Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1894-06-23

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N THE DAYS OF JOIN PAUL JONES.
an interview, which gave me time to
study and enjoy the classic portraits Of
former naval secretaries which shine on
the walls Fine looking lsle,,, 100, they
were, but two portraits possessed for 1lle
q special interest--ona of Hon. Richard
". Thompson Of Tc1ro IIantc, whose
eighty 1i5ti birthday was recont1 , ce}e-
brated with such eclat, and tho other OF
Secretary Upsl1ur Ct I'yler's cabinet,
who was killed il the famous explosion
OF the Princeton. Long ago when Sec
retary Thompson vas looked upon III the
Wabash valley as di5tin G5sisiied ex-
member Of congress, able j!1Elst and
party leader, but WAS supposed to have
retired from Office for al tii21e, [ have
heard him talk OF tiie stirring events
and shocking tragedies OF lily edo years
ago. 1t seems Eery strange that l1c who
was thought too OLD to be ali available
candidate for congress in 1870 should
aftezward have done four years good
work as secretary Of TIC lazy, but as
he used to say, ".IIsoy raise to:7gh laon
in old Culpcpcr, Va"
No cyavs., Secrets.
Secretary Herbert, i'll response to va-
rious questions laushingiy replied:
'sThero Is really nothing to say, for ey-
erytling goes i2to the newspapers as
seen as it is known hero, and 8 great
deal gets int, I,r.12; 51;:.t v-2 3oc know.
All the facts about tho navy arc il the
latest official report It cnly remains
to say that all goes well, and the last
trial at Indian Elcad proved the ar'1ioT
plate irnpcnctrabIc st ordinary range
No other branch Of the government c2il
have fewer secrets than this cl.e, fo1' we
have none at al. The public shall know
ali that VIC know as fast a. it can be DGt
into print, but If you want 10 enjoy your
self awhile ard lay tic fou1islatiCn fog
some business so toouT library, where the
work Oh the naval records has been wcii
begun. Allow me to put you il charge
Of Lieutenant isoa52ty." And by this
time six OF seven more co:tGr0ssniGn a2a
others had como il ;;Ild stno,! il waiting.
Lieutenant IlaanlcE, naval ail to the
secretary. took me up to the record
/ room, where / was made acquainted
with Lieutenalt Commander Richard
| Rush Of the navy, who is snoeGl1.tGizi:-
al:t Ct tho naval wsr records, and
therefore acting Librarian. Il. his So
! ciety ] soo1i f5;1got business and pr; II.
some two I,o1ir5, Wild . good deal q
/ }aurhtcI, il looking over the G'2eeI Oh
| documents.
| Stirring : ana Amusing.
They have hero copies Ct al the al
legged poetry produced il tho British
nayv--t2lat is, al which lived Ion.
enough to get into pril3t-and Ct every
song, it is believed, composed over the
| achievements Of American t;4Is. Cf tlso
whole mess a few, q very lew, are
really sublime, many more are stirring,
and al the rest arc highly amusing.
III tic British collection only the songs
actually composed and sung b. sailors
have been preserved, and the oldest one
tells cf the great victory over the Dutch
in the reign of Charles II The poet
begins with q short summary Of All TIC
achievements Of British sailors down tc
that time in this style:
Why, I'm singing. Of French, Dutch and S!an-
t5h armada,
Ana going to give Eou oaca regular date
| Since tie ycar that tJi:qIgrcd the famous
armada,
Which hap IT fifteen hundred and eighty
eight.
Queen Elizabeth, bless tie Gil sirl, vas places
ready,
Ii they landed, to show them some true Eng
ltsll sport,
R!,t their wllIslsors were s:ng'j b. bold Drake
brave ami steady.
Then l!usrah for tho taTs OF old Llls4a'ii s.
free,
The pride Of the world AMI the lord OF the SEA
A little later they were singing dsf
ferent song when the Dsl5ch sailed u
the Thames AID burned many EnGlisS
ships and when for the last time tn
roar Ct foreign guns was heard at til
Tower Of London but the collection
contains 10 poetry or that OF course ai
the songs CT a social nature are full Q
reference 70 Wrapping, Greenwich an,
other places where the tacs enjoyed
themselves Ashore, and the most inter
estiug in this line is tho Oft quoted bur
lesqued piece about the man whose hear
was true to his Poll. It opens thus:
IT ever a sailor was fond OF good sport
'Monsst tie girls. why, tbat salor "as !.
OF ak sizes ard sorts, I'd q wife at each ports
But When that saw'G Polly Ply
haiEl her my lovely. aud gav'd her a Kiss,
j, Ana s.scre to bring W once for all.
tiY,,t, htac, Hi ni.y SDiiC2I l
TO this
I've been constant and true to my Poll.
. Gallant Pa1i Jcnes.
) II the 'lamentable ballads Of shiI
! wreck the same superstitions are rt
peate(! through the SEQ years. One We
, that if q woman was seen Oh the siio1
: with q comb and glass in Lei hands Il
! ship was doomed. The porpoise, Moth6
, Carey chicbcnS, the Flying Dutchmal
: the sea serpent and the norman WI
5 climbed up the side Of the ship appeS
and roappear like regular acquaintance
: In the American collection there IS ecu;
sentiment and far more lsuI.lor, All O.
early heroes Of the sea are celebrated
D every kind Ct doggeral and pictured
: every conceivable attitude bat nclIc 5
Z often and so srandi}oGGently as Pei
: Jones. lie is shown in every posslb
and impossible attitude which the rio