Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-05-14

The crew knew enough to load and
fire their piece, aud tnat was all.
Hogan knew everything connected with
gunnerY-how the guns were made and
put together, and all about the ammu-
milton and how it was made. That's
the way they train us in an American
man-of.war, and Hogan thought he
would educate the natives.
"One day he was giving the guns
crew oral instructions In ordnance, and
all of sudden he asked: DO any of
You men know the weight of sixty
pound solid shot?'
"The dago sailors looked ratified and
nobody said word. Thinking perhaps
that they didn't catch his meaning he
put the question another way.
How much does sixty-pound solid
shot weight repeated Hogan, gazing
sternly at his pupils.
"But the scholars only shifted their
weight on their other leg, grinned at
each other and at Hogan, and shook
their heads in such stupid fashion
that the teacher got wild. His remarks
we're simply horrible, and when he got
done talking he grabbed a hand-spike
and lit into his pupils. Before Hogan
got through giving instructions he had
broken half of his scholars arms and
legs, and the rest of the class jumped
overheard to avoid completing their
education.
"For this unfortunate break Lieut.
Dos Peso ordered Hogan to be logged
good and hard, and he got it. too.
They pulled his skirt of, made q
spread eagle of him on q grating, and
gave him fifty lashes on the back with
a ropes end"
What's ropes end?" inquired the
lubber
piece of tarred rope with knot on
the end. Hogan swore he would get
even and called on all the saints known
to ancient and modern history to wit
ness his VOW in the presence of sailors.
Before Hogan's back got we'll he saw
his chance to get even with the Lieu
tenant and acted on it. One day Bob
was up in the main-top fixing back
stay and had marlin-spike with him. !"
what did you say marlin-spike was
like?" asked the lubber.
eIte steel spike about fifteen
inches long. one and one-half inches in
diameter at the big end, and tapering to
point like needle. 1t is tool used
in splicing ropes. The spike has hole
drilled through the big end, to which
is fastened couple of feet of cord,
with q loop at the end. This the sailor
puts over his head or arm when he goes
aloft with the spike to guard against
dropping it upon the men below"
Well, while Hogan was working in
the top fifty feet above deck Officer
Dos Peso came ont of his cabin and
went to pacing the quarterback,
rounding to each time at the mast di-
rectly under the top. That deviiish
Hogan watch his chance, and, suspend
| ing the spike by the end of the cord;
he turned it loose just as his enemy was
( making turn around the mast. The
cord feathered the fight of the heavy
spike and landed it point first on top OF
/ Dos Pesos head. Three inches of the
i point came through under Mr.. Pesos
chin, and Hogan was even.
The dead mans brother officers on
board the Hauscar held court-martial
and sentenced Hogan to death. He
i swore 1t was an accident that the
| spike rolled out OF the top itself, hui
that didn't go with the dagoes. Then
he appealed to our captain, to the ad.
miral on the flagship, and TO The
| American consul ashore. The officers
| in turn appealed to the admiral Of the
| CHILEAN navy and other high monke,
mucks, but it was no use Hogan had
| signed with and sWore allegiance to thu
dago marines and there he had to hvs
4 or die
j $50 one morning OF sunrise they
lstood Hogan on the fo'c'stle deck O.
| the Hauscar and pumped eight mus
I ketfuls Of lead into the poor sailor il
4 plain sight of his old American ship
| mates. ItelI you it was tough. but VA
| couldn't doianything hut pull over x
Haascar with q boat after lit was 81
! over and get his body. We buried hin
/ In the hills back Of Valparaiso. which
/ means vale OF flowers, and placed lit
tie white stone at the head ct his grave
And that's what poor Bob Hogal
4 got tor trying To educate the dagos
and which ! think Is DIN weak en-
IN so 4uf}x