The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-06-14


rush made to the hogshead by way OF
spontaneous worship of Vaughan as
the deus ex machina Of the occasion. #
s0Tell them" said Vaughan, well |
pleased, chat I 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 expedtents IN most
voluble language. Vaughan was ratn-
er disappointed at this result of his
liherality. and asked Nolan eagerly
what they said. The drops stood on
moor Nolans white forehead as ne
hushed the men down, and said:
"He saws, Not Palmas.' He says,
aTake us home, take us to our cOun-
trv. take us to our own house. take
us to our own pickaninnies and our
own women He says he has an old
father and mother, who will die, II
thew do not see him. And this one
saws he left his people all sick, and
padded down to come and help tnem'
and that these devils caught him In
the bay just in sight OF nome, ana
that he has never seen anybody from
home since then. Kid this one says"
| choked out Nolan, "that he mas not
heard a word from his home in sixs
months, while he has been locked up
| in an internal barracoon."
Vaughan always said he grew gray
himself while Nolan struggled through
| this Interpretation. I, who did not IN
derstand anything Of the passion in
volved in it, saw that the very ele-
ments were melting with fervent heat,
and that something was to pay some
where. Even the negroes themselves
stopped bowling as they saw Nolans
agony, and Vaughan's almost eQual
agony of sympathy. AS quick as Ae
could get words, he said:
s"Tell them yes, yes; tell them they
shall 90 to the Mountains of the Moon,
if they will. If I sail the schooner
through the Great White Desert, they
shall go home!"
And after some fashion Nolan said
so. And then they all fell to kissing
him again and wanted to rub his nose
with theirs.
Rut he could not stand it long; and
getting Vaughan to say he might go
back, he beckoned me down into our
boat. AS we lay back in the stern
sheets and the men gave way, he said
TO me: "Youngster, let that show you
whist If is to be without family, with
ont home. and without a country.
And if YOU are ever tempted to say q
word or to do a thing that shall put
a bar between you and your family,
vour home, and your country, pray
God in his mercy to take you that In
slant home to his own heaven. Stick
by your family, boy; forget you nave
a self, while you do everything for
them. Think of your home, boy; write
and send, and talk about 1t. Let II
he nearer and nearer to your thought
tho farther YOU have to travel from it
and rush to it. when you are free, as
that poor black slave is doing COW
And for your country, boy" ana tne
words ratified in his throat, "and fol
that flag" and he pointed to the ship
"never dream a dream but of serving
her as she bids you, though the serv
ice carry you through thousand bells
No matter what happens to you, NJ
matter who f1atters you or who abuses
Won. never look at another flag, neve
let q night pass but you pray God t.
| bless that flag. Remember, boy, tina
! behind all these men you have to d.
! with. behind officers, and government
and people even, there is the countr.
| herself, your country, and that yo7
I belong to her as you belong to you
own mother. Stand by her, boy, a
| YOU would stand by your mother,
those devils there had got hold Of he
today"
T. I was frightened to death by hi
n calm, hard passion; but I blundere
out that would, by all that was hol!
q and that I had never thought of dom
,r anything else. He hardly seemed
+, hear me; but he did, almost in
,e whisper, say: ooh, if anybody ha
at said so to me when was Of your age
" I think it was this half-confdence
I'd his, which I never abused, for nevt
i'd told this story till now, which afte
ed ward made US great friends. He We
as very kind to me. Often he sat up,
be even got up, at night to walk the dec
Re, with me when it was my watch. E
nd explained to me a great deal Of n
X, mathematics. He lent me books, al
ng helped me about my reading. He ne
nv er alluded so directly to his stol
I'M again; bnt from one and another OF
Of Ger I have learned, in thirty year
what I am telling. When we part
an from him in st. Thomas harbOr, at Il
ON end Of our cruise, was more sor
IN than I can tell. I was very glad
meet him again in 1880; and later