The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-04-26
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when shall we know that the enemy
has given imp asked a lad who had
once been a tailor apprentice, but had
alterward entered the British navy, as
q common boy. about the year 1880,
=" When that iflag is hauled down
answered the sailor addressed, "the
ship will be ours. lsai4 l..Eii m
:" Oh, if that's all, III see what I can
dorh s"aA 3t5a @lt3l 70 - 1sT-
The vessel on which the speakers
stood had had the fortune, a few hours
e:irlfer. to fall in with French SQUAD
ron, and a warm action, braTely fought
on both sides, was maintained. After
a time the boy had become impa-
tent for the result, and addressed the
above question to q sailor. No sooner
was he toll that the withdrawal OF the
Tag from the eneiIfy's masthead woald
be the signal that the action had been
decided than he determinedto see what
he could do.'he s1iA l'F7sll se2e ~
Al that moment the vessels were en-
gagged yard-arm 10 yard arm, and were
o6seured IN the smoke OF the guns Rlh
an instant the boy mounted the shrouds,
passed from the yard of his own ship 10
thatsofi the enemy, ascended with asilt
ty to the mainbep- gallant mast head.
struck and carried off the Frenchs flag
unpereeived, and got back to the yard-
arm of his own ship in safety. AtH
sst Before, he could get down to the deck
the Br fish saw that the flag had disap-
peafed. and shouted -" Vietoryl victo-
ryr'. The Trench crew, seeing also
that the flag was gone, and thinking
that it had been struck by ordsFof the
,Admiral, fled from their gunsts and a.
though The officers attempted to rally
them, the confusion was hopeless.
Then the British. awaiting themselves OF
the opportunity, boarded , the French
vessel and captured it. - r...E "a,
In the midst of the excitement the
new boy came down from the shronds
with the French flag wrapped round
his body. and displayed it with no little
glee to. the astonished tafs. The news
spread quickly TO the quarterback, and
the blush3ng bow was led into the pres
,ence of the Admiral. wing praised .hiIa
for his gallantry. and rated him there
and then as midshipnian. ! 5'4i9 9ast
1t was not long before, promotion
followed promotion, and the taior ap-
prentice Eecame known as one Of En-
gland ! most gallant sailors. ~ HGrPer's
Young People. EaA d. $50 g9I8H si
d. LzfF6r nearly twenty-five years Prank
Hess bad been belkrlnger ofaStJdbef
RUS Church, in st, Louis. and he at
tanned the age Of 'seyentysfotifs years.
The other day there was asfunera af
the church, and his friends. told him
that he was too feeble 10 ton theibell.
But. be chewing that no one could do tho
work as wei as he, he went up TO the
-belff.F aI14llrang the Bnell He did not
come back as promptly as usual, .ands
friend going up found him dead.-6t'
hroH yrs Ftqtte. fIl A1L,R -
f,.,-rTea has been grown in India forty
years. Its manip, latlon and cure are
done BY machinery. and not by hand %
in China. Because of ilsg gFsater
strength It is considered cheaper than
china tea. and is coming toebe used ID
this country. q u :. LIS aslgesl9a
So late as last year DIR. I'roust. inn
rSaaper 10 The Academy OF Medicine,
made the statement that there were
then. no fewer than 1920 houses q
France without a window.
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