The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-31

would run his finger around in the mouth and pull out a quid and throw it on the deck, do you call that noth- ing, why its as big as a cow" Then he would give us a dozen with a rope end, so that was the means of keep ing in memory the word-plantigrad I have ever kept that word on my mind and this is a specimen of an old so years old Plantigrade.
 Lieut.. Gillespie went up to Kla- math, Ore, and there was taken sick. He met Fremont and brought him down. Fremont was the first com mander after the spiking of the Guns appointed by Commodore Sloat. Stoc- took about 500 men and put them on the Cayenne and sent them down to MaZatlan, Mex.
 Stockton passing by Los Angeles, the U. s. Flag had never been recog- nized by the Mexicans and Lieut.. Gil. near the Catholic church at the Pla- ga, where the Mexicans tried to get him to surrender; he killed several of them and they cut off his water sup ply; then he was compelled to march out, but with his arms and colOrS fly ing, think he buried 8 or small cannon, but we recovered them after wards
 We had man at Mazatlan, Mex, accused of mutiny; he was in the Brig, or Guard-house; an Irishman by the name of Barney Brannigan. The officers told us that he was in for mutiny and they told the English of ficers the same and they were going to Court-martial him in three days. There was a long table and chairs placed amidships for the use of the Court, and between the guns were chairs also: they had invited the Eng fish officers to witness the proceed ings. The Master at arms was or dered to bring in the prisoner who was dressed in his best and the Judge Advocate told him to look around the court and asked him if he was SatiS- fled to have them try him. His ans wer was "I might as well be satis- lied, for l will get as much justice in Hades as here, and the devil for my Judge.' He was convicted in less than ten minutes and was ordered to go to the yard-arm in three days. Only the officers and crew of our vessel were allowed on board at the time of the execution. We had rig ged platform over the bow-guns for the prisoner to stand on. A rope from the yard-arm tackle was placed around his neck and a bag containing double his weight on the other end of the tackle with a trip-line and toggle; the gun was loaded with a blank cartridge. The Captain asked him if he had anything to say. ''Not d WOIu WdS .IIc IcpFy Lie s fired the gun. that released the tog- gle, and in the twinkling of an eye, he was jerked to the end of the yard-arm. His head, cut off, fell on one side of the vessel, and the body on the other, and that was the end of the hanging.
 The English officers went on board of their vessel and squared their yards satisfied, and sailed away, this execution was intended to deceive the English and allow the Portsmouth" to get away on a secret expedition without attracting the attention of the English, and they got back at us in another way. Commodore TatnalPs g famous remark: Blood is thicker than water" was made in 1859, at the Pe-Ho-Forts at the mouth of the river, going up to Tin<tsin, China At English Admiral sent a Midshipman n named Elliott, and requested that 500 men as reserve be lowed up and landed, but our Commodore said NO. that is worth more than my Commis- sion, we are at peace with China and that is declaration of War. He finally changed his mind, however, and sung out to the Middy as he was going over the side. Lay aft here young man. you say the Admiral is wounded?p "Yes Sir, and he thinks he can withdraw. if he had those 500 men to help him. @
 We fought one of their guns for two hours, under the English Flag although we had enlisted in the U. S. Navy; Lieut. Trenches being severely wounded. The Chinese became frightened and sent down Commis- had to have the same ratified at Shanghai. do not know whether the English had theirs ratified, but that was the cause of their going to Tien-tsin the second time. The Chi -nese had driven Piles across he Riv- CT to prevent the boats going up, The English butted thro the piles and that was the cause of the celebrated phrase above mentioned.
 Chickens come home to roost" The Cubans were anxious to gain their Independence, Merchants of the East had fitted up a Privateer "Virginius'' in command of Capt. Fry; the Spanish War vessels discovered them in the Bay at Santiago and they captured the ship and crew and being beyond the pale of the law; they took half of the men, stood them up against a blank wall and shot them in their faces so they fell into the trench pre- pared. the other half were to be shot in the morning following, but the wit of a son of an Irish mother saved them He said he was a British subject and claimed the protection of the English Consul. He sent for the English Consul and told him so. An English war vessel came in about this time and the Consul went on board and reported that the Spaniards were about to shoot an English subject. He went aboard the Spanish vessel and asked the Irishman, CTom Murphy ssare you a British subject?" Tom re- piled, Be dad am, and have never declared my intentions against the Queen" The Consul and the English captain were satisfied. the English Captain got a small American flag and wrap ped that around Murphy. He then got a large English flag and wrap ped that around all of them saying 1T demand that these men have a fair triaT' and also stated eff you fire on that flag, you fire on the United Estates also'' and that saved the rest of the crew by the Irishman's mother wit. So that's why Chickens come home to roost.'
 Very Respectfully