The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-04
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~iollers. After a period of clingins re-
pose in the ice VI this rock, where his
| great chest could be seen heaving as
he recovered breath for a renewed eff
fort. the solitary survivor swan ashore.
HE vas Immediately made a pris-
oner. and being a common sailor. a
rative of n Spanish province and there
fore an alien enemy. condemned To he
shot. But his struggle for life. go gal
lantly successful, had been seen and
admired by Gen. Madreno's daughter,
who i%ntercedcd with her father for the
mans life.
"Teresita Madreno was the COM
mander in chiefs only child. Her
father listened ir%du.gently to her plea
as the two stood in front Of the big
sailor. who. with downcast head. still
trcmblcd from the tremendous s,rug-
gle to escape the sea. He hung his
read because he thought that there
must have been something impious in
his effort TO avoid drowning. since here
he found himself about to face "A firing
squad. This sailor had a simple mind
and that was as far as he thought
ahout the matter.
Nv NaN ilN'lt 1t ll'I
dark eyes fixed on her fathers face
and with a persuasive smile on her
lovely countenance. was pointing out
to her father that "A man of such
strength as this outcast should max.
a valiant soldier. The General stroked
her hair and ordered the prisoners
,lcase.
"Perceiving suddenly tina; he was
not To die and that this beautiful
woman was his savior the big sailor
knelt at her feet. He kissed the hem
OF her gown and muttered in spanish
of an unfamiliar dialect: 4 am your
slave
"A rifle vas given him and he was
told that he was a soldier in the Army
OF the Liberation. Ills name appeared
to he Juan something or other. He
was at once named jocoscly r., Al.
mirante Juan Admiral John. Thus
his new life began Wit. u loaded mus.
ket and an empty stomach. For The
Army Of the Liberation was still very
short of food.
"El Amirante Juan made a goo,
solder. He learned rapidly how I,
shoot wcll-especiullN on an empt!
stoinach-and he had courage com
rlensurate with his size and strength
He became a corporal, u sergeant II,
exhibited 81 much courage that n,
was made a Lieutenant. Ana is h.
displayed also "A fairly good inteiligenc,
he sooh became a Captain.
HIS exploits were many, They in.
e. uded cutting off an important supply
train in the mountains and takinl
prisoner almost every one 81 tn,
troops guarding H.. To these met
Admiral John gave a cho.cc-e either
they could stand up and he shot ol
they could join his company a com
mol soldiers with the rrieilegc cf eat.
ting off subsequent supply trains auo
filling the stomachs of the l!heratirs
They all Joined.
And such was Adm!ral John con.
troll over nen-a control parity phHsI-
cal, but chiefly effective because oi
his spirit of humane and fair dealing
that almost every other supply traif
making it's way through the creVices
Of the tordil,eras was CAPTURED and
very oOn the forces Of Gen. Midrcnt
and the forces of the King of Spa. u
had almost exactly reversed positions
as regards the distressing matter ui
empty stomaChs.
The rise Of Admiral John excite,
many icalousics. of which the httcros'
was certainly that IF Jorge Rodri- i.z