The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1882-07-29
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ANECDOTES.

!. Hn:w fnrpRpfcK DOUGLASS Cor Hrs
~ ~ IN ~ ~ number Of Tho Cen.
twrv MdeGziue tNoyamber) Frederick
nono,nse tells FOR the first time the manner
NJ his escape from slavery. The account
srkns him "a New Bedford, where he 61st
ohtsined steady work. and where he got his
name. a. follows: "Once initiated tiito my
new life 81 freedom, aud assured BY Mr..
.Johnson that / need not fear. rsnapture IN
that city. comparative unimportxnt ques.
tion arose 4; to the name BY which should
be known thereafter in my new relation ~
a free man. The name given me BY my
dear mother was no less pretentious and
long thah Frederick Augustus Washington
Bailey I'had. however, while living In
Maryland, dispensed with the Augustna
WAihingt0n, ahd retained only FredeEsok
Bailey. Between Bait more and New he'd
ford. the better to CONCEAL myself fron the
siave.hunters, i hid parted with Bailey
aHd called myself Johnson. but III New
Bedford l found that the johnson family
WA already 20 numerous ~ TO cause some
confusion IN distinguishing them, hence =
change in this name seemed desirable.
Nathan johnson, mine host. placed gfeat
emphusis upon the necsssit., and wished
conssnted and he called me By my pro.
sent uaans-the one BY which have been
known for three. and. forty years-Frede
Douglass. Mr.. johnson had Just been
reading Lady Of the Lake, and 10 pleased
was he with its great character that he
wished me to bear his name. since read.
ino that charming oem myself, I have
often Thought that. considering tho noble
hospitality and manly character OF Nathan
Johnson-black man though he was-hs,
far more than I. illustrated the virtues Of
the Douglass OF Scotlxnd. Sure an that,
Il any alaye. catcher had enteted hii don't.
cile with . view to my recapture, johnson
would have shown himselt like him Of the
.stalwart hand.'" @a,7..' e.9f r.
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FLORENCE NIonrINoALE's FIR1eNHss.-.
There were nine hundred wounded. who
were ct once sent TO The hospital at
Scutari. Niss Niehtinesle had arrived
here with her beyy OF LADY nursea. Her
first act Allowed her vondar{ul enafrv and
determination. The steamer laden with
the wounded had cast anchor at Coustan.
tinople. There were mot yet any mat.
tresses or bedolothee ON tie csmp beds in
the hospital. INA tho lat&er were not nearly
suficient in number for the wounded com.
ster.sorgeant In Ohaxue OF the stores.
and asked him for the stores she reouireA.
He told her that there was everything she
could desire In the magazines. hut that she
must get the Inspector. general Of the
hospital to write IN oiiicial letter 70 the
Ounrtermastsr. general. who would send
him I'M authority to draw the. stores. and
that she might then receive them on show
ing that authority, Miss Nightingale
asked how long this would take, On being
told that three days would 81 the ahortsst
time necessary for the correspondence.
abe answered that nine hundred woundc,:
officers and men would be in tho ho-,ntal
in three hours, and that she must have
what they REQUIRED immediatsiv. she
thon went II, thA ,nanaxines mi. feline
the serneant Of The rusrd there ,vho, M
VA. asked him Il he would .talo sn onler
from her. IIo snid he wouid. and shs
otder.d him 10 drive In, ~ doo,. Til,
.ya. done. and tho wouuicd wore n,ovidsd
for IN time.
ljcr 6r,nue.s At surcical onor.tion. ~,
= musthin, n,nrvrllous. uer .,,nr.ci.,i.,n
): her m;ssiom w.s GRAND IN. .~.c.s ons
,.v with s,;ri,s, i,sirm,r..,. .rj ii,t h
,.nd. Imrin,, tic ,,.rf.,,".nc. ~ . fr;.hs
=; ..~,.," s ~, H." 800 :, -.,;,. ~,
nurses were behind hsr. :hoidih1 8ai@s.