Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-06-13

The captain was palntuttf cuffect
in his manner toward us. lie WIS u
rail-, impressive fellow with deep voice
and black beard. A man OF fine edu
cation and sludlous mind, he wis
scrupuiausiy polite. hui knew how 10
make the hostility he felt toward u
clearly and rafher amuslngiy evident
lie was our prisoner. Very well. ne
conceded that But we were the enc
mics of his country and the destroy
ers of his ship. Therefore he pre-
served demeanur appropriate 10 thai
attitude of mind throughout his en-
tire voyage with us. For our part, we
could not hut admire him for his su
perb. unbending spirit. Ills harqne
was loaded with a cargo of corn and
bound for Bordeaux.
Now, dent know much music, and
[ don't care for this madern luz
school at all. Faust | enjoy Give ME
the duet In the Garden scene. and.
since am called the sea Devil"
don't mind admitting secret tnndness
for old Mephsto and his serenade he
meath the window. Now had TO sink
my favnrite composer. The thnnghi
of II made me hum o phrase of Val
entne's dying lament
But the sinking of the Charles Gou
nod meant much. more than any such
superficial melancholy. One shouldn't
ever hnve to sink ship. They are
the last survivors of the golden days
at sea, crueler days and finer days
Take any old salt who has sailed he
fore The mast, and ask him. The ship
yards are moi building many Of them
any more. and the day of the schoon
err. the narqne. the clipper. and thr
barquentine Is fnsf passing. Every
one that goes down TO pavy Jones Is
loss that will not he replaced. | have
an old-time seamans 1--we for snli
ships. A steamer7 Train the guns
and light the fuses. | could sink
| steamer and laugh rs she takes her
iasf dive But | neveI did get used
| to sinking sailing stps. although we
/ had 10 send many OF them on their
last voyage before our own final al
venture in the South .seas.
Our bombs exploded III the hold OF
| the Charles Gounud She lurched like
| d living tliing. Her tall nasts trem'
bled. The majestic ship seemed 10
bow her head MS she nnsea down into
The sea. The last~we saw of her was
a glimpse Of her tallest mast and wav
ding from II the tricolor OF France.
With her departure. somehow
thought | saw the passing of the
whole age of sailing ships.
Three days later. tremendous com
motion In the rigging. Six men were
reporting SAIL hol"
She was a fine three masted schunn
er. We thought she might be an
American. The Americans favor thai
type OF ship. And the United States
was mol yet In the war However. the
Canadians also have weakness fof
the fhree-mnsted schouner. We raised
our ng, hoping to induce the skipper
TO raise his flag. Which would he the
polite response for him to make But
her skipper didn't seem 10 be In any
mood for returning compliments thai
day. Perhaps he had had q haa night
aud was saying to himself.
.What do care for that old Nor
weglan tub2"
We backed our main. topsall nnG
dipped our flag three times ns a sa
lutte. hoping that this exceptional cnur
tpsy would induce she schooner t
follow the amenities OF the sen.
II happened now that our freeboot
Ing led lis to lntrude unwiltngly Int
the rose-cnvered field Of rnmnIlre
where our rough pirates hnnts were
not adapted to walk among the dell
cate plants. However, buccaneers thu
we we're. we were not without hgl
regard for the tender sentiment
Ahuard the schooner. The captain hnt
his newly married bride. The voyag
was their honeymoon.
I.enlemnnn and stood on tn
bridge.
"Retter leave the luhber Alone"
: said.
just then the ensign In the lookou
on the nlnlnmast sang out.
That's no American They're rails
Ing the British flag"
: Sure enough there were the BIRTHS
colors. Up went our hnttle lng
Across her bows went shni from III
{ gun. But II required a second sh,
q hefnre she hove TO,
D "Iieyl" cried Leudemann. there
q Il woman"
d The captains bride was runnln
around the deck In a tailspin, as NV
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