Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-06-20

~hriokng 0f iIg sails in the high gloom
The four imIl,.,~,, uru urry left Stauiin.
near the foot Of the ma.uma>t, under the rv,
uf the marine Tho business # getting undr
way was achieved with the swiftness tina
war time teach :. and all tho wind whiStlin
Of pipe, the brig hrIng snug in less tim,
than woman takes tn brush her hair
| While the shore lights were N~'ring into q
faint line upon the quarter and the grya
toreland lamp was thrusting its red fam,
l among the cloudy STAR well To the right, &
hrswny fellow came to the prisoners with 4
hattlc lantern swinging IN his grasp. aul
made them a visible group
Then approached two men from the oupo
site quarter If the deck. and the lani..r1
flashed in tn" bullion AMI buttons Of uniforms
Behind them stood Others, and forward wa,
a crowd IF s.amrn staring at the four men
and this was th" picture Of the deck, adding
10 il the details Of a Savag' row of Carrunades,
black ink in the watery mo"mshine.
Arr these your men, Mr. TuwplankF' said
onc Of the uniform wcarrrS, the tone VI Whose
voice was as good IA warrant Of his office a,
| epauIets.
Yes, Sir Peter, four Of them. sir" replied
the young gentleman who had done Cuthtert
the honor TO impress him.
W tLl. NNu tbk Alkt'lN lll''tl INV lAalN. An'l
suppose you don't require me to tell you that
YOU are wanted to serve the king, and fight
his majcstys enemies, There is glory and
| prize money to he got if You do your duty
| and, as British Seamen. you'll never want ME
! 10 tell you what Your duty is, hope"
With which flourish Captain Sir Peter
! Grahame, Bart, in command of H NJ :
| Cleopatra a was abou; to slew himself round
on his hr,l to go aft, when one of the men
| spoke up.
If you plaze. sir, me name is Matthew
| Murphy. and I'm an lmirlkm. NoIr honor
! therefore pcrsavcs that's not me duty t.
| fight for the king, Go bless him
"Ah, | see-an American, born in Xii
kenn'-"
| "Ir iade. then, your honor, was born in
Galway" responded Murphy. at which muir
derous admission there went a smothering of
laughter among the men forward
Hereupon Cuthbert spoke
Il have To represent 70 you that am not a
sailor, sir. NY father is DR. Shaw, Of th"
Grey tone school Your uficcr has com
mitted an error in imprSSing me
This had in il the matter Of rebuke and
was trihe downright for the quarterback
hearing; but then it was delivered in a soft
and cultured voice, and he who spoke it,
with figure lighted up by the flare Of the
hath, lantern and handsome fac. sbo,yi,,,
looked like a gentleman,
Sir Peter raz,l at him inouisitiyelv
Mr. Tnwnlank said he ~vber. did Won
meet This gentIeman,r
At tI,e word gentl,,uru annIio1 to tho maj,
he had kicked. and which same wnri was a
definition he was the last mid~hipman in the
so,-,-i,,a canable of maxine, with tr,, o,,,,Ii.
tiop moi b.rause his father was a rrtird mn
dertak.r. but bpcause his fathers snn WAS ,
cad Mr. Tovplank,s eyes h.,-an to roll
and the wind To feel chill unGn his small
clothes.
Meet him. Sir Peter1 Why sir con,ip,
down hill He gave II. a deal If trnrII"
sir He knocked the hos,,n down u,ver
took him to D., better than the nata Of a
c,astar sir
Il ran vouch, Sir Peter. that there is
p. Shaw living Mt Greystone and ,bo+ H..
kerr> Il school there exclaimed the tir.t
lieutenant. who stood near the cantain Il
know this to he So lecausa nv friend Lord
Cosyrara told mo tb,. ba has s,, With Dr>
shaw
ayes. sir: Young Middleton is a runil Of
my father >aid Cuthl.,rt
Omit Tlvht- Middleton is the name
turned the lieutenant
\ lar-e narnc belrrs ONT n case crandly in n
Rr,t,n's ear Mr. Tnv,,Iank dreyv his sor,t
ti,,1Ir,. ont NJ the rIarc Of the lantern
.Yrur innres,nent is n mistake Mr.
Shaw and nnuch rac-ret /, said Sir Prtor
Grahauc in a kind voice. He then held
whispered conversation with the lieutenant
and walked aft
Their Is moor satisfaction in the apolor-y or
rer-r,t thar does not ripbt n man TO hIs own
wishes With clssrad banis and down-bpnt
ewes stood Cuthhrrt n bitter mourner. for
every hurst Of foam stru,L ont Of the hurry
ing waves by the vessels low WAS a mark Of
increasing distance from all he loved in this
world. and h, WAS like IN 90 mad whom his
mind went TO Jenny waiting for him TO come
and sneak n fathar-woitino and marvr,inv
and then sicLe,ine- for the strsnperess Of his
absence and the cruelty Of his silence
His three cnrrnsuinn, in misfortune were
led forward 10 hc converted into trim men-of-
wars men
I'VE shall have 10 treat Won rs a pasSeaprr.-
said the lieutenant addrsssipo Cutbb RI
until We can land YOU We Will swim, Won
'i'..Is - az oul ,sipI'
landed shortlyT
sWhV vOlIS 80 NJ hound IN thh pipY,S