New-York tribune., 1902-03-16

two came back. and Evans cleared for the ship.
That night dispatch was Washington
stating that the Bashaw had the error OF
his ways after having been informed that II he
didn't fire a salute of hundred guns to the
American flag there wouldn't he enough left OF his
city TO make a respectable mosque. The funny
part of it was that the poor old Bashaw discov-
cred that there wasn't enough powder in his
magazines 10 furnish the saIutes. he COM
promised by giving the officers a big dinner. at
which all differences We're made up lovingly
The wreck OF the frisate Philadelphia Law
ashore not far from where had anchored She
was burned during the with the pirates early
IN the century We raised part of her keel and
took it home with us II was exhibited later at
the Centennial and is ~ Annapolis. think.
"On our cruise that year lay of Gibraltar
for for =, while I'M There We had times The on
ing how to return our compliments, and the social
dead shot with rife. I've seen him stand on the
bridge ana shoot porpcises through the head as
parades anu pfactice on tn neutTaI ground. and
among the things ON the programme target
shooting one night come of the English officers
and Evans said he'd like 10 Try a crack al bulls
eye himself. He hadn't sighted a rifle for ten
years he said. and he'd like 10 see how il would
seem To take aim once move There was bit ef
lie expiained in Wa on he,d borrrv-ed JVeu tbe
way he made those tneli- hmsU's eyes stick out
swear he printed + Piuri5us Taum' with bullets
at two hundred yards, Anyway, Che Engishmen
talked about his targets in whispers Perhaps
"Eyanss methods pursued with the Bashaw OF
ITlpoh We're repeated by him several years later
Taraiso. Chilli and made the Acalde of that pros
tnitrd States of America as construed by Rohey
u. Evans ITS reprtSentauve and servant There
sailors and the ChiIians. and had
been badly treated and thrown into prison. Evans
and the New-York were off the Pacific Coast about
that time; and Were ordered to Valparaiso one
morning they steamed ir and dropped anchor with
| spring cables Evans got into The gig. with an
other officer and landed the dock They were
and finally somebody threw stone. Evans turned
Sfficer ssiuted and went Evans proceeied straight
said: I represent the United States of America
| insulted me and thrown stones az ne. I ask you
| To publish in your newspaper here. and 10 paste
/ II uo in public place that II when land to-
morrow morning of any representative of my
ing are repested t5e guns Of nv shin win blow
YOU, them and This city 10 the top OF the highest
! Evans departed. and the time his sis landed
| you could have heard the water dripping OF the
| Did I ever hear Evans swear Now, you're
newspapers have given him reputation Tor salt
water talk. which guess hasn't lowered him ver-
| wouldn't want 10 make statement about IT,.
/ IN tell what ! did see. once. though that was
the, FUNNIEST thlhS 10 me 'Nef lald eyes on We
had been lying up at Funchal in the Madei.as,
! The hrst day out. toward sIndown. everybody wae
tbti1 Inok5 20 P5S3I ht ~ PTgt'S n}'; s
| aboard. so all tr0oped a to hear the prayers
. read on the bridge was officer who shall be
| nameless. The captain standing near the
! chaplain. The prayerbook was spread out on
| Capstan. and the service had just begun, every
( body with his cap in hand. listening hope with
| reverence All of a suGden the shin gave lurch.
/ and We found ourselves in the middle Of nastv
4 SqUaL For a second everybody stood Sttl Then
/ the officer the bridge leaned toward
| and shouted: You blGHkety- -hldnked landluhhfrs
get aOtt with YOU as II all he'll was on y1dr heels
| Climb. you dashed pirates Climb"
! The men Mt the wheel had the rattlcs
/ thing for they lost control Of H.. and the ship
! almost brOaChsd TO and then came around with a
| jerk. The captain had been standing right near
| where the starboard main sheet had been cojled
1 man-o'-war fashion He was heavy man. weigh
| ing nearly three hundred pounds. As I was cut
] ting the shrOUGS ! looked below. and nearly
| dropped of with laughing. There stood the out
I ragged chaplain. with his pTayerbOOk tightly
| rIaSped looking with horror at the captain. He
j had stepped back onto the coil of the main sheet
i Some duffer had let il and il raced with
| Jerk. The jerk threw the captain fiat the deck
| There he sat swearing like a carpenter the
J chaplain for not helping him Up while on the
| bridge stood the officer I've not named. shouting
blue language at the UOpmeu- And there. looking
/ from to the other in horror and disgust stood
= the chaplain holding the prayerhook on the cap
| stan with both hands, aS II he trying 20 de-
! eide whose language wa the worse. I've sNs1
1 comic operas hut never has there been a sitI a.
/ ton funny 10 that"