Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-11-23
A WAR REMlHIsCEHcE.
IS SEEN III a MARINE vnrrRAs.


b clear; over cliff and rock, on
struggling growth Of spruce,
9 snow lay mantlad. The gilt
ring outline OF Pemaquid
retched out into the sea, broken
IRE and there by patches Of ever
reens, and dotted with houses.
Afar off, Monhegan, like giant
e foe, lay against the horizon,
lille the ocean, dimpled by the
5reeze, flashed in the sunlight
Ina fretted in foam on the rocks,
"It's q pretty sight, even for q
kiuter's day." said q voice at my
lbow, suddenly putting to flight
by day dreams, and turning, ]
aw ac old man standing beside
he. A tall figure, alightly bent
nth age, whose strongly marked,
htslligent features, furrowed by
ime's withefing touch, betoken.
d he had passed beyond three
bore and ten.
you're . stranger hsre," he
continued, ''and you want to
Nov something about the place.
& II your looks you seem TO
ke 4. <Tm--well, let me see--I
as born ID 1902, on the 9th day
Z April---that's a long time ago
-and I've lived here all my life
-my names Thompson. You
ant to know il saw the fight
etwsen the sEnterpriss' and
3oxef9' Yes, / saw lit was
the year 10, early in Septem
lee This IL how it was:
"All along the coast the peo-
10 we're scsred about the British
essels coming aud landing their
len to burn the houses,
I'D some OF 'em really took
the woods and hid. There
ere two British vessels
ruising of the coast. the "Tene-
os' and Boxer" Well do I re-
,ember, seeing their boats filled
nth men pulling past Pemaquid
'oint, and some one, l don't
now who it was, fired three gurs
'em. | was rnnning about the
i'll here playing. I heard the
epoit and saw the flash, and the
moke drifting away before the
Vind. The boats fred canister
nto the bushes and an awful
Attling it made. Many time
ave heard old Sam Mo1ntyre
wear. when be was in liquor.
hat he fred ninsteen shots at the
boats, although some said be was
D scared on hearing the firing
hat be ran of and hid under q
ridge.
"Well, one Saturday afternoon,
ust after had driven the COWS
aome, / saw the Boxer comirg
Ito Johns Bay and anchor jdt
back o. the island. between il at1
smaquid Point; and the FOL p
q pretty we'll scared about !.
sme Of 'em was nigh goig
woodt. But father, wb
sesn the last Of the Revol-
III 4 and was a Free Will Baptit
ssides. was not q mite unew
bout the Britt ishsr.
aOo Sunday morning she lad
here 10 an anchor, her black htl
shining in the sun. One OF hr
boats with an officer had pulH
Dver to Monhegan. Our fols
Nere 30 unsettled on account !
ia vessel that none Of 'em wtt
g meeting. II was nigh on b
me o'clock, and boy like | ts
mighty hungry and thinklg
sbout my dinner. when oil oh
.udden / saw they appeared toe
4 ! great hurry aboard the Bor
vettinc her under weigh, ID
presently she was standing IT
under all sail.
" Climb up on the smG-
house and tell Us what you d.
ssid my father. Our house ss
built on rising ground and 10
emoks- house was about fftn
feet high, and bnilt on pr.
From the top OF it l couIdee
Eli around. Away to the we'd
4 saw q vessel coming down uer
III sail, with the stars and strss
iyinQ. I commenced to 81
oretty safe then. Itwas not lg
before they neared each otr,
and almost at the same tin a
eheet Of fame and smoke tst
from their sides, and / couldee
fhe water torn up in spray bre
ehot. The American vesselas
4 rood deal the best sailerl ld
she out maneuvered the Bsr.
The firing was so rapid thatsy
we're soon hid in sIneke. ce
in a while, through q rift ihe
clDud, / could catch a glimIof
tneir tatterted sails and risg.
hey drlfted out toward Ms
3 gan like a cloud OF thick pr,
from which burst incsssant ats
Of Aame. I guess the folhil
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