The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-24

boyish treble, do you ever give fellers
their parole-let 'em go, if they promise
they won't do so any more ?"
Dicky's mother heard this with sur
prise and Indignation, but the young
lieutenant only smiled. "Of course"
said he, supposing Ddcky referred to
the officers.
Then" cried DicJ1y, putting on a
very confident air, Il don't want no pa
role. 1 amt going to give no promise
at all about not running away and not
doing so no nrore-and 1 wouldn't give
up my chances for. gettin away for
nothin'."
You are very free and forward
youngster," replied Lieutenant Forces
! ter, aand 1 suspect you did not get as
much of the cat as you ought while
you were serving on the rebel ship
but, remember, the cat exists, and if
your mother doesn't give it to you,
there is boatswain and his mates on
every ship in the harbor, and one of
them may be called upon to attend
you"
Dicky consoled himself by thinking
that at least, he was on the same
terms as old Jack Bell. The question
though, of getting enough to eat was
left out of his case. Dicky, being born
a. sailor, had no fancy at all for any
sort of work on shore, although the
American squadron. But something
must be done to earn a few shillings,
and Dicky remembered during his brief
naval career he had earned a good
many pennies by singing for the men
in the fosk' sic, and had more than once
been sent for to sing in the cabin and
wardroom-for he had one of the sweet
est and clearest young voices imagin-
able. He had got hold of a few old
song books and with his mothers help
J he learned the airs, and thenceforth
went about Newport singing at the
street corners and in taverns and on
ships. 1t would have been an evil
thing for a boy of less backbone and
principle than Dicky Stubs, but under
his shock of tow colored hair was an
excellent portion of brains-and so
Dicky went around chirping out his
songs like some sweet voiced birding,
! handing his ragged cap around and
taking the pennies and shillings home
to his mother as regularly as clock
work His repertory was not extensive,
comprising a few sentimental songs
and a dogeared collection of patriotic
songs, which he fitted to tunes that he
| knew. 1t was sometimes a rather risky
business to sing these songs, but Dicky
knew his audience pretty we'll AL
though he did not always sing his rebel
songs as the English sailors and SOL
any British ones. Once when a lot of
soldiers, gathered in the tavern kitchen
wanted to make him sing .sC1od Save
the King" and locked the door on him.
Dlcky, watching his chance, made a
break for the window. dashed the sash
out with rolling pin and scrambled
out before they could catch him The
proprietor, who was a good American,
gave Dickey a terrific Wiggine in pub
nc and professed a determination to
nave the window mended at the widow
Stubb's expense. But in private he
gave Dickey a shilling and babe him
stick to his determination never to
sing God Save the King
Dicky's only intimate friend was
Jack Bell, and the two were insepara BILE
all day, and Jack, who was q verv
steady old fellow, kept sharp lookout
on the boy. Every evening the old
sailor would smoke a pine in Mrs
Stubbs' kitchen and at O'Clock he
would trudge off TO the lookup, while
Dicky would tumble in his flock bed
and sleep the sleep of a healthy
/ ticular morning though, Jack Bell
had great news to confide to
Dicly, and for that reason fhey
had gone off to the lonely point of
rocks. where the sight of the British
fleet and British soldiery was any
lining but enllvening to them. Across
the bay, though, on the mainland. the
Americans held possession, and on clear
i days Dicky fancied that his young
eyes could distinguish the America
colors flying from a tall flagstaff. On
this particular morning he felt quite
certain that he did, ana told Jack Bell
May be So" said Jack Bell, solemn
ly cutting huge quideof tobacco and
putting it in his cavern of a mouth.
How 1 wish I was fighting under itr'
cried Dicky, whose patriotic srdor was
altogether out of proportion to his small
size.
81 dessay,'' answered Jack, sIyly.
who could not help occasionally pull
! ing Leg at Dicky's expense. II des-
say if our people over there knowed it.
they'd offer the very highest OFFICER
they've got in exchange for you-a