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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-18
COMFY A BOY" STORIES
True Narratives Of Fine Deeds
Done by Brave Boys.
No. 3-DAVID GLASGOW FARRAGUT.
BY H. IRVING KING
/. 3-DAvID GLASGOW FARRAGUT.
BY H. IRVING KING.

Nelson and Farragut are the two
,s+ celebrated sailors the world has
.,.sr seen. Both became naval officers
hen they were little boys and dis
,;rrnished themselves while yet in
their teens.
David Glasgow Farragut was ap-
,ointed a midshipman in the United
states Navy when he was years old.
Ne entered on active service as off,
-sr If the frigate Essex when he was
u.
The Essex was lying in the harbor
If Norfolk. Va, when David joined
her and he did not have to Ewait long
FOR an adventure. He was sent ashore
in charge of one of the ships boats to
hiring off some officers who were to
visit the frigate. The little fellow
wore his cooked hat, his brand new
uniform Respondent with brass but
tons. and had his little sword by his
side
end OF the pier for the expected Off
GERS. a crowd of rowdies gathered on
the dock and began to make fun of the
baby officer as they called him.
David said never a word in reply, but
finally one of the gang got a water
ing pot and, leaning over, began to
sprilkle the young MILDLY ito see if
il would make him grow" he said.
THIS was too much and David and
his men spring ashore, went at the
rowdies hammer and longs" putting
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aminta up into the big oak tree. and
not see their faces. And little Ellen
whispered to Peter:
"You said there were no fairies, and
grandpa was only Joking"
And Peter whispered to Ellen:
well, never saw fairy before. and
1 never believed in fairies"
And little Ellen whispered:
You believe there are fairies now,
don't you. Peter?"
And Peter said:
Yes, 1 believe in them now"
And the two little fairies came dane
ing along, but you could not see their
sweet little faces. And the fairies gave
one basket to Peter ana Ellen, and
one to precious mamma; then away
they danced through the woods.
And Peter and Ellen climbed the big
oak tree. and sat down in their won
derful playhouse to eat their dinner.
And mamma and papa and grandpa
sat down under the oak tree to eat their
dinner, and Ellen said:
Il wish those fairies would come
again."
And Peter clapped his hands and
said:
"oh, i've guessed who the fairies
were, little Ellen!"
And Ellen said:
= "oh. Peter, I know they were truly
fairies"
And Peter clapped his hands and
said: II guess II was dear Arabella
and Araminta dressed up to look like
fairies"
And little Ellen was ready to cry.
Il hoped they were truly fairies" she
said; II have never seen a fairy"
And Just then Arabella and Aramln-
ia came riding down through the woods
on the little white pony: and, oh, they
did look like truly fairies.
Arabella had a wreath OF Viclets on
her head, and Araminta had a wreath
of violets on her head.
And Peter called: Come up into
the big oak tree and eat lunch with
us. Arabella and Araminta."
And grandpa helped Arabella and Ar
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THE CASE OF
JESSAMY WRIGHT

you are the lover have heard
about, eh?"
II would not deny so great ON
honor, sir, and for that reason am /
here. ! heard your testimony at the
trial, and did you the justice to hope
that IL was occasioned by over-much
zeal rather than to satisfy private
revenge"
Private revenge? What mean you,
sirrah?"
What I know, Maj. Golden-that
once you wooed, but did not win, Jes-
samy Wright, and, therefore, swore re-
venge. How this matter came to my
ears is not for you to know. but IL the
good folk of Boston were to hear"
Golden drew himself up proudly.
THE good folk of Boston would say
that 1t is but the idle prating of an
Anticipated fool. ] am Mai. Golden
representative of our good King and
betrothed to the Governors niece"
Think we'll. Maj. Golden. This Is
your last chance"
"Ah, you threaten. Well, do your
worst. Sentence is passed and the
Governor, who alone may pardon, is on
a journey"
Hapgood passed around the table and
confronted the angry major.
Nor Is your false testimony all that
hilCWs "Hdt WOulu ioOSlOlt SOY 70
the forged note given for a gambling
debt? And what was the name you
bore in our mother country? All, ]
see you have not forgotten"
With a gasp of rage Golden drew his
sword and rushed upon Hapgood, but
the latter, anticipating the move, had
leaped backward, and now, with the
precision of a trained swordsman, held
his ground with a cutlass snatched
from the wall. Golden swore and sput-
tered as he fought, but Hapgood wasted
no energy In words. So sturdfly did he
press his opponent that Maj. Golden
realized that his chances were i'll, In
deed.
The blades rang fiercely. The crafty
Golden, pretending to yield, fell back
to the wall. jerked the bellrope and
then renewed his attack with vigor
that surprised and unarmed his adj
versary just as soldiers rushed to their
commanders aid.
Five minutes later John Hapgood,
limp and lifeless, lay in a cross-road,
pierced in half dozen places.
"A good job" murnured Golden,
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them to flight and chasing them up
the street until the police interefered.
Young Farragut weighed only seven
ty-two pounds at that time and Capt.
Porter of the Essex remarked, when
he heard the story, that young Far
ragut is three pounds of uniform and
seventy pounds of fight"
Upon the outbreak of the second
war with England, known as the War
of 1912, the Essex was sent on a cruise
off the coast and Farragut, now sea-
1oned sailor of IL, went out as one of
htr officers.
While OH this cruise he saved the
ship from capture. The Essex had TAX
Ell several British ships and the pris-
oners on board outnumbered her crew.
One night, as he lay in his hammock,
Da"id was awakened by feeling that
some one was standing near him.
Peeping out under his eyelids he saw
one of the British prisoners bending
over him with q pistol in his hand.
He realized that the prisoners had
obtained possession of the weapons
and were about to rise and take the
ship while most of the crew were
asleep. He lay perfectly still until the
man, after looking closely at him and
concluding that he was still asleep,
had passed on.
Then he sprang from his hammock
and rushed into Captain Porter's cabin
where he told his story. The captain
told David to sound the fire alarm,
and he himself rushed to the quarter
Geek and shouted "Fire!"
This brought the crew on deck at
once and confused the prisoners, who
were just starting for the deck to be-
gin their work. The crew drove the
bntlshers below where they were dis
armed and secured.
Capt Porter publicly thanked David
Tor the promptness and intelligence
with which he had acted.
Inc Essex then went on a cruise to
me coast of Brazil and from there
around Cape Horn into the Pacific.
"nere she took many prizes.
VI one of these prizes, the ship
barclay, David was made prize-officer
that is, he was sent on board of her
20 take command. With a few men
rom the Essex David went aboard
the Barclay and thus found himself a
commanding officer at the age of H.
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Slim, gray-clad Jessamy Wright
heard the sentence in silence-to be
sold into slavery in the colony of Vir-
ginia for the crime of witchcraft. or
what avail would be protests or be-
wailngs. Had not the Hon. Maj. Col
den, intimate of the magistrate and
head of the soldiery, been chief witness
against her?
The sentence pronounced, the court
room emptied rapidly, and Jessamy,
surrounded by soldiers, turned in the
direction of the town prison. No
friendly face greeted her as she passed
out of the court room, yet something
bade her hope.
Nor was she wrong. Through the
gathering twilight man was hurry
ing from her and yet for her. Only
a simple ship Joiner was John Hap
good, yet within his breast was lock-
ed the secret with which he hoped to
force the infamous head of the Mas
sachusetts soldiery to acknowledge
that he had given false testimony.
John Hapgood loved Jessamy Wright
as woman is seldom loved by man, and
1t was this which made him bold to
raise the great grass knocker of the
gloomy house in Cornhill where Maj.
Golden and his staff were quartered.
The door opened and soldier In
scarlet uniform frowned upon the
man of unpretentious bearing who
had dared call upon his commander
at the latter's supper hour.
IT wish to see Maj. Golden, and that
right quickly" said John Hapgood.
What name"
1.-THE name matters little, so 1 will
not give it; but the matter is press
ing"
Something in Hapgood's tones i'm
pressed the soldier, who led the way
to q great room off the hall, where
Golden, in his gaudy uniform, stood
staring gloomily into the yawning
fireplace. He gave Hapgood a super
cilious glance, but the latter spoke up
briskly as the soldier retired:
Maj. Golden, am here to make one
last appeal to you to right the wrong
you did this afternoon to Jessamy
Wright. You know she is no more
witch than was your good mother, and
/ demand"
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bowed her head up and down, which
meant, "Oh, Ellen, I'm glad to see
you"
And Ellen said
Who brought you down to the beau
tiful woods. little darling?"
And Baby Louise turned and trotted
away to the big oak tree, with the
spreading limbs, and Peter said:
oh, thereeis grandpa sitting under
And little Ellen clapped her hands
and said:
why, grandpa, what are you do
ing here in the beautiful woods?''
/ And grandpa laughed and said:
why, l am the King of the beau
tiful woods, you know; and I came
, down here to watch the thorn bios
SONS blow, and the violets grow; hi,
oh; hi, OH"
And Ellen clapped her hands and
said: 7,t.s
You dear, funny grandpa; did you
bring Baby Louise down to the woods
to watch the thorn blossoms blow, and
the violets grow, hi, oh?"
And grandpa said:
Yes, l brought the little white pony
for the Prince and the Princess to
ride when they came to live all day
with the King of the beautiful woods"
And Peter said:
"Oh, grandpa, am 1 the Prince and
is Ellen the Princess, and are we go
ing to live all day with you in the
beautiful woods?"
And grandpa said Eyes, If you are
the Prince and Princess who live in
this big oak tree you are the ones 1
speak Of"
And Peter and Ellen looked up into
the oak tree-oh, what a grand play
house they saw. There were boards
nailed all around on the widespread
ing limbs for a floor, and there were a
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He is probably the only boy of that
age who ever was placed in full COM
mand of a big ship.
Capt. Randall, who had commanded
the ship before she had been can
tured, and who had been left on board.
was cross old fellow and he made up
his mind he would take no orders from
little boy in uniform.
But David had orders from Can't.
Porter to command the ship and he
determined to do it. The Essex and
her prizes were at anchor off the coast
Of Chilli when David took charge of
the Barclay and soon after he went
on board sailor came into the cabin
and told him that the other vessels
were in motion and that the Essex was
fiylnS signal for the Barclay to get
under way and follow the fleet.
Going on deck, David said to Capt.
Randall. who was supposed to do duty
as sailing master, "Order all sail to
be made and follow the fleet"
Listen to the little monkey" sneer-
ed Randall, who was more than six
feet tall, looking down on the little
officer. Listen to the little monkey"
MY orders are from Capt. Porter.
replied David. I'VE must set sail and
follow the feet to Valparaiso"
ITO New Zealand more likely" an
swered Randall. This is my vessel
and she goes where say"
II order you to make sail on this
vessel" shouted David, his voice ris-
ing into a shrill treble in his excite
ment.
The men had begun to come aft and
were listening to this strange con-
versation between the giant and the
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THE STORIES OF
PETER AND ELLEN
The Oak Tree Playhouse.
By GERTRUDE SMITH.

And one morning papa put on his
hat and said: Peter and Ellen, if you
will follow me will show wou a sight
worth seeing"
And precious mamma jumped up
from her sewing and said:
"Oh, I want to go, too! 1 want to
see something worth seeing"
And papa laughed and said:
Yes, do, mamma; put on your hat
and come too. and I'll show you some
thing worth seeing"
And Peter and Ellen and precious
mamma followed tall, funny papa out
through the garden and into the little
meadow. and papa said: Follow me,
follow me, you three, down this zig
gag, zig-zag path through the mead
ow."
They walked in line, papa and Ell
len and Peter and mamma down the
little zig-zag path across the meadow.
and very soon they came to little
wood with the thorn trees all in bios
som, and papa said:
Listen. think 1 hear a bell,
ting-a-ling-t ing!"
And little Ellen said:
81 hear it, papa; / hear ting-a-lingi"
And Peter said:
ooh, oh, here comes Baby Louise
with a little silver bell on her neck. "
And the little white pony came trot-
ting up all alone through the woods
with little silver bell on her neck,
and Ellen said:
why, papa. who brought Baby Lou
Use down to the woods?'
And papa said:
will tell you"
And Baby Louise trotted near and
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midget Turning to the men, David
cried out, Get UP the anchor and be
lively!"
There was a moments hesitation on
the part of some of the sailors, put
the men whom David had brought with
him from the Essex sprang to the cap
stan and the others followed.
II won't be bossed around by a
baby who ought to be in long
Clothes" cried Randall. I'll shoot ;he
first man who touches a rope. I'll get
my pistols and We'll see who COM
mands his vesseP'-and he rushed into
the cabin.
Calling to a quartermaster whom
he knew he could trust, big fellow,
David said, IF that man comes on
deck, order you to throw him over
board"
Then calling down to Randall, he
said, You are under arrest. If you
come on deck you do so at your
peril"
He kept Randall a prisoner until he
came up with the fleet when, it falling
quite calm, he took him on board the
Essex and reported him.
Randall declared to the officer who
heard the report that he had only
tried to brighten the boy.
And you see how well you sue
ceeded," replied David.
While the Essex was lying in the
neutral port of Valparaiso she was
attacked and destroyed by two Brit
fsh vessels. Each one of them alone
was far more powerful than the
American ship, and, therefore, against
both of them the Essex had no
chance.
This attack was against all the laws
of war, for vessels are not supposed
to fight in the waters of neutral ma
ton. The Essex made a good fight of
it befoN she surrendered and David
as aid to Capt. Porter, was in the
thick of it and distinguished himself
so greatly as to win the admiration Of
the British.
The British captain, in order to
show his appreciation of the young
hero's bravery, invited him to break
fast the next morning in his cabin.
David was then 13 years old. The
war was over before he got a chance
at another battle; but it was reserved
for him to grow up to be great adj
miral and in another war to make his
name immortal in after years.
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power, they parade about the ring
with clown as an attendant and
perform wonderful tricks and got
through exercises of which no real
elephant would be capable.
The elephants trunk, which in this
case is the arm Of one of the men, is
ever on the lookout for something
to eat or drink and seizes everything
it wishes without the least hesitation.
The elephants hind legs, which real
ly are the legs Of a man, have the
mule-like habit of kicking everything
whfth comes within reach.
From this it may be imagined that
the clown suffers severely while en-
deayoring to control the unruly pet,
Yet the clown must appear very proud
of his elephant and extol his wond-
rous cleverness upon every occasion.
Two boys are necessary to make up
the elephant. One boy is needed for
the hind legs and one boy for the fore
legs.
The boy in front manipulates the
trunk; the boy in the rear manipulates
the tail.
Both boys must bend slightly tor-
ward in walking. The boy in the rear
rests his one hand which is not en-
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gagged in holding the tail, on the
shoulder of his companion.
Turn in one corner OF an old pillow
case and place it over the head of the
hrse boy. Cut small holes in it so
ing.
Paint two large eyes on a sheet of
paper. Cut them out and pin them on
the pillow-case.
The elephants trunk is the arm of
the first boy covered by a gray stock
ing.
Two pairs OF pajamas caught to-
gether under the feet and filled out
with cotton, excelsior or crumpled
paper make the feet and legs. Figure
3 shows this.
The tail, shown in Figure I. is a
short section of a broom handle with
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the straws from an old broom tied
around the end.
The tusks, one of which is shown in
Figure 4, are long, narrow cloth bags
tightly stuffed with sawdust, excelsior
or bits of paper.
Figure shows the elephants ear.
1t can be made from either brown
or gray cardboard. The ears can be
sewed on the head by using a large
needle with Irvine or heavy thread.
Throw a sheet over the two boys
to hide them. This will form the
body of the beast
A rug hung over the sheet, especial
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troduce new element into this scene.
The boy in the rear can decide that
the front boy is getting more than
his share and proceed to demand a
part of the good things. He can kick
the front man; he can reach out his
hand instead of the elephants tail and
in dozen other ways prove to the
audience that he is not at all satisfied
with the way things are going.
The huban elephant in spite of it's
simplicity and the ease with which it
may be trained, forms one of the
most catching acts which any circus
has to offer.
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ly II it is brightly colored. will give
the effect of the tinsel splendor of a
circus.
This fake" elephant does not need
months of careful training before lie
can perform; and he is likely to
amuse the spectators better than the
real creature.
The table scene. so popular at every
circus, during which the clown de-
cides to treat his pet to a dinner can
be acted to perfection by the human
elephant. He can order all the most
expensive dishes on the bill, just as
the real elephant is always supposed
to do, and he can keep constantly
ringing a huge dinner bell for the
waiter to bring more food.
The human elephant can also IN
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dear little table and two chairs; and
Ellen Rugged grandpa and said;
"Oh, you dear, splendid grandpa,
you made us this playhouse i'm the oak
tree"
And grandpa laughed and said;
Yes, I'm a fine old fellow"
And precious mamma clapped her
hands and said:
Il never had a playhouse up in a
tree when l was a little girl"
And papa said:
Didn't tell you IL you'd follow me
I'd show you something worth see
ing?"
And mamma said:
Yes, indeed. you did; and this is a
playhouse worth seeing"
And grandpa said:
you must stay all day and play in
the woods, little mother" and prec-
ious mamma said: "Oh, l should love
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THE ELEPHANTS ANATOMY.

they sat down in the wonderful play
house with Peter and Ellen.
And little Ellen said:
MY grandpa does plan the most
beautiful times and surprises for us
and this is the best of ALL"
And Peter said:
Yes, l think this is the very best
surprise that grandpa ever gave US"
And they all stayed all day in the
beautiful woods and Arabella and Ar
aminta stayed, too, and played with
Peter and Ellen in the oak tree play
house.
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to stay. but what will we do for our
dinner?"
And grandpa said:
This is the woods where the fairies
live, and the fairies will bring our din
ner."
And Peter whispered to Ellen:
Grandpa is only joking. There are no
such things as fairies"
But oh. just then out from a thicket
of blossoms, two dear little girls came
dancing, and each carried . little bas-
ket (the fairies had on funny bonnets
made of green leaves, and you could
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LESSON No. 2.
The Funny Human Elephant.
By ]. c. BEARD.

u the various paraphernalia used by
..Icus men, none provides more fun
man the fake" animal which the pub
~ Is expected to recognize as a fake"
Nere is no animal form which lends
,oeil more readily to this bit of fun
man the elephant.
"hen two men nave made them
h.a'a look as much like this solemn
Is Is within the limits Of their
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Senator George q. Vest of Missouri
corrects the statement recently made
that he is the only surviving member
Of the Confederate Senate. A. j. Max
well of Florida, who represented thas
state at the capital in Richmond, Is
still alive at the age of So years. They
are still talking and writing in Wash
ington about Senator Vests recent
speech in the Senate advocating repeal
of the tariff on coal. On no other day
this session has the chamber been so
crowded as 1t was when the aged and
physically feeble Missourian was
speaking. The mastery address was
evidently in great part extempore, and
perhaps for that reason was all the
more forceful and effective.
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The Kaiser has issued a decree
which is the death knell to the black
overcoat of the German officer. After
April / only the light gray overcoats
are admissible. These are worn a good
deal already. but many officers still
prefer the black coat with its neat red
collar and cuffs. His majesty decides
upon the uniforms of all his many
regiments-not button or inch of gold
braid but has the Kaiser's considera-
ton and sanction or disapprovaI.
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