The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-09-24
La.hsd Yarragut TO the Mast.

The sailor who lashed FArragut 10 tue
mast at the battle OF Mobile bay has been
fouud in the person OF Richard Knowles.
Dick, says the New York Times, holds
the rank OF signal quartermsster 10 the
navy, and this rank be got while serving
with no less parsonage than the Fsrra
ont himself. When the battle Of Mobile
bay opened on that bright August morn
ing in 1864 Dick was serving aboard the
flagship Hartford. and to him Tell the hon
or Of lsshing the great admiral 10 the rig
pipo. Dick was q emsrt man OF wars man
in those days. At least such OF the old
,ars who are now living say 10. for they
have been heard to declare that Dick
Knowles was one OF the "liveliest chaps
aIoft" they ever "clapped eyes on 10
use one old sailors mode OF putting 1t,
"Dick Knowles could start from sheer
pole and reach the main r'yal before the
best Of the lubbers we're over the rim of
the top"
On the day Of the famous battle Fsrra
CUTS flag ship. the Hartford, steamed In
to the fight With the Me,ocomet lsshed on
her port side. In order to see better the
sdmiral climbed up on the port main rail
in order to have view OF the Metocomets
deck as we'll ss bis own. A. the outset 0
fresh breeze accom- panied the ships into
the fight, which soon changed. however,
as is usual on the occasion OF heavy hrlng
TO dead calm.
Farragut found the smoke OF the guus
obscuring his view Of Fort Morgan snd
unconscivusly climbed little by little, one
rstline after another. up the main rigging
until be was observed by his stall TO be
close under the futtock shrouds. Capt.
Dryton, the captain OF The Hartford, and
Fsrrsgut's chief OF staff. becoming fesrful
that some shot might carry away shroud
and hurl the admiral to the deck, turned
, to Knowles, who was then acting ~ sig
nal quaitermsster. and ordered him u
take piece Of small stuff and Jump uT
! there and Issh the admiral
J Knowles picked up piece OF rstline y
, Ing under his feet, and IL the twinkling
, IN eye bad skipped up the main rigging
7 and was tying the old admiral hard and
fast. when Farragut gruiiiy demanded
g what he meant.
e Making you fast. sir, said Dick.
= And who told you oto do so2 said Fsrr
gut.
Il The captain, sir. Dick replied.
s Oh, al right, said Fsrrsgut.
It And With that. said Dick, the old ma
e took . hitch with the rstlinestuf himse
e while made fast sbsft him.
o During the whole Of the fight, Die
k SAYS, the admiral talked with the pile
% who WAS stationed 10 the main top Ever
is once in while, though, hs would sbot
.omething down 10 Capt. Drsytop, VII
d was always close underneath,
II women smoke much nowadays the
!, can at least plead thst the example ~ y
= 10 high circles. The Empress Of Austr
= smokes thirty to forty Turkish c'gsrett'
: every day. % her writing table there
= silver box with fine relief work fllt
- :, with cigarettes aud 3 gold ash tray. III
:" Czarins also yields 10 the passion 4
nicotine. but she only smokes in her bo
= doir. 8 copy Of one OF the prettiess room
~ Ia the Aihsmbrs, flied with palm tree
- Her anyieties msy plead her eIcure: b
y q leen Msrgsri.s Of Italy, whose life
free from care. smokes also. snd smok
noeb, bu, slwsys in solitude. u
Qaeen Begeot OF Spain consumes Egy
. tian cigarettes 10 large Quantities Qis
q Natalie Of Servia has wonderful store
A eigsrettes Of every KIDD. the Queen Of
Int maui. csffi,d . little golden boz NIL
all with the same mesos OF delight. ~b
the C3miesse de Paris appreciates OF
,ut tue tobacco u Hsvsps, spd ber dsught
~. ihs Qaeen Of Portugal. gets her eigAret
he from Dresden.