The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-05-03
An OLD SAILORS YARN.

n al An OLD SAILORS YARN.
MI aSneakin' of them old blockade run
~ "" fines. - said Boy Bill the other day,
Nm; .ie and the Old Sailor stretched their
a.a1 \ under the mahogany, 81 mind one
of T. .ptrsted v'vage | made out OF Will
nd saafon, or leastwise av'yage when we
nrras some celebrated chaps along of us
sSr,U snsseneers, which was Blanton Dun
ataIa d Jake Thompson and Mr.. Clay, three
M.sJ Ans as were sent out by the Govern
ocL, n mi to try for to patch up peace with
uo i'll 4 Yankees, and l heard tell they went
oeaS1 hward to Canady for to do it, but
6rda shin much come of it, and, any how,
of Jny come nigh losin' the number of
resesl lIhir nnesses whilst they was along of us,
Re h ny sartin knowledge.
IA "You see, sir, it were in the steamer
hot ID thistle, along of Captain Hara, of which
tty d we're second mate She were Il old tub
coutj Ia craft as had formerly been passen-
Eh thd Nj boat 'tviAt Liverpool and Ireland,
pert md the only good thing about her were
coui2 be we're fast, there were no doubt of
nd ~ at but the less gales of wind you had
Eac1 her the safer you was, cause she
K lod we're like the old woman's baby, 'too
nerd ddto suck
nile 4 "WeIl, we starts down the river, chock
lode Ill Of cotton below, and with Il deck
proN hlof it as well, and the fust. thing we
loaId how'd she were a-fire among the cot
"A lmm deck, and we had to chuck over
sard bale or two afore we got it out.
ReWas goin' out of the eastern passage
Iadge anchored close under Fort Fisher
to u afore dark. The tides was 'takin'
meftl u, and we concluded we'd wait till
ng n The next night afore we tried to 90 out,
Til 9asw we could have more water on the
nun n
argM Next dav Colonel Lamb, the COM
rou12 Gndant o. j fort, come off aboard of
ysiY sand, k"n who ourpaSsengers was,
goe1 invited T for to come ashore, and
goi9 hey done !. Is ,yoin' with em in charge
Of n the boatlki'd seen some formidable
EltA athvOrks ny time, but I never seen
pn le to eqf1 this, and we made up our
pf eH nds that j couldn't be took from the
ma4 sa nohoT The Colonel showed Us
Pns eme little Whitworth guns which was
de " carriages so as he could run 'en
ess aOlg the shore wherever there were q
FnoPd nance to get shot at a blockader, and
VIII SAID he could land a shot aboard OF
nM en- four or five miles away, and that he
easi aaae EN- keep to a respectful distance
Dscs1 iae sogerS IN the fort was the most half
ressi waved, skillagalee-lookin' lot | ever
gov Sen, and they hadn't no clothes on tc
tWt4 4tak OF h3rafoptol o,l ,.,,.,roI II, -,
rpesl ss' and the most of 'em was bows a
tnsi ah Well, arter wanderin' round til
sovl twas tlred, we went off aboard agin
onsl sa,Me found that big ironclad which
yosI s'' peen built in Wilmin ton had come
unos | 4Nh and anchored near us, and tha
ing'l " were goin' out to have shy at the
CAN IatA@'ers that night, and soon aftel
neis lete were two other gunboats com,
GOV. @sh and anchored and there come ;
FHu .sa' from one of 'em to ask would w,
W. A. EN- some white paint for to pain
roos y oof OF the ironclad, and of cours,
10. sN EN- all we had, and Civ 'em al
Ins Ssohe other things, but it wern't NOR,
IS0 Au d hollr afterwards, afore the com
aelI i -al'.lh officer sends word to us that w,
oiu. as s' ~ ~ Try Tor to 90 out that night, ant
@e we interfered with his move
M I ,nSa sS''s 81 he'd sink us. There were graft
uoa S,;a. sSa ior you, arter we'd Civ him all on
~ well; one of our distinguished pas
anu ess, he thought he could do some
loss M NJ lor US, and I took him in our boat
vi ~ we Went aboard of the ironclad
oia S,t.. S aulmlral, who were old Unite,
p ad IA Oillcer, were very gentlemanly
@a1, % as how he were very sorry, but h
In isaa M possibly let us go out ahead Q
pm' ~ r' = cause we might attract the atten
m ,s1 M u !. the fleet, and so spile his game
the S;a,l n.y. Il we went out arter him h
pit! fsa' mistake us for a blockader an
y alo us. Well, our old man, he sal
Szs c.n.o! soald run the risk of that, and th
gs ssas-s sfe1h OF one of the small cunboat
gs, s,me anu % Keep just ahead OF us so as t
ous asa a4 us TO turn back if SO be rs the iroi
- stuck on the bar.
... s,,t.a Eafiy that evening the ironcla
~ ~ ~, and soon after we went on an
'' r sue over the bar and launched
"H0 put out our pilot. About te