The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-06-09

old Intrepid days Well | went IN. and
there. TO BE- sure, the peor fellow lay
IN hts berth Smiling pleasantly as he
gave ne his hand. bat looking very
fraiI | could not help glance around,
which showed me what little shrine
he had made OF the box he was lying
in. The Starr and Stripes we're trieed
up above and around picture OF
Washington, and he had painted
aa jesttc eagle. With beginnings blazing
from his heak and his foot just clasp
lug the whole globe. which his wings
oyershaaosed The dear cid boy saw
my glance aud said with a sad smile
Here, YOU see, have country And
then he pointed 10 the fooi of his bed.
v here ! had moi seen before = great
map III the United States, as he had
drawa II from memofy, and which he
had there TO look upon rs he lay,
Quaint, queer old names were on IT,,
In large letters Indiana Territory,
Mississippi Territory and louisiana,
as supposed our fathers learned such
things: but the old fellow had patched
IN Texas, too, he had carried his west.
era boundary oil the way TO the Pacific,
but on that shore be had defined
nothing
Oh. Danforth. he said, I know |
ain dying | cannot get horne. Surely
you viii tell me something nov? Stop
stop, 10 not speak till say what |
am sure YOU know, that there Is not IN
this ship, that there Is moi IN America
tod bless her. "A more loyal man
than | There cannot be man Who
loves the old flag as | do or prays for
Il as do, or hopes fof II as de- There
are thtrtyf four stars In II nov, Dan.
forth | thank God for that, though
do not know what their names are,
There has never been one taken away,
thank God for that know by that,
that there has never been any success.
ful Burr, Oh, Danforth, Dahferth, he
sighed out. how like Nretched night =
dream 4 boys idea OF personal fame
or OF separate sovereignty seems. when
one looks baek on il after such life
as mine! nui tell me tell ne some.
thing tell me everything, Danforth,
before die
Ingram, ! swear 10 YOU that felt
like monster that had not told him
everything before Danger or no danger
,ieIieacy or ne delicacy. who vas | that
should have been acting the tyrant
all this time over this dear. sainted old
man, who had years ago expiated. In
his Whole manhood's life. the madness
Of boys treason? Mr. Nolan, ! said
4 viii tell you everything You ask
about only. where shall | hegtn''
oh the blessed smile that erept
over his white facet and he pressed
my hand and said. 'tied bless you Tell
me their names. he said, and he point
I'd tn the stars on the flag The last
know IL Ohio. M father lived In Ken
lucky. Hat | have guessed Michigan
and Indiana and Mississippi that was
hess Fort Adams Is they make
twenty Hut where are your other
fourteen? You have not cut up any Of
the old ones, hope
Well that vas net q bad text, aud
told him the names IN az good order
as | could aud he bade me take down
his beautiful map and draw them IN
as best could with my pencil lie was
wild with delight about TEXAS, told ne
how his brother died there he had
marked gold cross where he supposed
his brothers grave was, and he had
guessed NJ Texas Then he Was de-
lighted as he saw California and Oregon
that, he said. he had suspected part
ly. because he had never been per
mitted to land on that shore. though
the ships we're there so much And the
men. said he. laughing, brought OF q
good deal besides fars Then be vent
back heavens. how Tar to ask about
the Chesapeake. and what was done 10
Barron for surrendefiag her to the
Leopard and whether Burr ever tried
again. and he ground bis teeth with
the only passion he showed But In q
moment that sas over aud he said
God forgive me. for am sure forgive
him Then he asked about the old wal
toid me The true story Of his serving
the gun the day We took the Java
asked about dear old David Porter as
he called him Then he settled down
mere quietly and very happily. to heaI
me tell IN an hour the history Of fifty
years.
How | wished II had been somebody
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