The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-04-04

sea captain. Jones, out of compliment
to Franklin, author of the Poor Rich
ard" papers, had renamed her. The
name was the only thing new about
her. She had been pierced for thirty
six guns, twenty-eight II Founders
on the main deck and eight 8
Founders on the quarter deck and FORE
castle. In utter desperation at her
entire inadequacy, Jones had recourse
to the dangerous experiment, not
often resorted to, Of mounting six
Is Founders in ports pierced for
them on the berth deck. and of course
very neal the water line. The guns
were all Of an obsolete pattern and
much worn by use. the IS Founders
being especially bad; as dangerous,
L, fact. to friends as foes. Bad as they
were. they were all he could obtain.
and. with characteristic determination.
Jones resolved to make the best of
them.
The ship herself was Sc old and rot
ten that she was not even fit for an
ordinary merchant cruise. much less
prepared for the shocks Of battle.
Through an unfortunate combination
Of circumstances. all of her senior off
GERS were absent except Dale. the first
lieutenant. Stacey. the sailing master.
and Mease. the purser. Among tina,
half of her crew who were soldiers
many had scarcely yet acquired their
''sea legs" and some of them were
actually seasick during the battle! The
Scraps, with which they were about
to engage and to which they were
rapidly drawing near was a branc
new. double banked frigate. mounting
fifty guns on n uncovered and TIVE
covered decks, twenty Is pound
ers. twenty 9's and ten G's. She
was manned by $50 well drilled able
seamen and commanded by one of the
was ably seconded by a full quota OF
capable and experienced subordinates.
Pearson had no more doubt of win
ming the victory than he had of the
rising of the sun next morning. Leav-
Ing n factor out of a comparison of
Ait OPlooihS AOiSCo. MS NotiHoCnNt was
absolutely warranted. But Jones had
no more doubt of winning the victory
rhan Pearson had. Pearson knew his
ship and his crew.: Jones knew himself.
he was the unconscious factor which
Initiated Parsons conclusions. When
n man like the little Scotch-American
captain makes up his mind to do q
thing there is only one thing to prevent
his doing II. and that is TO remove the
man! Jones intended to conquer.
There never was a mar who had more
Of the spirit of absolute determination,
of unconquerable. unshakable. un-
hreakable ~pertinacity in continuing q
conflict, than he. He never knew when
be was beaten. perhaps because he
never was. There was something in
fhe sheer determined. persistent pug
nacity of the ma which absolutely
compelled success. He wrenched VIC
tory from overwhelming odds. superior
force. fortuitons chance-ove.ything.
The men understood this too. There
IS nothing that your real hard blltci
daredevil, your %imprudent rufiian, like:
so much as a man who Is not afraid OF
him and who viii be his master. You
rufiian curses and swears at your man
plots against him, rebels, mutinies
conspires, and in the moment of actor
follows him like a devotee. The little
man standing at the break Of the poop
cool, calm, thoughtful. with his stu
dent face and somewhat poetic
dreamy smile. did not look like the iror
handed. iron willed. indomitable mas