Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-11-29
The Two Flags.

The Two Flags.
[If any of you, he said will go down to St Johns
bury Vermont you may the man that gave me
the facts am about to relate. He was an American
sailor and had sailed to port in Chill. On going
ashore to enjoy his day of liberty he became not to
say intoxicated but little hilarious. One of the po
lice officers, instead of coming up as your police or
police would, and demonstrating with him and
telling him not to make noise in the street, this
petty tyrant drew his sword and, striking him blow
knocked him down. Mr.. Haskings, as an American
sailor ought to have done under the circumstances
got up and knocked him down in return He was ar
rested and tried in language of which he could not
understand word with scarcely any defence to
speak Of He was convicted and condemned to be
shot at O'Clock the morning after the following
day. Mr.. Loring was the American consul there and
he went to the authorities and eXpOstulated with
them that it would be monstrous to shoot the man.
But these petty tyrants paid attention to his ex
postulations. On the following morning, the day be-
fore the execution, he went again and made a formal
protest in the name of the American Government
against the execution. But the petty tyrant would
not respect this. The next morning came, and,
to use Mr. Hoskings Words 81 brought out of the
field pinioned and bound to post They slipped
black cloth my face and heard them order the
soldiers get ready" 1t the custom of the va
rious consular officers to send up their flags at 8
O'Clock in the morning. The office of the English
consul right opposite that otthe American con-
sui and just the former preparing to hoist the
Union Jack he looked out and saw large crowd as
sembled on the field where the execution was to take
! place. Rushing to the office of the American
consul he said ''Great God Loring you're not going
| to let them shoot that mani" what can do! re-
piled the American consul. 81 have protested against
it; can do no more" Quick as thought the English
Consul shouted, "Give me your fag!" and in trice
the Stars and Stripes handed to Englands rep
resentative and taking his flag in his hand he
hastened across the field, elbowed his way through
crowd and the sodiery, and running up to the DOOM
ed man. he folded the American flag around him, and
then laid the Union Jack it. Standing aside a
few yards he faced the tyrants and shouted defiant
ly Now shoot if you dare through the heart of Eng
| land and America" "And they darent," exclaimed
the preacher while the immense crowd in the gallery
forgetting the place and the occasion, burst into ap
plause. He continued: ''Mr. Haskings said to me-
with tears streaming down his cheeks, They loosed
| me then, and oh how | longed to embrace those
two flags " ]-ExTRAcr SERMON THE REV. DR..
| PECK.
Where the condor of the Andes his snowy throne
| looks down.
Far below mid rocky ridges nestes Valparaiso
To its the great Pacific brings the navies of the
| world,
And the flags of many nations in its harbor are un-
| furled.
And among them, floating proudly in the sweet Pacific
| breeze,
| Is thy emblem Mother England the mistress of the
While beside it, as in peace and thy place should
| ever be,
Thy Stars and Stripes Columbia, fearlessly and
| free.
| 0uar rd tvyain n freadnm there is work
| do
Wherever tyrants prosper the sufferers call to you,
And sad indeed will be the day when that appeal you
| hear,
And from oppressions victims turn away with heed
| less ear
But bark along the rugged slopes of Valparaiso town
What sound is that which winds and waves in vain
| attempt to drown!
What crowds are those that hurry past What sight
is that they see
Now, kndreed flags, it's yours to throw your folds
round LibeIty.
The center of gazing throng, with bandaged
Awaits the fatal word Oh haste-a moment ant
he dies
What was his crime! An insult spurned-a blow by
blow repaid.
For this he stands in face of DEATH hopeless but un
| ulSllaNtu
But 10 one comes with Union Jack and Stars an,
Stripes entwined,
anu wraps -. III
stands resigned
Now at your peril fire shot" The murderers sunl
Thus Albion and Columbias flags maintained the rigll
that day. JOIN READE
The more you cheque spendthrift tn,
faster he goes.
s'This is an age of wonders" said a maj
as he made straw hat felt by touchin:
it.
A little Harlem girl recently said sh
was not afraid of mad dogs, because he
father was a pastor.
If President Cleveland had as man,
other toes as he has vetoes, what a bo
nanza he would be for a chiropodist?
If dealer in grave stones were to fail
some newspapers would be sure to refe
to the disaster as ga bust in marble"
1t is said that frogs legs are unusual
high this year, from which we infer tina
Glef nave UeSuu wearing tuclI lcSS "
their backs.
"Say, Quilp, have you seen that bus
: of Napoleon yet?" ssNo; l am not inter
ested in other peoples busts. Pm jus
getting over one of my own"
"Why do you drink that vile stuff?
said temperance man to topper. "Be
cause, my dear SIR was the crushing re
IS ply, cit isn't thick enough to eat"
'Look here, Judge" said the burglar
81 amt so bad as you think 1 am. Onl
give me time and I'll REFORM And tn
kind-hearted Judge gave him fifteen year.
free of expense.
! Economy is wealth" If the perso
who invented this proverb will call q
this office any afternoon we will preser
him goodly supply of economy for ha
it's face value in wealth. We have NOR
economy than we really need.
First young lady-And how do you lik
Mr.. Brisk? 1 saw him with you momer
ago. Second Y. lam not impressed
Cannot abide bald-headed men. "Balt
headed Why, his head is not bald" GO
yes it is, inside
If conundrum is asked for you ma
propose ''why is pig at window lik
the moon?" Because he looks round.
any one says che don't always loo
round," you can say, neither does I'll
moon.
"You say that he's deaf, dumb and blind
Eyes" ''I am astonished. 1 saw hi
leave church yesterday just before tt
collection was taken up, and l supposed
of course, that he was in possession
full faculties"
A current advertisement in Scatt
paper reads as follows 'sWhereas, ha,
left my wife and her board whereas,
have become attached to another ar
more attractive woman, | hereby gi,
warning to the general public that 1 w
in future pay my own bills. without ar
assistance from her whatever"
q An exchange asks. ''why do men set
w. wives?" Perhaps it is because suspen
er button has lost its grip, and he doesn
know how to repair the damage. Wht