Graham guardian., 1899-07-07

: fronted by the admiral he lowert
, mis- eyes and actually trembled u
der Dewy's steady gaze. | WI
seated directly opposite the a
miral, and had a good opportunit
of observing the power of tho'
eyes--the perfect mastery OF min
lover matter. / felt like l wante
to get away. Dewey's first que
tion was:
"Your name, sirY
"'Dennis O'Connor, SIR
| How long have you been j
| the service2l
Two years, sir
"tAre you citizen of the Unit
ed Statesp
Eyes, sir
How loug?'
"'Six years, sir.
"Dewey's next question wal
directed to Captain Lamberton az
to the prisoners record. Lamber
ton replied: There isn't a better
man in the squadron when sober
and this is his first offense when on
duty. On the 1st of May he per
formed the work of two men in
lifting 8-inch shells and hosting
them to the deck, and refused to
take the rest he was entitled TO
after two hours fighting, but
worked like q fiend to the end OF
the BATTLE
cat the confusion of Lambcr.
tons remarks the fire in the ad.
miral's eyes seemed to die out aud
an expression akin to tenderness
came into them. 1t is evident
that Dewey retains warm corner
in his heart for those who helped
him to win the battle of Manila.
He again addressed the culprit,
who still stood with head bowed
down and eyes riveted on the floor.
"'My man, have you any idea OF
the enormity Of your offense,
which is punishable by death in
time of war aud by a dishonorable
discharge in time of peace? What
have you to say in your own de-
fenseY
"'A friend of mine put bottle
in my way, sir, and | took drop
too much
"'That man who placed whisky
in your way, knowing your weak
ness for it, is the greatest enemy
you have, and you should shum
him and his kind as you would a
rattlesnake. fmy hand contract
ed the habit of reaching after the
bottle too often / would cut it off.
When a man makes the discovery,
as you have, he cannot drink in
moderation, | would advise him to
jump overheard before taking the
first drink. Almighty God created
all men equal, and If one man
achieves greatness while his neigh.
Dor remains unknown, be does so
by hard WORK, by the proper de.
velopment of his mind, and by op.
portunity. You were created with
a will and power to resist tempa,
ton, and by the exercise of that
will you gain the mastery. When
you are tempted remember that in
yielding you are allowing some-
thing to enter your throat which
steals your brains and thereby
purchases your dlshonorable dis,
charge, with the brand of the
drunkard on you. Yopare in the
service of your adopted country.
We are all here thousands of miles
from h6me--the eyes of the world
are on us, and our country is iudg.
ed by our actions. We have al.
ready attained high standard of
excellence, and you sir, by your
heroic efforts at crisis in your
country's history, have contribut-
ed in no small degree to that end.
Let that standard be your guiding
star, and do nothing in the future
to dim it. And now, sir, / will not
blacken your record with this
charge. l want you to be a man.
| shall keep advised as to your
department., and now wish you
goodbye and godspeed.'
AS the admiral concluded he
arose and, laying his left hand on
the prisoners shoulder, grasped
0Connor,s right iu his own.
Their eyes met for the second
time-Dowey's were now beaming
with benevolence, while the gun.
ner's were moist with tears-but
he was man again; head was
erect, and he felt the inspiration
of Dewey's words. As they part
ed the Irishman said:
"God bless you, sir. 1t never
was put before me 10 that way be.
fore, and I'll show you you did
not make a mistake
"Any uneasiness which ! may
entertained as to Dewey's great.
ness being attributed to lucky
circumstance was instantly dis
PEELED, for | saw that not only was
he great man himself, but that
he was maker of heroes"