Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-11-11

rounded 0y hCWlln mob, no QOuDI
fought away blind like did. But one
went down, and another went down,
and on'y Cap'n Bunson and one blue
jacket was left, back to back, when Sam
Calhoun came boundin' into the circus,
yellin' out 'Stamshaw for eyer!' which
he'd made kind o war-cry; and 'Wayo
Wuz-Fuzi' and SIGH things. The other
pore fellow was speared at that mint
by big buck niger, but Sam was on
the sportsman at the same instant and
spread him out so that he never spoke
no more.
Then he stood by the cap'n and they
fought silent, except when Sam used
his navy revolver or his sea-service cut
lass wild effect. Then he'd remark loud
enough for the cap'n to hear: Brass
buttons retired hurt, sir referrin' to a
chap who wore coat but no trousies,
vino was particularly active. The brass
buttons jist shone up in the starlight,
We understand. Chap wild white shirt
sicked off, SIR The cap'n answered not
a word, but fought grim. He was breath
in hard, too. At last the crowd seemed
to melt away, and they two thought
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retreat rolled along. and pore Cap'n
Bunson fell wild a shovel-headed spear
in his chest.
1.-The battle was ended, the enemy
was gone home, and the British army
camped where it stood. Search parties
went out lookin' for the wounded, but
the battle had been scattered, and no
ambulance came near Samuel, where he
stood by the cap'n. So at last he hoisted
him up, and staggered wild him towards
the nearest camp fire, far away.
Halt. Who goes there?' sang out
sentry at last.
"Me,' said Sam, "a b1ighted matlow
| (matelot,) which is French for fatfoot.
French, eh?' snapped the sentry,
one of the Black Watch he was. Say
what yer doin' here, quick, or fire.
And he held his musket in shootin'
attitude.
| "'Me dear Mcpherson, you see before
We a cox'n, a cap'n's coX'n of the royal
navy, wearin' round his neck his su-
perior officer, dashed about bit
Advance, cap'n's coX'n of the royal
navy, wild the superior officer dashed
about a bit, and give the countersign.
| "'Lool1 here, MCPHERSON"
"'My names not MCPHERSON
"'Eh, mon, I know it amt. I took
We for parsnip, and tried to butter
We. Your native heath's in the Mile
End road. But We'll argue this out
tomorrow, Gully. What l started out tc
observe was, that if you repeat all say
and asst for countersigns and all that, we
shall never git to the doctor. Call the
sergeant of the guard, for Gods sake
Oh, here he comes. Sergeant, kindly
tell off a couple of hands to help carry
! CGp'n Bunson here, wounded and un
sensible. Your man Smith is all for the
articles of war and shootin' at sight
Smith! his names Macfarlane.'
ooh, is it? Well, good night, Privi'
| Mac-farlane. Now, sergeant dear
show us the naval brigade, and we'll dc
the rest
$50 the sergeant told off some men to
carry the cap'n, but in half-a-doZer
PAGES Sam himself tumbled down and
wanted carryin'. He'd got several
gashes, and was bit weak. The fust
thing he said when he come to was tC
asst if they'd brought in the other blue
Jackets what was wild the cap'n. They
had not, for they was all dead.
''The cap'n got about before 1 did
Ny wounds was not any of 'em dan
gerous, but they was in great plenty.
got 10 hurt certificates. Just your
luck says Sam, I go in the same battle
and on'y git four! Look at the honor
you've got!'
"'Well, you should a stood by me-
said, then you could "a shared it, fol-
all 1 care. 1 amt a cap'n though,
amt
Now, Chatty,' he says, you're
a-wanderin.' Wound No. IL amt quite
healed. Go to sleep
The cap'n made full inquiries about
Sans evolutions on the battlefield. He
offered to git him promoted to war
rants billet. But Sam wouldn't take {
warrant at any price. He said he wasn'I
Eoin' to be no salt beef squire; it was
bad enough to look after cap'ns, lei
alone gunners' and boatswain' stores
His head wasn't good enough for any
l,eepin' of accounts. he said: and he was
goin' to be cap'n's coX'n and nothin
when Cap'n Bunson got his hoist to the
flag rank.
THE cap'n argued the point, but San
could always beat him at that.
so the cap'n give in. But he had
forwarded an account of it all, and 6
strong recommend for the cross. And
he got it too. did Calhoun, and the queer
herself pinned it on.
For once in way Sam lost his
bearin's. The queen held out her hanc
for him to kiss, and Sam ups and shakes
i hearty. She laughed, and so did the
prince, and all of 'em. Sam seen the
point then, and when the prince
stepped forward holdin' out his hand
Sam dropped on his knee and went II
kiss it. But the prince wouldn't have
il. and they shook like old friends, anC
all the court crowded around in the mex
room to shake with the tall sailor, wit
For Valor' on his chest, and asst hin
how he done it, and he said he didn't
know. he supposed he was excited a
the time.
And now the cap'n's full admiral
and Sam is adm'ral's coX'n, and hi:
beard torpedo-rig-which is pointed
and all goldy colored: the finest made
cox'n in the navy, and that is as mucl
as to say the whole world.
And when lady visitors sees him
sittin' in the starn-sheets of tn,
adm'ral's barge, wearin' the little iroI
Maltese cross, they say: The Victori;
cross! Dear me, how did you get that
my rood man?' And he answers: 1T.