The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-05-31

0 should remember that after 1877 the
, position Of every officer who had No.
: Ian in charge was one Of the greatest
delicacy. The government had failed
, 10 renew the order Of 1907 regarding
! him. What was man TO do Should
: he let him go What. then, IL he were
called 70 account by the department
for violating the order OF 1907
Should he keep him What, then. IL
Nolan should be liberated some day
and should bring an action for false
imprisonment or kidnapping against
every man who had had him in
charge? The secretary always said,
as they so often do at Washington.
that there were no special orders to
give and that We must act on our own
judgment
Here is the letter;
Levant, 2 degrees 2 minutes S.
at l3l degrees w,
Dear Fred:--l will try to find heart
Gnc life TO tell you that il is all over
with dear old Nolan. The doctor had
been watching him very carefully and
yesterday morning came to me and
told me that Nolan was not so well
and had not left his stateroom, thing
| never remember before. He had let
the doctor come and see him as he lay
there, the first time the doctor had
been in the stateroon, and he said he
should like to see me. Oh, dear, do
you remember the mysteries we boys
used to invent about his room In the
old Intrepid days. Well, ! went in,
and there, to be sure, the poor fellow
lay in his berth, smiling pleasantly as
he gave me his hand, but looking very
frail. could not help glance round
which showed me what little shrin,
he had made of the box he was lying
in. The stars and stripes were triced
up above and around picture Of
Washington, and he had painted
majestic eagle, with lightnings blaz-
ing from his beak and his foot just
clasping the whole globe, which his
wings overshadowed. The dear old
boy saw my glance and said, with
sad smile, Here, you see have a
country" And he pointed to the foot
of his bed, where | had not seen be-
fore great map Of the United States
as he had drawn it from memory and
which he had there to look upon as he
lay. Quaint, queer old names were on
it in large letters. ooh, Danforth,'
he said, II know | am dying. cannot
get home. Surely you will tell me
something now-stop, stop. DO not
speak till ] say what | am sure you
know-that there is not in this ship,
that there is not in America-God
bless Ia more loyal man than |.
There canont be man who loves the
old flag as do or prays for it as |
do or hopes for it as ! do. There are
thirty-four stars in it now, Danforth.
| thank God for that, thought ] do not
know what their names are. There
has never been one taken away. ]
thank God for that know that there
has never been any successful Burr.
Oh, Danforth, Danforth," he sighed
out, "tell me--tel something-tell me
everything, Danforth, before | die"
lnglam, swear to you that ] felt
like monster that had not told him
everything before. Danger or no
danger, delicacy or no delicacy, who
was / that should have been acting
the tyrant all this time over this dear.
sainted old man who had years ago
expiated in his whole manhoods life
the madness Of boys treason? "Mr.
Nolan" said |, ~ will tell you every
thing you ask about, only where shall
begin?"
Oh, the blessed smile that crept over
MS white face! And he pressed my
hand and said: "God bless you! Tell
ne their Names" he said, and he
pointed to the stars on the flag.
Well, ! told him the names in as
rood order as could, and he bade me
axe down his beautiful map and draw
hem in as l best could with my pen
ii. He was wild with delight about
Texas; told me how his brother died
here. He had marked gold cross
where he supposed his brothers. grave
vas, and he had guessed at Texas.
Then he was delighted as he saw Cal
fornia and Oregon. That, he said,
he had suspected partly because he
lad never been permitted TO land on
hat shore, though the ships were
here so much. "And the men," said
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