Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-04-26

set tucLA uoWn as Inventions OF our ellc-
mics. 1t seemed too impossible that at a
time when his supporters were so sternly
and so loyalty standing true to him, he,
their leader. with the eyes of all men
upon him, should be showing less eOur-
age than every little drummer boy dis
plays who trips along at the head of his
regiment upon the field of battle. Alasi
time showed that the stories We're indeed
true. and that there was no depth of in
fanny to which the unhappy man would
not descend, in the hope of prolonging
for few years that existence which
had proved a curse 10 so many who
trusted him.
OF Saxon no news had come. good or
bad which encouraged me to hope that
he had found hiding place for himself.
Reuben was still confined to his couch by
his wound. and was under the care and
protection of Maj. Ogilvy. The good
gentleman came TO see me more than
once. and endeavored to add TO my COM
fort, until | made him understand that
1t panied me to find myself upon a diff
ferent footing 10 the brave fellows with
whom had shared the perils of the cam
paign. One great favor he did me in
writing to my father. and informing him
that | was well and in no pressing dam
ger. In reply TO this letter | had
stout Christian answer from the old man.
bidding me to be of good courage. and
quoting largely from a sermon on pa
thence by Rev. Josiah Seaton of Peters
field. My poor mother he said. was in
deep distress at my position. but was
held up by her confidence in the DEGREES
of Providence. He enclosed a draft for
Maj. Oglivy, commissioning him To use it
IN whatever way | should suggest This
money, together with a small hoard
which my mother had sewed in my col
lar proved TO he invaluable, for when
the Jail fever broke among us ] was
able TO get fitting food for the sick. and
also to pay for the services of physicians.
SO that the disease was stamped out ere
II had time to spread.
EARLY in August we were brought from
Bl-idgewater to Taunton, wher we were
thrown with hundreds of others into the
same wool Storehouse where our regi-
ment had been qualtered in the early
days Of the campaign. We gained little
by the change, save that we found TINT
our new guards were somewhat more
satlated with cruelty than our old ones
and were therefore less exacting upon
their prisoners. Not only were friends
allowed in occasionally TO see us, but
books and papers could be obtained by
the aid of small present to the SER
geant on duty. We were able therefore
to spend our time with some degree of
comfort during the month or more which
passed before our trial
One evening | was standing listlessly
with my back against the wall, looking
up at the thin slit of blue sky which
showed itself through the narrow win
dow. and fancying myself back in the
meadows of Havant once more when n
voice fell upon my ear which did. indeed.
recall me to my Hampshire home. Those
deep, husky tones, rising at times into an
angry roar. could belong TO none other
than my old friend the seaman. | ap-
preached the door from which the uproar
came. and all doubt vanished as / list
ened TO the conversation.
Won't let me pass, won't YEP" he
was shouting. Let me tell you I've
held on my course when better men than
Won have asked me to veil topsails
tell you / have the admirals Bermit and
! won't clew up for a bit of q retl-paint-
ed cockboat: 50 move from athwart my
hawse, or | may chance TO run you
down"
we don't know nothing about adj
mirals here" said the sergeant of the
guard. The time for seeing prisoners i;
over for the day, and if you do not take
your 1ll-fayored body out of this | may
Try the weight q my haEberd on your
II have taken h1ows md given their
'ere You We're eyer thought of You land
sswab, rcared old solomon. "a
tiitI WuEu arm MIR
d)e Ruyter wlRsn Won We're IeaT,h-
lng TO suck milk but ,sld as | ann. q
would have son know that | am not cor
demned yet and that am fit Ia ~
'enange broadsides with any lobster-taild
plcaroon that ever was triced ND t0 n
triangle and had the Kings diamonds
cut IN his back. If | tack back to Mai.
Dgilvy and signal him the way thai |
nave been welcomed hcdl make your hide
lsredder than ever your coat was "
Maj. OgilyyT7 exclaimed the sergeant
'In Il more respectful vsice. IF You had
SAID that your permit was from Mai.
Ogilvy it would have been another thing.
hut you did raps. of a5inlirais and CONNIE ,s,,
dores, and God knows what other eut-
landish talk
SHANE GA your parents thar they
should have reared Won with so slight a
knowledge q the Kings English gram
bled solomon. In truth, friend. il is Il
marvel TO me why saiormen should he
able to show a lead 10 those on shore in
the matter of lingo. For out of seaen
hundred men IN the Ship Worcester
same that sank in the bay of Funchal~
there was not so much as a powder boy
but could understand every word thar
SAID, whereas en- shore there is many n
great jolterhead, like myself who might
be Il Portugee for all the English that
he knows. and who -stares at me like It
pig in a hurricane If ] do but ask HIM
what he makes the reckoning. or brow
many bells have gone
'SWhom is it that you wish 10 seel'
asked the sergeant gruffly. You have a
most Internally G0ng tongue"
'Ay, and n rough one, too, when
have fools to deal WITH returned the
seaman. IF | had You in my watck.
lad. for n three years cruise, would
make a man of ven yet
Pass the old man through cried the
sergeant. furiously- and The sailor came
stumping in, with his Ironzed face ali
screwed up and twisted, partly from a
great chunk of tobacco which he was
wont ~ stow within his check Having
glanced round without perceiving me.
he put his hands to his mouth and bel
lowed ~ut my name. with string Of
''Ahoys- which rang through the build
ing.
Here \ am, Solomon said /, touch-
ing him on the shoulder
God bless you. lad! God bless you"
he cried. wriuging my hand. II could
not see yOn. for my port eye N as f0ggy
as the Newfoundland banks. and BIAS
been ever since Long Sue Williams
OF the Point hove a quart pot al it in the
Tiger inn, nigh thirty years agone. How
are you? All sound. allow and aboft.'
4'As well as might be" ] answered. u
have little 10 complain Of
None Of your standing rigging shot