The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1872-01-25

quiet. apparently not noticing their sneers.
At last the officers deemed it safe to ven
ture on personal insult. The lion in
young Odom WAS instantly aroused.
Springing up like tiger, and with the
quickness OF lightning, he seized first one
and then the other and threw them both
through the window and into the street,
carrying sash, glass, and all with them.
This act, OF course, raised a tremend-
Gus cOmmotion. A great crowd gathered,
but young Odom stood his ground undis-
mayed As he afterwards expressed it.
Il felt that the honor Of America rested
on my shoulders, and was bound to vim
dicate it," The English were both excit-
cd and enraged, and demonstrations look
ed threatening But young Odom boldly
stepped forward and said: II am alone
you are many. Give me fair field, and
| will whip the tattest OF you There is
chivalry among British sailors. They
greeted this challenge with delight, for
they then had in their fleet gigantic ath-
lete, who was scientific boxer, and who
was known as the Bully of England
Agreed" said the Englishman "na me
your time and place" Tomorrow, at
II O'Clock, on the ice" replied Odom.
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five thousand people, including the whole
British naval torce, officers and ALL as
sembled on the ice, and formed monster
ring. The combatants came forward, ac-
companied by their seconds. When Odom
looked upon his antagonist, his heart sank
within him He was veritable giant,
standing over six and one-halt feet high
They shook hands, and the fight com
menced. on account of The Englishman's
superior hight, Odom wa obliged to put
his blows Just above the belt
We cannot stop 10 give all the details
of this remarkable encounter. rs they
Were related to US in our early boyhood
They fought a full hour. and then rested
for thirty minutes. The Englishman had
been knocked down repeatedly, and
severely bruised and cut by his heavy falls
on the rough ice. Odom had been crushed
by the sledge-hammer blows OF the giant
The contest was renewed, and the battle
went on for another hour. At last Odom,
almost utterly exhausted. his head fear
fully bruised and sHolen under the terrible
blows of the bully" was on the point of
crying enough :" But his position. and
the honor of his country, nerved him to
more effort He summoned all his re-
naming power and energy, and dealt the
Engishman final blow in his ribs lust
above the girdle 1t knocked his antag-
onist clear from his feet, and he fell to the
ice like stunned OK, and in falling
roared, Enough " Hardly had the word
been uttered before Odom sank 10 the ice
utterly exhausted, and as poweress AS an
infant. A numbering cheer went up from
-, II.
ship of America was established. 1t l.
needless to say that. from that hour forth,
during the Ice siege, all Americans in
Stockholm were treated with due consd-
Grafton and respect.
The next summer after the adventure
AZ Stockholm Capt. odo m was impressed
on board ot An English man-of- war
Here, however. no threats privatons or
punishment could make him do duty.
He protested that be was An American
citizen, and declared that he would not
serve the British crown. The war vessel
proceeded to C0runna. Spain. The me-
mOrabIe 10th of January, 1909, was ap-
preaching. Marshal Soult with his Vic.
torious French army vas 1t hand The
English had entrenched, and the sailors
and marines OF the fleet had been embark
ed to engage in the battle on the land.
Adherng to his firm purpose not to lift an
arm in the service Of England, Odom re-
fused to fight. But when the battle was
IT Its height, and the ground WAS covered
thick with the wounded ii, svmpathies
We're moved, and, regardless OF life, he
went among the mutiated Sufferers and
with MS giant strength bore them to
PAGES OF safety. HIS conduct on this 0c-
caslon wrung from the British officers
the highest commentators of praise. 1t
was capt. Odom's lot TO be near the spot
where Sir John Moore tell, and he was a
witness OF the midnight burial which has
been lmmortalized in song, of which the
following are the opening stanzas:
Not drum was heard. nor funeral note
As his corpse to the rampsrts we hurried,
Not "a, solaler discharged ms farewell shot,
", g 'ne st''' " n.'e our heio we buried
me .od. ,,, w,tb pa nr ny h.yn q, aea od n,gn'
By th. strnpplino moon ham m;str 1rb,
And the lantern dmlv burning"
After the battle at Corunna ,he Emo
ljsb fleet returned 10 Portsmontb FnG-
land auchnrino some distanc. t,.n,,, ,Ga
shore. As the sun wa. S,tlino one nia,t
Olnn st,y an American v,s>rl a., ,nct,,,r
more ti,u a uiIr distant H., NOV, 1,,..r.
mined to effect hi ESCAPE Toward, a,v-
lipht he stripppd himself and s,r,,nad b;s
clothes on hi. back He th.u dronnad
silently into me s.a Ana Swan n tb, A.
neared her he hailed her hnr ibr,ngb
fear the canaan refused ,o tate b;n, o.
board Tired as moor odom wa. ha bad
no other coursa bnt 10 str;La nnt =. tha
shore two miles distant He ra.rhad II
exhausted After resting taw n;nn,as
h.. was startlad bv tootsfans 49,, ~,
haa not nm, IN h;s nlothns Ia,n;re, ~,
he ran for ,hicket Of bushes nra,. ~
hnt h. aid NOT snccaed in ra.chin,r ,.,,,.a,.
before his ears were Greeted hv ria a,,,F
,.n;ca of an En,l;Sh,,on. ..tIaiIol, ,,,.,, 7''''
>vber. von scn5a;na tnn,aa hara ,,nio.g,,
0dom d;a M, stnn - ra,,,r,, ans,,,a, I'll,
oa;nad tho tb;el 81 ana 3onna5 III ,,a,t1,
II. succaadad t;nalIv j, o.tt;nr na,,,slrn,
America " >''''7
The remains of Cant oaor how. hoo,
,lacad temnnrar;lv n ~ raa,irinr 'a'fr ,on,h I''.
Rnck snort and az. tbsra a,va;,;n,, h' ,h'.,r
,.;,'aI bo,,sa - ~, .2 'i,' q
At sea on a toreion vovaee On his raach'