The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-17
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supply his daily needs built himself villa
little town of Eh His house overlooked the
water In front of soped considerable piece Of garden
ground
sloper a wldower many years he had lived with
his wife can't She died Easter Monday and when
Soer took possession of his house Erih he mounted
some small cannon on his lawn and these pieces Of artillery he
every Easter Monday celebration of what he called the
joyuest anniversary Of his life from which is to be assumed
that sopr and his wife had not lived together happily
Now, London, above twenty minutes
walk from sopers old shop there lived sailor named Joseph
westake This man had served when boy under coingwood
gunpowder been
concerned in several dashng cutting out jobs In the West indies
altogether hearty worthy specimen old
English school you could ask
He had shot the leg He carried great scar his
brow He was full of piece of ancient ships
biscuit of weevls He with oaths than Dutchmnn
prodgiouy held the meanest opinion of
the then existing of who he said could have
the battles which had been the making Of the kingdom
whether Howes gallant Jervs the lion hearted
Nelson's flag
q country his being
paid off out of his last ship and he somewhat at loss until
happening neghhohood wappng looking in
old spmate who kept public house. he learned that
lawyer had been making inquiries for him. He called upon
that during h absence
from England fortune of $4,000 had been left him by an aunt
In Australia.
stepney district
and endeavord settle comfortably east end gent
but his efforts to ride to shore going anchor were hopeless HIS
mind always roaming He had followed the man and
hoy for hard fifty the of his heart s
for waterwaer without water fresh salt 1t mattered
not what sort Of water It long as It was water.
So Joe westake found that he couldn't rest ashore he
looked about him and fell with and purchased
smart little whn he rechrsened the Tom Bowling out
of admiration Of which sailor sweey
than he perfectly consistent with his traditions
manowas that having bought his little ship he should
arm her He equipped her with four small carronades and
pivoted FOUNDER then to
work her but he did easily find Joe
seamen and though he
upon very his him great
deal Of trouble discover the particular of Jacks he wanted
Three at last he fouDdPeer Plum, Bob Robins and Tom
Tuck Joe admiral Plum coming next combined number
of grades He captain lieutenant and boatswain
Robins the ships working and Tom Tuck cooked
and was the all round handy man of the Tom Bowling
It westlakes intention live board his
He furnished his cabin plainly comfortably and laid
in plentiful of he to cruise
under his flag and indeed admiral on his own
account he conferred with his first lieutenant Peter Plum on the
question Of color What description Of flag should he fly at his
masthead? They both started with the understanding that
nothing fahom and in length worth hosting
After much discussion It agreed that the device should
consist of small Jack the and the middle
with leg under the timber being in both
westakes and Pum opinion the most pregnant ymbo Of
Britannias greatness that the imagination could devise
Within few months Of his landing from the frgate out Of
which he had been paid Mr. Joseph weske was again aoat
but n little his
Never had old Joe been happy in all his fe OF night
he'd bring nook and after having
thing all he'd with Peter Plum, and in the
Interior Of the little cabin whose atmosphere was rendered
while in the West Indies had learned brewing
perfection the two sailors would sit smoking their yards Of
ppeclay while they discoursed the past
happened according to the usual methods Of time that
Easter Monday round which know the joyful
anniversary the death the wife of the retired tailor soper
va called Labos Retreat stood the banks of the
Eth To ny celebrate this happy Mr. soper
invited friends dine with him. the
1851 when the class society which Mr. soper belonged
not 50 sene in its habits as it has since become In other
dreamed Of dining earlier hour than
His friends calling matters They did business In the
London three thoroughly
in small wanting perhaps in the muscle and
depth Of chest hurricane lungs
Plum all them able pay 20 shings the pound
good value for prompt cash and desrous not only of fresh
patronage determined a merit continuance of
soper his friends had dined and the bottle
UNTIL like quicksilver in the hurricane, the
OF sight party went the lawn
the there completion OF the triumphant celebration
of the memorable anniversary slopers release.
this hour that the Tom Bowling. with
nj fha hplm and JoeW ike I'm rig
quarterback leisurey rounding Half
pleasant norhery breeze of wind blowing
the fat fat levels of Barking
Just Labors Retreat fired.
clouded the taors lawn The thunder
of the the Joe Wesake who dlating
his directing his at sopers villa bawd
that's meant for heart! Down helum Sacken
away fore af Pipe all hands for action"
gun upon the lawn that soped from the
taos the shout that Westlake
hands look alive and bring the TO bear
Bowling thrown into the wind and brought
stand abreast Labor's Retreat Plum took with the
helm help at the and In few minutes the
three Of Wesake continuously bawing orders
TO bear actively engaged firing
blank at the enemy on the lawn.
1t might Soper and his friends
that they rrtated by their
interrupted and complicated to speak by
the cutters artillery. that they continued
aud discharge they could them
while cutter maintained rapid fire at Labos
Judgment his pieces with and the
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