Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-05-31

the deus eA iQacu!ltt OF the occasion.
Tell them said Vaughan, we'll
pleased. that l will take them all to
Cape Palmas."
This did not answer so well. Cape
Palmas was practically as far from
the homes of most of them as New Or
leans or Rio Janeiro was-that is they
would be eternally separated from
home there And their interpreters, as
we could understand. instantly said,
"Ah. non Palmas," and began to pro-
pose infinite other expedients in most
voluble language Vaughan was
rather disappointed at this result OF
his liberality and asked Nolan eagerly
what they said. The drops stood on
poor Nolan's white forehead Us he
hushed the men down, and said:
"He says Not Palmas.' He says,
Take us home, take US to our own
country, take us to our own house,
take US to our own pickaninnies and
our own women And this one says
choked out Nolan, that he has not
heard a word from his home in six
months, while he has been locked up in
al Internal barracoon"
Vaughan always said he grew gray
himself while Nolan struggled through
this Interpretation. l. who did not I'M
derstand anything of the passion in
volyed in it, saw that the very ele-
ments were melting with fervcnt heat
and that something was to pay some
where Even the negroes themselves
stopped bowling as they saw Nolans
agony and VaughanS almost equal
agony of sympathy. AS quick as he
could get words, he said:
Tell them yes, yes. Tell them they
shall so to the Mountains of the Moon
if they will. If l sail the schooner
through the Great White desert they
shall go home"
And after some fashion Nolan said
So And they all fell to kissing him and
wanted to rub his nose with theirs.
But he could not stand it long, ard,
| getting Vaughan to say he might 20
| back, he b2ckOned me down into our
boat AS we lay back in the stern
sheets and the men gave way. be said
to me: "Youngster, let that show you
what it is to be without family,
without a home and without a coun-
try. And if you are ever tempted to
say a word or to do a thing that shall
put bar between you and your fam
lily. your home and your country, p"ay
God in his mercy to take you th@C in
stant hOme to his own heaven. Stick
by your family, boy. Forget y0u have
self, While you do everything for
them Think OF your home, boy. Write
and send and talk about it. Let it be
nearer and nearer to your Thoughts the
farther you have to travel FROM It, and
rush back to it when you are free. rs
that Door black slave is doing now
And for your country, boy" ana Tie
words ratified in his throat, land fol
that flag" and he pointed to the ship
never dream a dream but of serving
her IS she bids YOU, though the service
carry you through a thousand he!is
No matter what happens to you, M
matter Who 6attcrS you or who abuses
you, neve" look at another dag, never
let night pass but you pray Coo &c
bless that flag Remember, boy, that
behind all these men you have to dc
with. behind officers and government
and people even, there is the country
herself, your country, and that YOU lie
long to her IL, YOU belong to your own
mother stand by her. boy, as y0U
would stand by your mother if those
! 7 l., 4 lot Of ,,,Vs A1A
day
was frightened to death by his
calm, hard passion. bat | blundcr2C
out that would. by all that was holy
and that had never thought Of doing
anything else He hardly seemed t.
hear me- but he did, almost in wins
per, say, "Oh. if anybody had said SC
to me when | was Of you age"
think it was this half confidence OF
his, which never abused, for | Hpyel
told this story till now, which after
ward made us great friends. He was
very kind to me. When we parted
from him in st. Thomas harbOr at tin
end Of our cruise | was more sorry
than | can tell. | was very glad 10
meet him again in 1890. and later in life
when | thought | had some influence
in Washington. | moved heaven and
earth to have him discharged. But it
was like getting a ghost out Of Prison
| They pretended there was no such man
! and neVe: was such Il man. They will
say so ut the department now,
There is a story that Nolan met Burr