The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-09-15

and having reached the place
whore the second cutters painter
was made fast, he hauled the boat
up and leaped into her. The flood
: 10 was setting up the river very
8 'ongly, and quick us thought
Tom cast off the painter, and rap
idly dropped astern.
"lIelp, heIp!" shouted our hero,
at the top Of his voice, "the boat's
got loose"
. "Get out coGple Of oars, you
lubber," cried the officer of the
dock, US he jumped upon the poop
on hearing tho cry, where he ar.
rived just az the cutter was sweep
ing past the quarter. "You can
hold her against the tidc."
Tom did got out couple Of
oars, but the moment he got
them balanced in tho rawloclss,
he commenced pulling for dear
life, and, to the utter consterna-
ton Of the lieutentant, the boat
began rapidly to shoot up the
river. All tho sentries on dock
were Immediately called upon the
poop, and their muskets were
fired at tho desertcr, but though
two OF the balls whistled near the
boat, yet none OF them did any
harm, and on the next moment
Tom heard the third cutter called
away, but he knew the mon were
all sound asleep il their ham.
rnocks, &iid so he felt secure.
1t was ten minutes before the
third cutter cast off from the ahip,
and long ere they reached Tom
he had gaine1 the shore, and was
running at remurkable speed TO.
wards the city, which he reached
IN safety, and before two o'clock
he was on BOARD his own brig.
The next morning tho Sarah
dropped duwn with the ebb tide,
and AZ she passed tho frigate. Tom
saw tho second cutter swinging in
her usual place, and ns he gazed
upon the proud Aag that foatcd at
tie Englishman's peak, he mutter,
"a TO himsoIf:
"IfI live, I'll some day take
tho pride from those proud tJ'
rants"
How literally was that saying
Iullilled Tom McDonough hud
been Decatur's favorite midship-
man at the siege Of Tripoli, and
wherever Decatur led hc dared
t. follow" Subsequent to that
brilliant chapter in the page OF
our history, occurred tho event
which is embodied in our sketch
hut five years afterwards, on the
l1th Of September, 1914, Thomas
McDonough met ono Of England's g
proud fleets on Lake Champlain.
At tho first broadside, the British
Commodore, Downie, fell, and at
;he end Of Il fight which lasted
two hours and twenty minutes,
without in:"rmission, Commodore
Thomas McDonough was the CO |.
4ncrcr Of the Champluin. He
had gained virtory-he had in.
deed humblrd the pride Of tho ty-
rant, and that days achievement
forms one Of the brightest pages
in the history Of America.
Commodore Thomas McDon.
ough-the hero Of Tripoli-the
conqucror Of Champlaim H.
WAS q noble and true hearted man
and IL terror to all enemies Of his
country. Peace to his ashes, and
everlasting honor to his memory
[Nsw York Ledger.
HEAVY ON BAoHELoRs.-The opor
ations Of tho Homestead Act have
raised tho question as to what con
stitutes "iamily" in legal sense
The first section Of said Act pro
vides that whenever tho real os
tate OF any "head Of q family
shall be levied on under any mesn,
or final process, if such be the
"!amily homestead, shall not be Ii
able to attachment, lovy and sale.
A Georgia exchange says an ap
plication had been made before
the Ordinary Of Coweta County
for o. homestead. from q bachelor
sixty years Of ago. The creditors
Of tho bachelor filod their objection
to tho passage Of an order assign
ing homestead in this case, OF
the ground that tho applicant was
not the "hend Of q family" in a 10
gal sense. 1t was admitted tha
ho had Mother wife nor children
but had servants in his employ
mont, and it was contended tha
this fact constituted him the heat
Of a family. Tho objections were
sustained, and the applicant ap
pealed. Miserable bachelors.
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A wealthy bachelor Of Sacra
mento having had one or two Law
suits for breach Of promise, now
replies to any young lady who
wishes q "few minutes private
conversations" mo SOU don't
madam. 1t cnts ME TO the
heart to be compelled to doubt the