davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1901-08-03

Two-base hits-Collins C2), Freeman t2l.
Fultz. Cross Three-base hit-Seybold
Stolen base-Dowd. 2. Double plays-Fer-
ris. Parent and Freeman: Ferris and Pa
rent. Left on bases-Boston, 10; Philadel-
phia G. First base on balls-Off Young,
/; off Bernhard, 3 Hit by pitcher-By
Young. ]. Struck out-By Young, /; by
Bernhard. l. Wild pitches-Bernhard. 2
Time Of game-1 hour and 80 minutes. Um-
pire-Connolly.
The Washington times., 1901-08-03
THE TAIL ENDERs LOSE.
Cleveland Has Things It's own WAY
mt Milwaukee.

MILWAUKEE, Aug. milwaukee was
shut out in the first game with Cleveland
today by a score of to o. The locals
were absolutely helpless before the pitch
ing of Dowlng, the man released by the
Brewers manager, and the perfect sup
port accorded him was what did the bust
ness. The score:
The Washington times., 1901-08-03

lyn, !. Left on bases-Boston. 4: Brook
lyn, 4. First base on balls-Of Hughes
3: off Pittnger, !. Struck out-By Pittln-
ger, 4; by Hughes. ]. Two-base hi.s-Coo-
ley, Lee, Murphy. Sacrifice hits Cooley
DeMontreville. Double play-Slagle and
Tenney. Umpire-Dwyer. Time of game
hours and u minutes
The Washington times., 1901-08-03
KEPT DOWN BY PITTINGER.
The Champions Narrowly Escape 4
shut Ont at BostOn.

BOSTON. Aug. THE Champions came
within an ace of being shut out by Bos-
ton today. The only run for Brooklyn
came in the third. when Farrell Hughes.
and Keeler made hits in succession, Far
rel scoring. Pittinger pitched superb
game, and never let up once. Boston hit
the ball when hits were needed, while
Brooklyn was weak at the bat. The
The Washington times., 1901-08-03
CLEVELAND.

Two-base hits-McCarthy .. Three-base
hit-Bradley. Stolen bases-Hoeriever,
Bradley. Pickering. O'Brien. First base
on balis-Of Husting ,, off DowlinG
Hit by pitcher-Conroy. Pickering. Wild
pitch-Eusting. Struck out-By Husting
8, by Bowling 6. Sacrifice hits-powling,
O'Brien. Left on bases-Milwaukee 4,
Cleveland s. ssau. Time
of game, hour and 80 minutes.
The Washington times., 1901-08-03

First base by errors-PhiladeIphia, .
Left on bases-New York, I: Philadelphia
l2.-E'irst base on balls-Off Taylor. 3; on
Donahue, J. Struck out-By Taylor, 6;
by Donahue. 3. Three-base hits-Hick-
man, Hallman. Two-base hit-Jernings
Sacrifice hit-Strang. Stolen bases-Sel-
bach Hickman, Davis Hit by pitcher
By Taylor, !. Umpire-Emslie. Attend
ance, $500. Time OF game, i hour and 80
The Washington times., 1901-08-03
hawthorne Selections.

First race-Monos sam Lazarus, ESQ., Dai-
keith.
Second race-Approved. April. Msgi
Third race-rhe Pride, Fleuron, Cral-
Fourth race-Pink Coat, Advance Guard, Bar
rack.
Fifth race-Liyadia, Geo Arnold, Burnie Bun
ton.
Sixth race-Laureate, Alaska. Harry Preston.
Seventh race-Flying Torpedo, Pirates queen
G., W ".
The Washington times., 1901-08-03
Enlisted Men to Give n Hop.

The Fourth Battery Social Club will
give their first grand ball Of the season
in the Post hall, Arsenal grounds. on
Friday, August .. The Fourth Bat
terry boys have a host of friends residing
near the barracks and very enjoyable
time Is Anticipated.
The Washington times., 1901-08-03
youpr Proetor,- Body Found.

ITHACA, n. Y. Aug 2-The body of
Percy Proctor, ir., the Cornell student
from Oakland, Md, and Cincinnati. who
was drowned at Goodwins last Saturday
was washed to the beach and found by
a farmer this morning. II was discovered
six hundred yards south of the scene of
the accident.
The Washington times., 1901-08-03
DeImnr Park Selections.

First race-Lord Neville. Abe Furst. Fairy Day
Second Tace-Two Annics, Euterpe. Hans
borough.
Third race-Ethylcne, RunneS. Gallagher.
Fourth rdcc-Gen. McGfuder, Nicie vance,
Kazan.
Fifth race-Ida Ledtord. Lunar Peter Duryea.
Sixth race-Rochester, Lee Bruno. Beana.
Seventh ract.-Randazzo Verify, HIndOOneL
The Washington times., 1901-08-03
Fort Erie Selections.

First race-Lac, Silk Cord. Quixada.
Second race-Inniscara, Leila Barr, Maggie ".
Third race-Cogswell. Chappsqua, Tyrlisha-
Tommy Tucker.
Fifth race-Ingo, Paper Maker yiviani.
sixth race-Fifeld. Terry Ranger, Interference.
The Washington times., 1901-08-03
a PatroI Driver Returns to Duty.

Albert Vernon, a driver Of the patrol
wagon at the First precinct station. re-
turned to the city last night, after alb
sence on leave for ten days. Charles
Stoddard a cousin of Mr. Vernon, came
to Washington with the latter for a visit;
While away Mr.. Vernon visited his old
home in Somerset County, Pa
The Washington times., 1901-08-03
Amateur baseball Players.

The Young Points have organized for
the season and would like to receive chal-
lenges from all teams averaging fourteen
years. Teams playing on Sundays pre-
ferred. Challenges should be addressed
to James Kendriek, 1872 First Street
southwest.
The Washington times., 1901-08-03
Brighton Beach Selections.

First race--Lombre, Lady Sterling. Chicadee.
Second race-Gertrude Elliott, Pleasant Sail,
Kid
Third race-All Gold. Margraviate, Lady Uncas.
Fourth race-Hyphen, Peninsula. Otis.
Fifth race-In Shot, Himself. Balloon.
Sixth race-Intrusive. Wax Taper, Gold Fox.
The Washington times., 1901-08-03

Nine by a score of l3 TO 5 after a close
and Interesting game. The former team
would like to arrange games with all
teams averaging twelve years, the Silver
Hearts and Northeastern Stars preferred.
Address challenges to l.. Ebert, Is Myrtle
Street northeast.
The Washington times., 1901-08-03
NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES.
MADE DoNAHUE A VICTIM.
The New York's Lead Too Much for
the Quakers.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-The New Yorks
fell on Donahue for five hits in one in
ming today, and the lead they got there
from enabled them to down the Philiies.
The Quakers fielded well, but could not
hit nnnnrf unnlv The scnre
The Washington times., 1901-08-03
The GrnssIayers defea

The Grasslayers defeated the Manhat-
tans by the close score of 10 to l3. The
one-hand catch by Whelan on the win
ming team and the catching OF Myers for
the opposing team were features Teams
wishing to arrange games with the win
ners address challenges to T. Wheian, 800
Is Street northeast.
The Washington times., 1901-08-03
TOday's Games.

TOday's Games.
american LeagueD
Washington at Baltimore-two ;ames.
Boston at Philadelphia.
Cleveland at Milwa a.-Kee.
Detroit at Chicago.
National League.)
Brooklyn at Boston.
Philadelphia at New York.
Cincinnati at Pittsburg.
St. Louis at Chicago.
The Washington times., 1901-08-03
EASY WORK FOR BOSTON.
Philadelphia Makes Seven Hits But
Fails to Score.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. Boston had
an easy time beating Philadelphia today.
Young pitched fine ball, while Bernhard
was a mark The score:
The Washington times., 1901-08-03
ORIOLES LUCKY EIGHTH.
hlnched Hits Win Close Game
From Washington.

Aanning's Men Play without an En-
ror but to No Purpose-The Result
In Doubt Until the Last Man Goes
Out - Good Work by Coughiin.
The Washington times., 1901-08-03
Yesterdays Games.

Yesterdays Games.
american League)
Baltimore, 5: Washington, (.
Boston. 16: Philadelphia, Q.
Chicago. Z; Detroit, 0.
Cleveland, I; Milwaukee, O..
(National League)
Sew York, 5; Philadelphia, 3.
Boston. I. Brooklyn, l.
The Washington times., 1901-08-03

DdtN'u ipl oitNtIS III iiiltH-
ago............ 3 0 o 0 0 0 . x-7
Detroit.-..-..-.-... 0 . 90
Left on bases-Cnicago. 3; Detroit. l.
Two-base hts-Burke, Mcfarland. Sac
rifice Mcfarland. Isbell. Struck out
By Patterson. 3; by Sievers. = Wild
pitch-Patterson. Umpire-Sheridan. Time
of game, hour and % minutes
The Washington times., 1901-08-03

Sacrifice hits-Farrell, Coughlin. Wal
dron, DUNCAN. Two-base hits-Dunn,
DonIin, Williams. Three-base hit-Hart
Stolen bases-Seymour. Brodie. First base
on balls-Om Nops, 2; off Carrick, 1. Hit
by pitcher-Clarke. Hart. Struck out-By
Carrick, 2. Passed ball-Bresnahan. Wild
pitches-Nops. Carrick. Left on bases
Baltimore. 5; Washington. I. Time of
same-1 hour and 80 minutes. Empires
Cantiliion and Haskell
The Washington times., 1901-08-03
DETROIT FAILS TO SCORE.
Chicago Continues to Keep Tp a
Winning Gait

CHICAGO. Aug. 2.-Detroit was shut
out today by Chicago. The visitors could
not solve Patterson's curves. only hitting
safely twice The score:
The Washington times., 1901-08-03
AsrHMA AND CONSUMPTION Gun Cd

By the Koch Lung Cure.
$50 Nassau Street. New York
And 6s7 Street. Washisgtsas
The Washington times., 1901-08-03

'Batted for Carrick in the ninth.
Baltimore. .......... 0 3 0 0 0 0 o ks
Washington. ! 0 0 / 0 0 o.
The Washington times., 1901-08-03

80 'H-
.Batted for sievers in ninth.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-08-17
THE RAIDERS BAFFLED.
4 War Incident Which Proves That
Things Are Not Always What
They Seem

81 saw by the paper the other day."
said the old veteran, according to the
New York Mail and Express, "that one
or the English colonies in the Boer
war had captured a wagon filed with
women's wearing apparel. The Incl.
dent reminded me of something that
happened In the rebellion when was
serving with Fitzpatrick. 1t was short
ly after lincoln had issued his eman-
cipatton proclamation and refugees
were coming into the camp in droves.
Zone day we learned from spy
that the confederates were preparing
TO send wagon train along highway
some is miles north of the town where
we were CHARTERED, and we received
orders to intercept II. There's moth
ing In war so absolutely pleasant and
peaceable as capturing a wagon train,
and, as we had been lying in camp for
several days, we were ready for any
thing.
"ORwe galioped, and about shutdown
we saw in the distance a vehicle of
some kind slowly climbing long hill.
We spurred after it, and in few min
utes drew near to what we supposed
was the confederate wagon train. As
we clattered up the hill the canvas Zap
on the back of the wagon was lifted
and woody head appeared in the
aperture
"'What yo' all fqssin' aboutT in
quired the owner of the head. Amt
Masa Lincoln said Use free?'
what did we do? Why, we turned
sergeant swearing softly 10 himself.
We didn't say much about our exploit
next day. We didn't need to. We
didn't hear OF anything else for six
months"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-08-17
Gensus OF IrelaAA

The genius of ireland is q curicsrsfy
parsdoxical subject and requires a
study 10 itSelf. Though so many
great men ba~s been associated with
Ireland, when we anslyse them accord
ing 20 rece We find that . remarkably
large proportion of them are Of English
or Scotch descent Bishop Berkeley, for
instance, is often censd an Irishman.
though his father was English Chis
mothers origin ~ unknown, and
though he always considered himself
an Englishman. The greet Irish pa
triots have usually had English blood
In their veins, anS have sometimes even
been proud OF the fact. And vet. while
this Is so, Ireland has somehow had
the art of imparting some of her
subtlest qualities 70 those happy Eng
hshmen who had the good fortune TO
possess some slight strain of her
blood, or to be bean In her land. or
even 10 have Hved there in youth. The
greatest English humorists and wit =
swift aud Sterne and Congreve-bad
this good fortune. In the same way.
while Ireland has scattered her saints
over England and the continent. her
own patron saint Is a Scotchman. who
was never canonized. The contribution
of Ireland to our national genius can
not well be stated tn numerical va lues.
Monthly Review.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-08-17

gun captain was eying me in troubled
way, SO l asked him what was the
matter. Coming very close to me he
whispered: Have you still the Kear-
sarge flag, sir?"
why, no" replied. Theft IT in the
pocket of my other blouse; but that's
all right; it's still on board, you know"
The sailor shook his head obviously.
~ don't know, SIR" he said. AZ think
you had better not let 'em know you
haven't it,
L doubt If the knowledge of its alb
sence would have been apparent under
the circumstances. 1t certainly was
not In the steady bearing of my gun
captain. But if ever again take a crew
into battle under the inspiration of a
mascot, I shall take care to keep the
taisman with me to the end.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-08-17
why She Quit the phone.

The young woman employed as a
stenographer had beau named viii.
to whom she talked some 25 times a
day. The lawyer who labored under
the impression that he was paving for
the stenographer's time was not
pleased that Maggie should drop her
work and rush frantically TO the tele-
phone every time the bell rang and
stand there for Is or 20 minutes de-
batting whether or not Win ought TO
have told Clara hat secret which he
knew well enough was none of CIara's
business. One day the lawyer left his
office and, going to another telephone
in the building, called up his own
office, Of course Maggie rushed fran
tically TO the phone and answered.
Hello said the lawyer in a muffled
voice. This is a fneman testing the
wire, Kindly stand one foot in front
OF the receiver and say hello,r
Maggie complied.
Thank you. Now stand two feet on
the other side and say hello" 1t was
done
THANK You. Now stand on vsur
head and say hello"
Maggie seems to be somewhat back
ward in answering the telephone now.
Chicago Tribune.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-08-17
"ALONG CAME A sHEL.L.

pany street, and there wasn't any Ga n
ger, anyhow. What we wanted, / CUES
was TO keep il where il would be most
convenient, right alongside of his tent;
but there's where he did keep it. any
way. We couldn't move him till some
thing happened.
Our fire arrangement was Just the
usual thing, a couple of crotched
sticks driven IN the ground, five or
six feet apart, with a pole laid across
between them, and the camp kettles
hanging from that pole, with the fire
built under them. We got she'll from
that gun one day that took away one
OF those crotched sticks and scattered
earth around pretty freely, but it
didn't do any other damage; IL was
just after breakfast, when there was
nothing on the pole; but we got q
shot later that same, morning. when
there was something there, our din
ner.
I'VE were going 20 have boiled pork.
boiled beans and coffee for dinner
that day, and ali three kettles were
hanging side by side and close to-
gether on the pole, and bilin' away
AhSAiiiN- Nntn SOuR ca me a she'll.
there close TO the ground, and how il
ever did it 1 don't know, becau. it
didn't have the kettles in line; but it
managed somehow, all the same, to
smash all three of them into II diff
ferent kinds of cooked hats, and It
scattered our dinner pretty much all
over creation.
For about minute II just rained
beans and coffee and chunks of pork
all round that neighborhood. Some
OF the pork came down four streets
away; and it seemed as though in our
street there wasn't tent but what
got more or less of the beans or cot
fee or both. You wouldn't have
thought they could have been so wide
ly distributed, so that there was
enough of 'em TO go round so far, and
the she'll didn't explode, you under
stand, either, just smashed the kettle,
and passed ON.
We'll, we lost our dinner that day.
but the loss served one good purpose;
we were able after that to get the
cook to move the fire a little, anyway.
out OF the range of that gun"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-08-17
Told on a street Car

IA good evidence Of how completely
sectional lines have been oblfterated
IN New York business life and how
completely have faded bitter mem
Dries of the civil war was given a few
days since m a street car incident
When he boarded car going down.
town, a well-known man about town
met lawyer whom he had known
for years. In the course OF their con-
Versation it developed that the law
yer had been captured by Mosby's
guerrillas during one of their raids,
and that it was only by lucky acct
dent that he escaped death by hang
ing. A few hours later the same man
boarded car going uptown, and on
1t found second lawyer, with whom
his acquaintance was of more recent
date. Impressed by the story of Law
yer No. 1, he recounted il to Lawyer
No. 2, who laughed heartily and then
remaTked: II was one of the SQUAD
detailed from Mosby's guerriilaa 20
hang that very man. I haven't seen
him since his escape, but frequently
hear Of him IN the practice of my pro-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-08-17
A STUBBORN COMPANY COOK.
Moved at Last when "a Shell Came
AioHE and Carried on cae
Dinner

Where we were camped Que spell in
front of Petersburg" said civil war
veteran, there was Que gun on the
other side that seemed 10 have n line on
our company street.
As a general thing the shells would
go over US TO the rear; but once in
awhile one would burst over the street.
and now and then we'd get one touch
ing the ground. And with the condi-
tons as they were, when a shell actual
" stirred up the dust in the street like
that 1t almost always struck very close
TO one particular spot, that being at
the inner end of the street and on the
cook tents side.
That used 10 disturb us consider
able, because we didn't know but wha I
some day shell might come along
through there aud carry off our dinner.
and we tried TO get the cook TO shift
the fire little, ten feet or so, so we
wouldn't be in so much danger; butt he
was stubborn cuss. and he wouldn't.
He said a cook fire wouldn't look
very we'll out in the middle of the COM
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-08-17
3 &n Ghesa peake and
ss&Ss Ohio Railway

6OOIh.
Schedule in Eject Nay %, 1901.
FROM Richmond.
LEAVE BRoAD-sTREEr srA1eu
E nor Newport News, Old Point.
norfolk aud Portsmouth.
500 a. M Except Sunday Local.
s;oJ .. m Daily. Fast train. stons
at williamsburg, connscf, "a
Norfolk for Newport NewS ".
Beach Monday, Wednesdav E.;
DAY and Saturday with Boston
steamers. 0sSon
$40 p; IA. Daily) Local. Copnao,s
Olu fcint daily with Washing
tJn ana cape Charles steamer
ana except Sunday with Me-
YORK (Old Dominion and Bslt;.
more steamers. ''-
wEsTBouND.
~ iVV .. m Except Sunday for ~,
Ton Forge, connects for Or.rgo'
marrenton, Manassas Brsncb
nAgerster7n and Lexington.
N"' .1:4o p; n daily Sc Louis limitad
Win Pullman for Cincinnati.
LOUISVILLE, st. Louis and Chics oo
No % local lrain follows No /, en-
cePs sunday, from .GordonsyiIle
O;'o p; m: accommodation, except Sun
10 40 m. daily, with Pnllr
st. Louis, etc. '0'
sonIects at Ronceverte, excs nj
SUNDAY with Greenbrier River
LEAVE EIGHTH ST. STATION
Ao''o =. IN. oally Tor Lynehburg Lex
lngton, and Clifton Force. con-
meets except Sunday with RncL-
ingham aud Alberene branehes
parlor car.
o;le p. m. accommod alton, excsnt sur,.
day to Columbia.
TRAINS ARRIVE BROAD srREr<
STATION.
go .. m. From boswell.
8 30 a. m. and so D. m. from Gin
cinnati.
1900 Q. m. x7:06 p.m.* 10 p. m. from
Norfolk and Old Psint.
S;l5 p. m, from Clifton Forge. and
Stanton.
TRAIN ARRIVE EIGHTH STREET
STATION.
Z $40 9. m.itrom Columbia.
$500 p. m. from Clifton ForOa and
Lynehburg.
K $40 p. m, from New Castle. Lexin,
ton and Rospey.
Trains marked are daily. thss,
with K are daily except Sunday.
Apply ct 500 east Main, eO8 EAST Main
and Murphy's Hotel for further infor.
nation.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-08-17

A railroad man who works in one of
the switch towers on The hne to At
lantic City. surrounded BY mosquito
infested swamp. has a plan OF his own
for keeping them out Of the tower.
He makes 9 bah out of newspapers
and soaks Il In coal oil Just enough so
that it VIII not drip. He hangs this
midway between two windows and
keeps 1t swinging al tho time. He says
that no matter how thick the mosaui-
toee may be outside they never care to
pass tt.-Phfladeiphia Times.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-08-17
Heat md Crime

Prof. Dexter, Of the University Of
Illinois, who has studied the effect Of
weather on morals, fnds that the de-
sire to fight rises with the thermon-
etsr, but stops at SIS; willis after that
as the mercury rises Assault cases
are therefore commoBer IN summer
than In winter. Drunkenness, how
ever, Lessons with summer and in
creases with the coming of cold. Sui
cides are at maximum on bright days
With a high barometer, and increase
as the wind rises>-Scien tifRc American.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-08-17
Southern Railway
SCHEDULE
IN EFFECT NAY 20 h 1901.
Trains LAaves Riohmond Va

Trains Leaves Richmond. Va.
100 n. NO n SOUTHERN EXPRESS dailv
- Atlanta Augusts Jacks n, ILL., aud
points south sleeper for UaEztlle.
Sreen' ooro. salisbury. mo Charlotte.
Sleeper omen at Richnropc $3.50 .. N
Dt0ps lSr passengers At local stations
Connects ~ DarV-l,s ara Charlotte.
with New York and Florida Express
Ne SD carrying throsgh sleeperr be
Sween New Y FORK Snd Tam pa. wi tn con.
nections tor all Flor:3a points. also
connects at Danvtlie. Charlotte with
the WAshtug ton snr Southwestern Lin
augusta savannah Jacks nville Tampa
Nashville, and NJ mphis and atlanta
New Orleans. also. Pullman Tourist
sleeper Aone avs, Wednesdays and Fri
days, Washington 20 SAl francisco
without change, with connections Tor
forniA
:2O.r Ne. ], solid y ain daily Ior Oh, r
Farmvtlie sRd Powhatan railroad at
Keysvtlle for Clsrksville. Oxford Ven
derson and Durham and at Greensboro
for Durham, Raleigh. and Winston
salem at Dsnville with NO. IS C9iseo
States Fast Mail, solid train, dat v 10,
new Orleans and point IS South. whieI
carries sieepers 60 1Sew Or cans ana
Jacksonville connecting for Nassau
Habans.
tufret drawing r ON sleeper Rich
mGnd. TO Birmin CHAM and Atlanta.
Through train sleeper SALISBURY, 20
Memphis.
fer KeysviIle and IN term ediate poir Is
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RICHM OND.
6 40 ,. NJ, from Atlanta Augusta. IsheYille
and sn points south.
8 40 A NJ from Keysville a ID LEGAL stations.
LOCAL FRRIeHT TRAINs.
Nos. 81 and CO. between Manchester ana Ne
apolis, Va.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-08-17
SATURDAY, AUG. II, 1901
sSWsNs:s 5
E lA{lEtIlt||3[I!Ela|zgz
XEl NS -
THE KEARsARGE PENNANT.
Civil War Relic That SERVED tn In-
spire Americans az the Bat
tie OF Manila

On the evening of the battle of Ma
Mia, writes Lieut.. J. NJ. Ellicott in St.
Nicholas, 1 sat at my desk in my state
room on the "Baltimore- slipping a
cup of after-dinner coffee, and putting
my personal affairs in such shape that
If fell victim TO battle they could
be properly handled by others. While
destroying large accumulation OF un-
important letters, L came upon a frag-
ment of red-and-<vhite bunting en-
closed IN an envelope and labeled: "A
piece of the pennant which few at the
masthead of the United States steam
ship kearsarge, when she fought her
great duel with the confederate cruiser
Alabama"
IT had been given to me as a token of
regard by the daughter of Admiral
Winslow, because was engaged upon
"a biography of her father As gszed
upon the bit of bunting my soul was
stirred at the thought that it was once
again going into ba tile; remembered
that sailors are inspired by q good
omen, so l placed it in the inside pocket
OF the blouse which l expected 10 wear
in action.
AS the shroud of that long night lift
ed, and the gray, vaporous dawn of the
tfoI cs overspread Manila bay, the
quartermaster on the Baltimore's
bridge cried out: There they arei-
and L thought again of my piece of VIC
torious bunting, recalling how, "a years
before, quartermaster on another
American warship's bridge had ex-
claimed A Nn1finrrlx-
''She's comingi"
We sPrang to our guns on the Balti-
moTe's forecastle. A signal of three
flags sped quickly TO the yard-arm of
the-olympia ahead Of us, q signal which
had'nRt been displayed from u Ameri-
can uarship for d third of century.
Prepare for general action!"
lnst1nctively we looked aloft, for
from every masthead in that long col
umns of warships burst the stars and
stripes. Then our captain cried out
from the bridge:
4 Men, we must fight ON empty stom-
echs, but we have full hearts. Let us
'see once more what can be done under
those Hsgsi"
Then held my bit of bunting toward
my guns crew, and said:
Here, men, is our mascot-a piece
of the battle-pennant of the Kearsarge.
Let 1t look once more upon brave deeds
in battlei"
When We drew off for breakfast the
troPic heat was becoming intense, SO
1 exchanged my blue blouse for q white
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