Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-04-03


"gp, . SWEAR To ACCOMPANY rot wHEs
EvER YOU CHoosE 10 CoNDrcr ME'
I'll that two should arrive In Paris
from u neighboring town with propsr pas
ports, and that Smith aud one ~ the sup
po-.,i officers should ryturn Ia their car
riage and run the chance ~ scrutiny ~
the barrier gate They IT out to 10 ~,
but the carriage again lruks down, aud
the friends walked on. passed. the barrisI
unchallsngs,l aud escaped to llousn. while
th. carriage, when II reached the gate,
wA- stopped aud examined.
After numberle-- a,senturs- at liouen
and elsewhere, the fugitive and hi- guide
reached IIayre. While approaching the
mouth ~ the seine they obtained guoi
view ~ the hArhor, and the driver - their
carriage, little susp-cting the Important
"farc" behind him. polntei out the spot
"Nherr W. caught Admiral smith" The
travellers displayed proper interest, and The
encouraged Jshu ended hi- recital by ssy.
Ing boAstfully. "And now We bold him
fast"
The admiral was oonoealoi for some
days IN n fi-hsrinan's hut outside % llsvrs
snd fnally embarked on n luggsr. Is---
ing from the hut 90 M. bat. heoyerhsari
.ome one say In French. II know that
man. lie l. Admiral smith
Pretending not Co under-tand the ~
mark. sir sidney kept his hands on hi
concealed wtappns, determined tO light IN
case he should be ssiled. The luggrr pas
ed the gnnbost pickets OF ths harbDr ~
boldly answering the challenge.
when the lugger was fairly out to ses
one ~ the fishermen r,cogniled the heroic
sailor aud aid 80. gr,atly "a the alarm =
tho. who were in the plot. \ character
i.tic spc,ch. however. assured them that
barring accident, the danger - rrmptur
was over. "Monsisur Admiral. laid ~.
sailor, lit {. useless Tor you Ia try to hids
frum u We have frequently besn On
boarl u your frigsie. the Diamond. whTrr
We were always well tr,atsi. luu often
gave "a brandy aud biscuits. aud We have
never forgotten those g0pi ofios-. "
lie aud his fellows WEI, true to that
ssntimsnt. and although they cruisri
among loyal Frrnch vessels for snme days
10 one va. ~ ungrateful ~ to hstray the
secrpt ~ the disguised pa-ssngsr Atlength
the lnggsr sighted n british man-o'-war
aud hung about her until chanc" offend
b. sud the admiral oft IN n TOW boat. lie
was picked up by the gunb0ai, stanch
~ gun ship, able to protect hcr distin.
guished guest, aud conveyed 10 Ports.
mouth.
All England llonlK.d the hero The gov
srnment appointed him a. the cummand
of the line ~ gun .hip. the Tiger. sud ssnt
him 60 the Mediterranean against Nsro-
leon. lie wa. also commissioned minister
plenipotentiary to the Ottoman porte. tie
was then only 80 years old Napolson wa.
rapidly oonquering the east. and tb. Turk.
ish navy was hat a caricature NJ comIar
rd with that 81 the French. SirSldney 1T
to work Ia cr,ate = navy and also Ia prr-
parr for coa-t defense. That duty carried
him Co Acre With his ships be- bomhsrl.
e,I Napolon's army while IL was on the
march 90 besiege the town aud Hfierwari
wsylald Napole0n's f0tills bssring siege
trains aud supplies o. the besieger~. Dur
ing the assaults on the town smiths gun
boat flrr moved down the stOrming col.
umns with enormous slaughter. Finally
the gallant admiral landed hi- sailor
aud upon the walls ~ Acrr inspir~i the
Mo-iems with yalor far outstripping their
tatiye religious real Nalolson was ~
pulsed after siege ~ 20 days The fate
u the east lay In that small town write
the emperor la his exile. "llad -. Jean
d'Acre fallen, I should have changed the
face ~ the world" "
Truly, Smith had rryengei himself for
that year Ia the dungeon ~ the Temple.
GEoEGE l.. klLNER.