Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-06
He WaN With Pcrrr

found an old man az Putin. Raw rha o,her
TO lttIe Sna an spoci Ferry and who claimed
.ss 49, SaI co bench in the shade IN front az
"a. ny DeteS House Ae old man led on with.
us knew Commodore Perry lie e,a
were 10y together and we ,o1-SS 90. ,,, -"
man, rave teen cummoaore Too ana 1l,i-,i
i re bIlush, but my tastes all ran 10 ,,n,,.,
were sitting where yoI arr he y1n., va u ne
easy Unlll lac hsd asked me 10 take ScvSSt ,,,..
tock me hint and asked him II sbonia
cf'lg h!n9 glass OF water. but he shooy b,s
beSC IN q solemn way and Coniit,upi. ''
"ieITy was different nom most Young mon.
II Ee went out 10 mock melons or peaches he
Nelt alone lie didat seem 20 cane 10, hie,
watch chains and fine clothes and he meyer yof
mashed on an actress. He didn't ASSUME a
freezing dignity, but yet he WAS hanI maa 10
ToFk up Ia y hen YOU wanted IN n1rHOw s. DO
you ask ne 10 step over 10 the Bazaar and take
a glass OF eataN oa, or was IL the moan of tho
wayes On The siIore?"
waved The question by asking him n be
saw ihe naval battle on the bag.
saw IL. Why, was there he Indignantly
replt a, 81 met tie commodore M at Erie a
Few days before. and nothing would do but
mus iske ilttle mp with him. I remember
that be put his arms around me and said: 'ICleg.
ny hoy. Gene AND san the briny deep with ne
ale u give you sin kinds OF liquor 10 drink
lhal 5 " LAT he said sir. aud | couldn't refuse
Llnl. leu eidnt ask me 10 so over TO the Ba-
2aar did yogs"
! aidrt. / ssid tina, be must be e pretty
olo ti'lLen 10 nave participated In PeTIy's light
YES. purity old,' he sighed. was lI5
years Ole the 10Th day 81 last month. I was
sd!l 10 my sell the O'Eei day that "a COZ 20
GOu running cut nights with the boys. The
hcht took place ovtr here TO the left. fiSt over
The Nine house ca Bass Island. aua ate. Il was
eyer eyer we sailed in here aud put In the drinks.
Thai 5 Why they cal in riit-.n-Bav 1 am
awful dry about this tine O. day."
theTtd 10 pour some water over him 10 wet
mn NJ. but he sWeejly declined and looked
across tie rolling baN ard said:
When we caught sight OF the British feet or
there, the commodore left IL 10 me whether we
Should Tun OF fight. The odds were against us,
but wanted to see little fun, and so l adj
Nlsed hin 10 pitch I'm. Just as true as you SIT
There, II | had said run our neet would have
shulked way Without nr1ug a shot. never
set any credit for IL, but | never asked II. An
American citizen should receive no praise Tor
doing lis duty. That's the kind Of q Dutch
oven am. You never drink wine do your"
told him 1 never did except on holidays,
anc, aftor lie had CoGItcd up the weeks 20
Thanksgiving, he dreamily continued:
Perry waited me 10 take cCmmsnd OF the
Ssip but refused wanted 10 be free 20 DO a
little shooting on my own account. As soon as
gave the word We bore down On the British
aid the fight begen. Perry was as white as a
gtost. and this American nation can never be
loo thankful that WAS there TO brace him up.
Ii was Just about as such hot day as today,
and was Just about as dry as am nov. You
haven't dime about YOU. eb.'
i assured him thar hadn't had cen; IN NY
pocket for SIX months. and he wiped away
tear OF s. mpalhy ana Went Gu:
Il tell you. smiths hair stood Up when he
saw 10 culliEG GONl On min.
''Sinth:'
Ives. Smith. the commander OF the British
teet Guess you never read Up on the hight did
you? We didn't give him no chance 20 buy us
oil, but slam banged away rs fast as we could
loSd and IRE, and you know the result. When
the fight Was over aLd Perry realized our good
fortune he threw his arms around me ana cried
like child. Yes, he cried like a child. and then
We took drink. Couldn't You stand the Ba-
Zaar man eff for couple OF lnehriatcssr
i couldn't 1 was a stranger and / lacked
check. Then / asked him about that famous
dispatch: I'VE have net the euenay and they
are ours"
'8ll bcsE-eVeTy word hosh :" he replied. ~
was tie bearer OF that dispatch mysrlf and I
was leaning on Perry s shoulder when he wrote
II. Il read rs ioiiowS:-I have licked Smith out
! or his boots. aid whatever the bearer wants TO
qIiDk can he charged 10 my account That's
II, word lor word. You never carry bottle
With you, che
gave hin my neuralgia remedy. but he
threw 4 after me and HIT noe IN the back after
taking Gle swallow. | don't want 20 be sus-
piciCus or human nature but yet / believe that
Old man wasn't exactly what lie ough, 10 be
ny. QUAD.