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Show Ferocious Bravery. In tho naval battle between the English Eng-lish and tho French,, off Dominica In April, 1782, an Engllshi gunner was standing by his gun wfien tho ship sheered abreast of tho French flagship. flag-ship. Tho gun was all ready and just going to flro when a shot camo In at tho port and took his leg off at tho knee. As quick as thought tho man pulled off his neckcloth and tied his log abovo tho stumr. .Tho next Instant ho seized his shot-off limb and thrust It Into tho muzzlo of tho gun, which went off two seconds' later. "My foot," shouted tho man, exultantly, "ia tho first to board tho Vlllo de Paris 1" |