The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-27
DOWN. shouted Grafton. Round in the

down.! shouted Grafton. Round In the
braces!" -@-- -
She had swung farther now. Her broad
side was opening toward the flagship. Her
way was almost checked. Her head
booms were overreaching the quarter of
the other vessel, she was quite in the
designated position now.
fright the helm! Stand by the star
board anchor! Man the spanker brails
Let go the starboard anchor! Brazil in"
With a mighty plunge the great anchor
dropped into the still waters Of the bay.
The hempen cable rushed through the
hawse-pipes, the ship surged slowly ahead
a moment, and then, her way checked
by the pull of the cable and the flooding
tide as well, she stopped, settled back, and
slowly dropped astern, where she swung
to the full scope Of the cable. She had
come to rest exactly where she should be.
It could not have more deftly done if
she had been picked up and set down In
the designated spot. ..-.. -e~.a.
"All hands furl saill Lay aloft, top
men, called out Grafton, note Of tri-
umph in his voice. @. .s>E
In an instant the shrouds Of his frig-
ate were black with men swarming aloft,
the light yard men, of course, in the lead
With nimble feet they ran up the shaking
rigging, laid out on the broad yardarms,
and began to roll up the dropping can
vas... So ~ T." -.
Old Hawke lifted and waved his hand
toward the frigate, and, as II it had been
a signal, a thousand threats on his own
ship sent forth a ringing cheer Of &C.
Acknowledgement and greeting.
| The men had been watching the move.
ments of the Maidstone with intense In.
terest and appreciation They knew good
Steamship when they saw it. Hawke
was thorough sailor and would toler.
ate no one who wa not, in any ship OF
/ fleet he commanded. Grafton's hear
swelled with pride and pleasure as HI
lifted his hat and waved it toward hi!
generous superior in grateful acknowl
edgement. And, indeed. never had del
icate maneuyer been moro gracefully ant
smartly performed.
AS soon as the men, who had finished
their duties most expeditiously, had lait
down from aloft, and had begun to squart
4 yards and clear up the gear, ORATOR
directed his gig to be called away, ant
i temporarily relinquishing the charge Q
4 the ship to Hatfield, he reported
4 on board the flagship. He wa
i met at the gangway of the latter vesse
err and was at once escorted to the quar-
! terdeck, whittier Hawke, attended by hi
q staff, had descended to meet him.
4 The young officer found himself In tn
7 lpresence OF comnanding-looking ma
. well along in years; indeed, he had JUS
a turned fifty-four. His huge form wa
clothed In the recently prescribed blue
and white uniform, heavily laced, as be
4 came his exalted rank, which was tina
of q full admiral Of the blue. He wore n
sword, and blue boat-c1oak was care
lessly thrown about him, for the mornin
{. was chill. A laced cooked hat covered hi
J carefully powdered hair.
~ He was Of middle Staf11ro and var
!, stoutly built. inclining, indeed. to fa1
!, ness with huge unshapely legs and
j stomach which might have done justic
to the typical alderman. In spite OF hi
iavoirdupois, however, he carried himse
leasily and well, and these somewhat VI