Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-06-29

There sha might remain, aud, using us as
a target, sink us at her leisure, though had
iittle fear 81 this action on her part, as the
British policy was ever to capture any
thing that could be OF use, only destroying
that which they could not carry away.
| watched the flight OF the bali until the
spouts sent aioit as it struck the sea became
smaller and the missile sunk IN the distance.
It was a command to come into the wind
and show our colGrs and hoping Though
without rcason1 to defer to the last the fall
81 the bolt | descended into the cabin and
fumbled through the flag locker for the
Union jack ! had the ensign in my hand
whom the girl looked up from her work and
quickly asked
Are you to make last stand under
that! Nay, then Donald, she said, with
ap appeal IN her voice, and for the first
time giving me my first name alone, unless
yen hope to blind them for good and all by
the sight of that bunting, twere weak
tnng to do. You say You will fight; then
Is bit under your own coors 1t will make
no difference in the end" And with this
She bent 70 the locker picked up the en-
son Of the colonies, and holding it out,
dragged from my hand the red flag OF the
enemy. IL was noble act, and worthy of
the spirit which had been equal to boarding
Clinton ID his own quarters 1t put into me
the stimulus | needed Without a word |
turned and bounded up the companion, and
in a moment the stars and stripes were
hanging at the main peak, barely unfoded
hS the zephyr that was still playing aloft
Ii was a plain defiance, and met with a
fnadr answer The bunting had been aloft
NJ longer than was necessary for those on
tie distant vessel to have made it out with
a glass, when again came a squirt of smoke
aud another bail leapcd toward rs. 1t was
wellaimcd shot, and had the gun been
trained 4 trihe more to the right, it would
have ended matters on the instant. As it
was, the ball dipped close to our stern and
beneath the trailing dingy There was a
swirl Of spoutiag foam, a tearing crash, and
the little boat leapcd into the air amid
shower Of splinters, spun over and over like
a top, and then settled, keel upward, with
clean-cut hole yawning in her bottom.
| could almost hear the shout OF triumph
that undoubtedly took place on the enemy's
deck AZ the result Of this piece Of marks
panship. but in the end, had they but
known it, they were whctting the tigers
teeth instead Of pulling them Hardly had
the smoke thinned from the shot when
from under the cloud ! marked boat put
ting away. There was little need Of a glass
ta tan ne It was filed with boarding
r.rty ana that the drama was RAPIDLY near.
inc +. close With the few minntes left for
PREPARATION we made haste toeet what arms
Ne had on deck. and. while vet the yellow
fash If the oars was distant our arrange
laonts wore CONNECTED For defense Ne had
two rifles. fonr pistols. three entlasses and
nv rapier. though the latter and ono Of the
otlasscs. being OF no use. were lett in the
cabin. The lads WAS to take charge Of the
an,manition and reload the firearms az
used for. though her brother and myself
10th bcggcd and commanded her 10 remain
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