The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-01-21

them Think e.. your home. boy Write
nnd send nnd talk about H. Let II he
nearer aud nearer h. your thought the
farther you have to travel from IL. aud
rush back To- II when you are free. as
that poor black slave Is doing now
Aud for your country. hoy aud the
words ratified iu his ihrnat and for
that iiar, aui be- pniuird "a. the ship
never dream u dwlm but of serving
her us she bid, you. though the service
carry you through thousand bells
No matter what huIprns Ia you. no
matter who iluticr, YOU "r who abuses
YOU. never look ut another DAG never
lei a night lms, but yuu pray God 10
bless that tag Remember boy. that
behind ull llicsr mri ,uu have 10 do
with behind officers md government
AMI people even. there Is the country
herself your country. and thai you le.
long tu her us yon h'lune 10 YOUR own
mother Stand T., her. hn, ~ you
would stand by your mother " thos,
devils there hid got hold II her Ia
day.
l was frightened 10 death 10y hi
calm. hard Co., .un hul hluudered
ont that ! would hl al That wa, holy
and that I had never thought ut doing
anything elise lie hardly seemed {"
hear me but he did, almost in 70 viii.
per. say. ''Oh II anybody hud said so
Ia me when | WIS NJ yon age"
think II was This half confidence OF
his. which ! never abused. for ! never
told this story till now. which after
ward made MS great friends lie was
very Kind 10 the When we parted
from him iu ~ Thomas harbur az thu
cnd ~ our cruise | was more sorry
than can tell was very glad Ia
meet him again In 1870. aud later IN life,
when | thought | had some Influence
Ia Washington moved heaven and
earth 10 have him discharged. Hut II
was like getting ghost oui Of prison
They pretended there was ~ such man
aud never was such man They will
say so NJ the department now!
There Is u story that Nolan met Burr
once on one Of our vessels. when u
party ~ Americans came on board Ia
the Mediterranean I,ut this believe
to be- lie. or. rather. II Is a myth. well
found. involving u, mcnduus blowing
up with which be- sunk Burr asking
him how he liked 20 be- without a
country"
After that cruise never saw Nolan
again. ! wrote 10 him at least twice
year for In that voyage we became even
contdcntially intimate hut he never
wrote a. me The other men tell me
that iu those Fifteen years lee aged very
fast Aud now II seems TIE dear Old
fellow Is dead lie has found q home
az last aud o country
Since writing this have received
from panforth. who Is on board the
Leyant. a letter which gives sn re
count ~ Noians last hours II removes
all my doubts about telling this story
To understand the FIRST words NJ the
letter the uouprofcssional reader should
remember that after lsl7 the position
II every officer who had Nolan In
charge was one ~ the greatest deli.
cacy The government had failed Ia
renew the order ~ iSn1 regarding him
What was a man Ia dof should he let
him gof what then. II he were called
Ia account hy the department for VIC.
| latinu the order ~ 1897 should he
keep him What then II Nolan should
he liberated some day and should bring
an action Tor false Imprisonment "
kidnapping against every man who had
had him IN charge The secretary al
WAYS said. as they 81 often do ~
Washington. that there were no sl'e-
cial orders 20 give aud that We must
act ON our own Judgment
Here l. the letter
Levant 3 g :. u IG' ".
Dear Frod-l try Co md heart ana ne
TO tell YOU that IL BE- al over with dear ola
! Nolan The doctor had been watchius
| MIN very carefully and yesterday mornins
| came 10 me and told me that Nolan Al
not so Nel. and had not LETT his staieFooin
a thing | never remembered before. h'
had lct the doctor come ana So" '''m AZ 10
las there. the FIRST time The doctor hA'
been b. the stateroom, and he sall "a
should like To SEQ me Oh. dear, DO u'
remember the mysteries We boys used u
invent about his room Ia the old lnuclh
daysF We'll ! went in and there, TO %
nurc. the poor fellow lay in his BERN
sm,Iiug pleasantly as be gave me m
| hand. but looking very frail | could 90
HELM glance round which showed m
what "a little shrine ho had made 81 'h
box he was lying In The stars anu si'lle
were tric,d up above and around pie'"'
Of Washington aud he had painted W'
jcstic eagle with hghtniugs blaang if'i
his b.ak aud his foot Just clsspiug 90
whole globe. which his wings ovcrshJd
owed Tho dear old boy saw my glane
and said. with a sad smile. Here, you sag
1 have . country" Aud he pointed 10 th
foot Of his bed. where | had not seen ID
fore "a great map of the United states a
he had drawn II from memory uud VIM.
he had there TO look upon as ne gay
Quaint queer old names were on u
large letters "Oh Danforth. he said. o.
know | am DYING | cannot get ho"
surely you will tell me something no."
stop. stop. DO not speak I'LL SAY what
am sure you know-that there is not
, this ship. that there Is not 10 America
God bless hcrl-a more loyal man ih'h
! There cannot be- "a man who loves the '
nag as | do or prays Tor u 40 90
! hopes for Il as do. There are thir'l Io'
| -. I'm M unM- nanlmIIM- ! L.luk ~