The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1880-04-22
THE lLl..FATED BROTHERS

- WHITMAN tRNNbtWhs
krme Asty srMf~ nR,.. when only M.
teeM xulnn.r~ and winters had IM~~.vl
osrr my head, ! wn~ Rsdng hume IL lin.
sier u,le aitcrnra,. anil hNl arrived NJ
iat ~ the curnrr VI frnt an. lsssmr.
wilt streets when ! paused IN mving i
considerable rruwl collected III front IL
NJ. n Co.'S rturs.
Alusr The heads ~ thu hystal.ls.rs
lnsMcA Tint NJ hin cnrtmnn whom
hal often ~srn In that sirinity, and rsc,
ani nnun h. lifted rattan ~ II threat.
rning s,ine person with severe chastise,
innnt
prr..rd forward IL take Il hook Al ihe
victim, hut TINT wAx met accomplished
TIL ] hMl got inside the ring, for thc In.
slividnal who hal incurred the wrath III
thu gigantic cartmnn war xnanll nrHr,
loy---n mere child; and there he stsHSl,
trembling like 4 leaf. and almo~t white
with terror, ~ he moinsntarily expected
tlsn .tossrKc ~ descend upon his head
and shouldcr~.
Tho surrounding thronu laughed md
jecred. they WERE highly entertained hy
The terror II the little Hack hoy.
A number IL sacks iillrl with CHINA.
mon wrr piled III The sidewalk. they
had Just been landed from an East fnli,
ship that lay NJ thu wharf near hy. 'lhr
hoyx. finding little holes Iii these sacks
through which the cinnamon projected,
Ind improved the occasion a. suppl,
themselves gratis.
When thu Wig rnrtman bounced AlAi,
thcm they scattered, anil nll escaped *.
cept tho little black hoy, nni II him Tho
cariman Ind thought proper ~ make "a
example.
A. he stond there covering and friend.
iexs, I placed myself III his side, saving
Don't bo frightened. little fellow, Il,
,lMre not hurt yon.
Down came the rattun ,il.,il oile II my
legs, and the delighted cr.,w.l gori.M Iii
tlnding n new subject for their mirth
while NH enormous INT Muiunl still
further contributed ~ their nrrrimniiI
by placing herself liz front III mo, glnr,
Ing III my face. md demanding In III,
khrilla.t " tones. Arr YIN, nigRrl
whitewAshed, TINT yoil inke Niger,
part p
Tho little negrn, taking advantage NJ
this diversion In hiA favor. Rlisled through
the crowd, and. putting all his lrgs Il
the ground, got uii clear.
The blow which | received from ths
rnrtmAn'n rattan WnS ~ great thing, I'M
TIN inknlt VIVA something, and, M IiuDkct
nh ri him resentfnlly, hc Mid, .Oh,
don't care who your father is--l .lnn'
caro- who Your father H.
Of course MT what shpnid he ear,
for fathers. mothers. nncl~ or nunts
Was he mt thu faynrit. cartnMn ri III.
wealthy house III M X Co. r Hin
he not gt0d, round salary and Il ,mr
lllc, could hc mt afford 10 In lNrfcctl,
independent u everybody except hi
wealthy amployrrny
Three years from TINT time won't m,
iirst voyage ~ MN, On my return HON,
~ thu end II three years mud fom
months, among thu frat ncwn TINT
heard WA TINT the hig .artmnn rnllc.
D0Iblns hal hung himself.
How y thatf' I asked,
why. you .ue, was Tho reply. ~,
pad long bccn IN The r,rsier NJ NJ 4
Co., and. when the, failcl, nolnAl,
clsc cared ~ employ him. Thu ,Dnra
qu0ncc wAx tint IL lrca,na mirrnbl,
poor, and finally. he han HING himseI
That Wns md news, nnd, ~ II wax
diAAgtvpAblc subject III contemplation,
b~nishud II from my memory III thu h.
liof TINT thu fate ~ big Dobbins wnnl,
A60n IN forgotten. I VIM mistaken.
Being Aditit III Valparaiso, three ii
four years Afterwarsl, entered tilr navy
and signed the papers on hoard Tho Uni
lsd 6tAteh ship B.. which lay In III.
hAyhOr.
After writing my name, and holding ,
brisi conference With thu First I4ieutrn
ant, ! was passing along TIM g,,n ,lecl
when ~ object that met my View uanMs
me " start.
WaA dreaming?
TIs0fn sts,0d ln.lOre mo gigantic wris
man, with c0lt In hix hand. with thu firm
md features u Big Dobbinx. n ~
s,nly seemed ~ In the man himself, Int II,
Also hxptl ~ esll eye III my cu,tntenAncs.
~ 4 ~ recngnixHtl nle.
"WltO n that MANI demanded III
saAsmaa. - ston ~ ] llad passed isr
Whnt-~that h0.t.~ainx n,ate van
dasf Why, that'. DiG Dnl,hinn, amt
"nig UObbtns |" crissl /. "Can II III
pDxHilJIe that wa~ nisinfurmsxl, " wm
hn cut down lElOrr ill., wH cxtinetY"
"Cut down. exclaimed thu .Ailor
staring In biz turn: and finn, aftcr 4 yn0
nlanls reelection, h. uslslrl. "Oh.
know what yUi mr. thinking ~ nnw; u,
hatl htutlprF TINT dr0se i cA1t III Nv
York VIM hung himself. =
Hut tliis n the rxmri likeness ~ Iii
br0tll4f. ! uould not tvIi them APART
and ~ looked VI me- ~ though h. knew
"Well, rcplied the mariner, II wouIs
mt adviec y0u N cultivate hin acqnajnt
ancc. There may M wOrn men In III.
World than Dig Dobbins: hut, II ~
lhsy'va never crs,sned my l,nwre Whc,
NJ Mngx nian hn strikes with I'LL III,
might y0ilh think b. WAS guing III III,
yam In two. HI dn~ TIL. ~ curry favul
with the 0Sicerr, and every mnn IN
lniaFyl hat4~ him. HI meyer larrs IL "
~ Shore With any IL lI,e Grew. II NJ
shOnld ~ ashore, and thu lsyys hal
caught him away fr0m il,e nliip, he'd
e(ond ~ inOra chance tlHu ut IN rmt.
III without Claws."
TIha k1nuAn e@n.sS1h - I uaNx s..u.,