Morris tribune., 1914-08-14

grave smile, that no man in the
world lived so methodical life as he.
''You know the boys say am the Iron
Mask, and you know how busy he
was" he said 1t did not do for any
one to try to read all the time more
than to do anything else all the time.
but that he read just I've hours day
Then" he said. II keep up my note
books, writing in them at such and
such hours from what | have been
scrapboOks" These were very curious
indeed. He had six or eight, of differ
ent subjects. There was one OF his
tory, one of natural science. one which
be called ''odds and ends" But they
were not merely books Of extracts
plants and ribbons, shells tied on and
carved scraps of bone and wood. which
he had taught the men to cut for him,
and they we're beautifully illustrated
Till he grew very old, he always went
aloft great deal. He always kept up
his exercise. and never heard that he
was Ill. If any other man was i'll he
was the kfndest nurse in the world.
and he knew more than half the sur
geons do Then If anybody was sick or
died, or il the captain wanted him to
on any other occasion, he was always
ready to read prayers. have remark
ed that he read beautifully.
My own acquaintance with Philip
Nolan began six or eight years after
the war. on my first voyage after |
was appointed midshipman. 1t was
in the drst days after our slave trade
treaty, while the reigning house. which
was still the house of Virginia, had
still sort of sentimentalism about the
suppression of the horrors of the Mid
die Passage, and something was some
times done that way. first came to
understand anything about 1.-THE man
without country" one day when we
! overhauIed a dirty little schooner
which had slaves on board. An officer
was sent to take charge of her. and
after a few minutes he sent back his
boat TO ask that some one might be
sent him who could speak Portuguese.
We were all looking over the rail when
the message came, and we all wished
we could interpret when the captain
asked who spoke Portuguese But none
Of the officers did. and Just as the cap
tain was sending forward 70 ask If any
Of the people could, Nolan stepped out
and said he should be glad to interpret
IL the captain wished, as he understood
the language The captain thanked
him, fitted out another boat with him
and In this boat it was my luck to go
When we got there it was such a
scene as you seldom see and never
want to. NaStiness beyond account
and chaos run loose in the midst OF tht
nastiness. The negroes were. most d
them. out Of the hold and swarmiRg al
round the dirty deck. with centra
throng surrounding Vaughan and ad
dressing him ia every dialect and pa
tots Of dialect, from the Zulu click III
to the Partisan Of Reledeljereed
/ AS we came on deck Vaughan looked
down from hogshead on which b
had mouHted in desperation and said
For Gods love. is there anybod.
who can make these wretches under
stand something's"
Nolan said be could speak POrtu
guese and one or two fine loollin!
Kroomen were dragged out who. al
it had been found already. mad workt,
for the Portuguese at Fernando 70.
Tell them they are free. sai'
Vaughan, ~and tell them that thes
rasrais are to be hanged as soon as W
can get rope enough !"
Nolan explained it in such Portu
guese as the Kroompn could under
stand aud they in tnru 10 such OF tn
negroes as could understand then
Then there was such sell Of delight
clinching OF fists. leaping and DANCING
kissing OF NoIan's feet and genera