The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-12
DECEMBER IL, 1908.

stains He holding cuass splashed with blood,
his He had the reeking weapon folded-in his
arms position he had but his eye
fell little Boston whom he had when they
had boarded and striven to reach and drank
captains praise forgefuleof everything
but his love for the boy and the relationship
which he sustained to him. he dropped the and
fairly caught him III his II zz@@...@
Eyer honor he cried, enthusiastic IA dmira
It done it! made this boy, this young gentleman wot
is proud day for me, sir wen hears We
him courage an skill, butt knew ed nd
be So Me an capn Little sir, we afus said he'd be
admiral afore he died. s. .@1 ~.
Indeed, Master Lang. your pupil you great
honor s~.-. -@ st#S2sz"s
delighted if he had received thesscaptains' praise
himself "lsein of few words, sir, Yer honor
knows long time back" he continued his
twinking Il makes bold in behalf the crew,
wich they Amt haymakers more as has done 50
Well to congratulate Yer honor on this most a,nazn'
victory. In all my igbn, skurcely nuth-
in like t!It reminds of the day fit the Serry
pis 1noren forty years ago 1 tell We sir.ve was led
by fighter them an don't kecr Who knows it,
we're led by fighter now -:
Thank YOU, Lang thank YOU said the captain,
his face manting from this praise.
He good officer value the good
esteem of his crew and the appreciation of such vet
Lang, who had fought many battles, ula-
de- SO many great captains was as high tribute she
could receive. ,.... = =, 100
Sir, wentzon old man, hates them En- glish!
Curse EN-, lives fight e1n They left their
my back their nasty cat too many times fer HE
forgit man lynn yonier; sir
cried pointing toward the body the English captain
upon the deck whose determined conduct shed much
immortal lustre upon Service and his Stag that
was of the bravest fit against an
he prime too, he Pity ne couldn't "a
been American s7@-
You're right you're right" said Bakely His
loss saddens our triumph But let's go aboard the Wasp
and take account of Injuries. Mr.. Boston, tell Lieu
tenant Ti]1nghast take charge Of the prizewit the
the first and second cutters You may remain
with him"
After taking two prizes, which they scuttled
as they had done the others, Blakely overhauled
third, Which turned a cartel. Putting the
wounded English prisoners aboard CT her. he finally
abandoned the channel bore up IOrient which
ont three
months during which time he had inflicted losses upon
the commerce of the enemy amounting perhaps to a
million dollars. and had destroyed
little warshps in the British service =
:. He much in supplies, and
his magazines needed repenishng His haymasers,
if this opprobious efrom the sailors point view,
could be applied to So splendid set of seanen
fighters they had developed into, sick fora
sight of shore so that everything urged him to take
the course that did,. : - 80
Next the CONSTITUTIONS his ship had become
the most famous of American cruisers People spoke of
popular depicted John suffering
crucating torments from the stings the Wasp.
termined upon giving his men Ions rest and thoroly
overhaulng Wasp therefore, Blakely dropped
Choir in the famous harbor from which 50
before Paul Jones had led his nondescrip feet in that
famous cruise which ended in the of the Scraps
and the sinking OF the Richard. story OF heroic and
desperate which the youngsters the ship
tired hearing from the lips OF old who, to be
tired Of telling it, either.
It great relief to everyone when the cable
rushed the and the first Of the
cruise The officers, they could be spared
from their duties got plenty OF shore leave and by the
visit Paris, which the event, far, of his life
time. .~ .
Filling UP their complement with some exchanged
privateersnen to take the place of those who had been
killed in action were seriously wounded that they
recovered when the date Of sailing arrived and
had be left behind, after having completely
hauled the Wasp corrected defects which the first
discovered they set sail the 9th August
1914, with light hearts, fond ancipations and bright
hopes, another cruise which, they trusted, might
prove successful their first dashed
channel
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