Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-03-14

aireadS ia the JohTadi, but We publish Il
for the benefit OF those who ,io not see the
Journal
The D~ca, sf Oar Navy.
MARCH g. 1872.
IT, TIE Editors II the Boston Journal 1. |
had heard and read - much about tn. ,le-
. cline and falling of Of our Navy. that ,ur
war ships werr rotten ai,l unsyaworthy.
I and that even little brush " It'll spain va !.
not 1" be- Thought oi. that determined to-
20 over 20 nuy uncle, aud >ee about il. NJ,
hiclc i not President ii the rawnri'.
Bank. nor doe> hv receive at the sign ni
the three bali "a salem street; hut carrie,
uu / large shipvaFd Ia Charleston whrr,,
lee has beeu ticrali, sinking mone, inr L.
good many YEAR
Presenting my Self At thr gate was bold
Is confronted nv corporal of marines.
} who demanded 10 know who wanted e.
see.
'-Ny uncl--your uncle aid l.
Then suppose We are cousins aid
the CORPORAL. Pass on. straight ~, 'h,.
Nari, TIL You see him" tud he respect
full .alutc,i me. with hs thumb upon tho
| cartilage ii hls Hose and his fingers spread
apart.
\ short distance and came upon a s.rle,
w ~ i'atih~s . i'ftNFNt ~HNtliU
say. Bur lrt H. begin at the head Over
beyond the parA, j. the ,onmandaui' :
| house, nov occupied. believe. by Admiral
Stesdman. II i seldom | reflected that +,
sailor j. a good horselHHH \ GA smile
let IL tura to the officers quarters re-
| inarAablc for nothin. except that they are
all aliAc--tWo story brick. liz. officer |
presume, prefer Keeping hon,., t. board
ing.
There comes a smart vouu. officer With
Young lady. TO " HON lie Is paving great
attention. what did she have nne Why.
black a>trachan CLOAK. a black alpar.
dress. swecily trimmed, aud a black Vel, 81
4 hat with a small feather buster stuck IA il
But look at those monster cannon. Herr
are Parrots looking iuF all the world Ike q
/ hi. cannon trying TO swallow little one
anaconda like; pahgreue. yer, monsters
OF destruction. summing their gli,tcnin.
/ black .idcs A. they lay; twenty, INV. A
! hundred OF them. lf they could give
vent" 70 their feelings they would say.
We are not rotten" Here l., a quarter
I acre Of round shot. shell and rife ,Iitto: All
I piled In little pyramids aud aiting for the.
harvest. NsNI comes another field full of
anchors great aud small. al a iitile H.
lance. they look like great stumps uprout-
ell and over there are great chain cable
1 piled tier upon tier. Reader. IT,, ~ drop
the tier, and leave these engines Of men /.
wrath.
Stop momeut and read ihi. in.cr,p,ion
! Tho b.llct-hcai 81 the irigatc Constitution
carried through the war of lsls-'ll.r
} white wings iiyiug never frnm her foes -
( The latter pant II the iu>crip' on J. poo, j.
cal. hat u /. not quite accurate. bcaT.pId
! irouside.. your name j. p-rpeiuatcd. hut
a BIZ OF the Keel ard fw tinIt,"rS onl, n,
{ tn. original are len Born Ia Ro>,nu. too
"a North End stipyard Ilart'sI vaNcyou
, 10 the ration iu October. l7y-- | shall not
7 rchcar-c r"gf caFr"r. lhaGA God We had
a navy oncc
& let IA NAH ou. turning u ihc right To-
ward the great dry dock Bu; sofliy Il
Where j. THAT ancient in'ttui on. the man
with The cut4a--. no waved sou bAcN with
h. .'r'i Whenever yen approached aAy
thing Won Wished to examine Gan.-
cican gone Wei | remember nv la,t
'i>J when law hiin mounting guard o,cr
. great number ~ CAKES ~ ialIoW. hu,
shen | al-i-trorhitei him with TO ..rca,.
We give "ur shining blades" he turned
disdAiufIl,y away
iotIua The drt dnrk occupied hS the ~
gnaius 90! hug" arigotrl ,Alp from wi,,c
side Tie worAHcu wrrr ~tripp&uS the lluu
T plate, an inch th,cA. What yts.ri : th4i n
asked | of = workman The Nantuu,.-
mob he replied Emphasizing thc'pn' a. II
hc acre thinking oi CoustauttRoplv Rc-
pairus her. inquired !. ~TaA.Hx her 20
piece. Size r"'t'u.
IN. ship. bnili daring tho war. wa. ,Ot.
believe. launched nnrii about the rl5-..
and hcT ,-Ttices consist OF single 80, aye
/ Ia Europe aui bacA. Aud yet .Ac cost !,
I Mat 81 mouey--As much a dozen 81 our
be., merchant ship- But her timber " As
! green; 80 let her memory b.. ruc ciatt-r
made by the worAnicn in cutting Oh the
beads ofthe bohs !. acsfeninY; ic: "a, mos c
| on.
| Ncxt IN order came the 1,.h.nc, a v oo,Jr
| ship, NO, rotten IL would seem A. thct
are getting her ready Tor sea. Men we're
painAng her ms. dc aud oui, and the ringers
we're spinning their spiders webs sloil.
| There were several men al work on a
stage over the right side. painting. when
gay q; work. do not mean laborou-ly SO.
a. tLey were AL resting when saw them.
The one stood near, Was chewing tobacco
! energetlcally, and Was giyin. his mind ~
| Il. liz evidently expected me to question
him. but a. did not, be gave a si.h and
resumed hi. brush. Mac called n man
| bobbing his head out VI an open poT; -bole.
aud my friend answered. Lay on MAG
]
and YOU understand your business.
! Here lie, moored another big ship-the
/ Seyern-sent home after 4 two years cruise
aud rotten.
/ Passing along the litilc bridge came In
view Of the old Ohio. the recriyin. shin
looking. with her big hul. and little mast.
{ LIZ man with a boys Jacket on. Il wa.
visitor, day. and ,hc was gaily dressed
( ont with blue troAsegs and shirt, from
main 10 mlzIen. The band, good one.
, sas playing some airs from Luerekia and
was soon hob-nobbing IN the famous 'hic
With Duke Altvn.o. Mn. Eor.ia and Cen
marc.
We came nov - three huge sh,p.. ~,
! of which are steamers. The nearcs, 10
vessel Of extreme length, called the Iowa
with several aliases which have conyen
gently forgotten.
vas pog Obliged 10 pass the beat OF ]
sentry. a ,tlng always ti.!iArd 10 do, bu
as there was no avoiding IL. ] stepped ~
and asked him for the countersign. The
marine looked hard AZ me- but allowed In.
10 pass
lew Steps brought ire abreast a noble
bll dismanilea ship. The waichman stood
near aud inquired her pame. IL was tn,
Franklin. Farragui's old ship. I mad,
haste to stand on the quarterback where
the gallant old man had stood - OF. aud
whore he had received the greatest poten.
t.tes oi tie old world. heard In imagin.
aion the thunder OF her broadside. the
music Of the band and the cheers OF heI
crew is she steamed into Cronstadt. tn.
Russians giving shoui for shout and broad
side for broadslde. Let u try aud forget
the meanness and neglect the brave old
Admiral atterward experienced.
AlouV.l.. the. Iowa lies a shin, xhnsx
beautiful model attracts Us. The Niagara
built BY Geo. Steers nearly twenty year,
ago. Ia. a history. The first Atlantic ca
bic was laid by her. and she was the flag
ship OF the Japan expedition, During the
war they attempted To convert her into
steamer. but work was stopped after she
had been ''gutted.'' and she now liss !
mere shell above her water line, her sidei
bullying out and her beautiful lines destroy
ed. She was a contract ship. and is no
rotten. buI sound as g nut.