novcm-
Ter. ba, sn interesting memoir Of Rcai-
Annual lIenry l. B,!!. OF sh- [ : Nav.
Nhn w.s drowned I'll The coast OF japan IN
January lat. by ,hc upscrtius OF boat
Amo"g lhc events IN d., his which mark
hlm IS a true hero. the one dviailcl below
should stand on the brightest a. IL doe. on
the earliest, page OF the history Of tho
Great Rebellion
"his iirst mPor'An; service IN the Val
was a, Nea Dd.sn, Il Farras,., "a, hIs.
tor'rll'y 'hc caP;or .; ,h,s ci'y. Bell "a,
It's dramatic hero. Here lac per formed one
e.; the most ~ n,rkabis actions OF The var.
account, n ~.,.eh have Jr,n c1ri,u., neg
icct,i IN oar present a,frmpts A. HISTORY.
c'u,ii n =. too. shy f,GJuc,, oil taosc
skirs thr.e attempts for dramatic siua
tons and cousPicoou, figures There /.
'crtainiy ~ more striking auI theatrical
attitude ia tie ~Ar aIu iLAi 81 G,N !!iur
INTO 'bc broad naked sky .ac a.. Of the
United States over the Custom House OF
New O lyaas M the prc-cnc, % a popllarr
OF '"oe>a as OF ansrrci and desperate mon
y 'he li.ct captain. be was selected d,
Faf'a-r' io iak- rn5uirll pl.. s>i1n Of
New Orleans b.! taking lr1m ,ar Custom,
licas, ;a- dag which Mo.utord lt..i ERECTED
there. a"l rajs'n. Gee 81. str4i tie Ss~.
au'i >'' -. lie Ma a-conpanj,! oni, g.,
Gle u marines, lie march,! To- IA.
i"'id'ns LruE-a turbulent mob. DO kru,,
hu way ana at-ninc b.. lite: sad !,
Wa almost crIIai" that whcn he spu,are,,
Oh 'h- Cusiom liea,c fair AMI sir,l.
mark Tor the l'sas 10, ass llc would be-, "a,
i"ioii ui thc adventure TN, hr marched
steadily trough Ire streets On All ,,5.,
.A9sais .rI 'N'r1 AtIoas arsaiird him But
o"e word .! comfort reached l,m. A
iH-"r.H pressed close 60 hiu is i,.,. throw,
std w''-rcr-4. 81. YOUR lie +, IN DAGGER
bat there arc tr,eads ira'caiay foy y0s.
CAPTAIN Bell found a. the Custom
House tie mayor Of ,b, cI,r and some other
II hc mU",rp,l authorities tie, .u-f.D
'!"red toe -, OF tie building. bat thu,
refused to ,hcs him the ~ay TO tho roof
lhttc - no man woman n child "a
Now Orleans, SAID Mayor Monroe. who
al take down Ihat la. YOU nu,i rick i,
Yourself Clpan Bell. accompanied on
iy by ti. cocks~ain. grupe,l b.. vsy To-
tac root, aud III moniru, his comma, d
irE hEnrr stood h,i~c,n tLr crowd anil
thr SKY uplifting ihc Fy,l--al lag m 1lm
iOit, sGaucv. The brave OILS rr stool r.,
tbe lace OF dca'b. with has p-r-ou erect and
the blood sursiHg m las VEINS 4 dead
silence tell upon the crowi that. ~ mo.
meats o, lore. had been rru wiiLr.ip,...,. ,
n "au'- and w.lhouf wor.! % ,h,.lerr,
go tie lace 90 dDmb and n,o,oal,,s thou.
aud.. rao S.Ar, an Suipes rose ito the
'Ai and s"eI,d &c lLo Lr,,se
There +. a magnetism .a ,slr1-c Ia.
not oui, tina, 81, d,eravcs. or that .i pro
ds,,s spJd,a .m.rsilon and .,mrati... Il
gives rise lp lbo mes. ysr,ou, f.,an-.
oHly .hc v,rirst ,au.G ..u il.af-gn,lr.y-
man 10 The performance of lr-,. deed
Ben. on the tep % rhe New Orl,.r. Custom
ii2ase..i',l b,s 90, b., grand exhibition
Of courage. \ moment. hesitation .,
singh baik would have been the .isa.l #
sue assassin'- ulict Bot no man m ,b,,
'A,' and iur."1' cru~i bad ,hs l,srtt3 ,iav
."r WHO 20 pramp'.y aad proudly arcn,,.
a., petition ,' m4rt,rI.m. ar,I .8 r.,rsf.
,l..t'd 'hr DEATH 3d.. threatened mn. r.
vs ono "I ihr 'asi .-. .",a aHd memorable