Show THE OF NAUMA I 1 A reminiscence of the tb dayson days of the rebellion A UTIE LITTLE EPISODE OF WE THE WAR A s F pid C ties and cid ir tant n t 1 fo I 1 lio ft ulla tell lu I 1 L ath 1 I lu 11 t I 1 it va daiv 1 ciar r N oil 21 ISO the nov talk at ilia lie present timo lima of it tile rao not and the ilia deflit oil N vaa a or kenya bi teen t alio to vv hiti and tw bliek brings tip lu in aly loina ila an incident connected willi of 0 it wait during hijii into oil an la a oci Oc eber luber 1863 I 1 was it neer er aboard tho bloomer north star stair I 1 quad for A there was about tile the vowel a great croft J of oft tanta to SUI S Franci 1 franciseo geo A at that hint timo it wm wa pretty generally that the rolela Y until lay jay a plau ilau tor for tile casturo of one or of tile collier nta ste alueta Iane began talking of the banger ot of bring being gobbled up by a confederate steamer nt ranier soon after er we lett left S new york tork frery craft that lu fit bight whether propelled by or still 0 was BUS pei of 0 having hostile lost lie upon u P ua wv iva hall bail aboard st a little of a gan used tor for firtag kolutes solutes ani and a A colo pany of U S sold lors under earn igind of at lieutenant cap cantalo talo in fi fullen vibo he was golub nn ap to lo 10 uro aa tl to a waon road choso hmo soldiers lirt fin kiil liil 1 I with them muskets rud uil abilo arms arah suit binl nearly every eory eualo pai passenger carried a ye TO volver volter it waa to hear bonio of tho the mm men talk about the fight WO we would make jet ia cise case of a rebel attacking rig the little cannon so carried was war to be failed to alie fourtin willi old iron the soldiers lillora so with their markets rua akola filled with billoti would bo be concealed conwal cd be ill hand nil t alio he bu bulu I 1 vt arlio urke anil and such euch basgen gore era no fla had guns suit atud ii titola would limb climb the nii anastation and anI Station that list la the rigging whence they won would lit pour down a fire tho cruller cruiser that earea for rig would eaten catch a tartar oton even though wo a did lie not t blow hor her out of the water at till the first firs t discharge of it our cannon I 1 1 lie he three or four luen who wall were in t thia li loftly resistance were his 1 ug pot 1 iw 4 her esrom 00 9 by tho the andler riot I 1 I 1 thuy they they would do fend t to 0 the lite lait drop tit b their heared hrar all judging front choir talk it was wai their Intonti ol illien the hostile cru a a pared to take com mallit of allars Il lars and nil aboard slid and ficht tile filp lp in it manner so GO dip orate that t lit would he be tile tho or of nil hit tit alm world ady after day theas it NIO fellows held to I 1 oil principally to lady and find fl arlly worked nil ni to a pitch ot of valor that their great tea ear aa to 0 be that no to mau ol of atar fir would pot la in nil ail appearance captain jonus commander of tho the north star sold calil nothing 11 lie 8 undoubtedly heard belled much of 0 tits the of ahn blow hardi tile the island of barazi li is la the iho caribbean sea eva oil tho the wes west t coast of bayh juat at the entrance to the windward blassage ra Ilas ataee sage we sighted it one evening it a little before rilus At wo we pasted e d tour four or II 11 ive alloa to the so southward athass fi rd of it but hail had a rood view of it MY ily recollection of ills mind TO feet fact flat t topped ell about three miles in length and 00 of ditty dirty yellow color nowhere allowing a sign of of any kind I 1 asked captain jones jonea it if the little iq ailand land had a namo name yei yea said he be it la Is called Ni kavaja nitrites it la is utterly barren anti and of no lio value except for the guano found on OIL it it Is owned by w atio mine the guano gaano deposits i t 9 found on it soon a c clond it of black smoke was seen been to rrie above the level top of the wand hand A vo volcano leanor cried scale captain lathe la the idland a volcano others other asked captain jones jonca it there tharo were people living on oa the island the captain flat aalde no one aliea es on tho the island at but bat at times 9 hornets c anil and other bessels I 1 laid arid thero there toloai to load with witti ninno guano next kelt the cry was 11 II if no DO one lives 0 on n the mand inland what makes such finch a smoke it must be a steamer la in behind tits lie island inland yes ye anil and she dhe is firing up cried another nn othor oho ano has hai I 1 jad had a lookout look out on the copot top ot the island and weso been sighted god help not cried amen aman who had th the appearance of 0 a clergyman at all eventa he be was waa not ono one ot of those alerce warriors warr lora who had volunteered to 0 saw MAZI tits the cannon god help rig it to la a confederate orals cruiser or preparing to come out after ter nal list oh oh wow bowl corp howled bowled and a group ot of we women standing about look lag of old gentleman la Is it a confederate caulier cru lier C captain ap asked one of the warriors warr lora 1 I so ee LO co vessel yet said eald if jones ones out but the smoke emoke captain the anti well that does have a look it may be ba well wall tor for you to took look after the cart cannon noti said our common der 1 eat but but captain I 1 dont know where to flad tile the ammunition well most moat of 0 it la is in the forecastle you might ask the men there to hand you up tip a bucket of cartridges cart and a few sacks kicks of braae the man looked looke graso pair but bet determined into ns as ho he move away to join hla ward warrior or fricault frI ondA caula and a moment after rill in mado do a dive diva into the cabla cabin so no doubt this was aa to seek the rl I 1 0 O ot of a state room while evol v g t their 01 bily bloody plan ot of defense dote rut 1 venally daily a huge black steamer et eamer that looked halt as long as the island Ix lanil shot allot out from rom behill iti lt western I 1 eat end lat Thero I 1 she StId cc comeal I 1 A madof warl the cc confederate a I 1 ed er aroi r 0 I 1 serl ber shouted til the it nl r 8 who ile thronged thron ced ged the deck of ottlie to north N art star r isita la it a war ship C ta W dently t the he c captain ap low ering hta big glass 1 Is I it a confederate crul cruiser asks sho has not dot yet shown her colors eang ya thit capt captain aill Oti ohl again chorus tile women sot not nil all however lio weier the lips ot of one young lady standing near mo ilia earl curl in a smile half bait scornful eco halt half dot do you hear bear that mo mother thorr says fib bho 0 to to na old lady by hor bar side she dont show tier her bolon but bat ashes nil all the ilia owns im hathor ilot bar ive a notion to do nothing ot of the kind chili why they would put us no la a aronal go to our room got get your our gat flak bad and well bo be the first to he hoist st the onte derato colors on title ship n v hen ben that abolition rag ra ta Is hauled down dowd the at I 1 a steamer err was presently seen to t tara ge and head directly for or us 09 this raised raided another grand among tit alio pris some ot of tile women vroman thought thought our oar bancon cancon ought to be i loaded in order that wo no might life k the cruiser when site ghe made a dealt at tie but it rebuild that the braves who were to lile takee charge harge of the defense of 0 our ship had not nol yet perfected their plana piano two young jews Jowa brought bron flit their cir car vol pet bags bagg ou on deck eckand aad nok aked edthe tho captain to give thera them a boat that they night got get away from tto steamer before sho she was captured they ethl mil they could old soon moa make scale spot of 6 land a a la in t that at region of many ji lundi captain jones lani at a thew 1 why 1 do you on wish elili to run awaya said h he W why can t you yet take tak ant CIA w with ill the rt root of iier Botey yote you ousep aap weve wave rot more As tits life bonert ollir vort ut IA line lo in dom two carpet b bi ig fo do rebel aultin bott oft ho he WILL ua tale take avay fill cant help that said bull captain JO flea much disappointed the pair took up ap campot bage and went below so great was vas their fear ot of los log lug tile their properly set t that at had ad a boat oat been een I 1 ore for or 0 t ey tin coal I 1 felt er ahry e I 1 have LYS taken all a in of balling itin or to SO HOIBO a illi g ilant to t lala land uil A little before dark tho the st r a go I 1 steamer mer ton U la in bobtail manil us and took to 0 le up dp a position about b half a allo altan lp soon s sill b 0 b bagan e 9 a a making I 1 aga theao were at c bee answered by captala J jonia anlis thim then light cause to lo my illy in mind I 1 nil tile the cuart or war was waa one OHO OL 0 I 1 nele sams ship hip split to convoy convey us in through a part tit of tho the high sell scab this rood news went tile S hip 1 a al and id 1 beamed e a t alt 1 f lid owners no nut 0 ev every e r y f anc i eta tile Si girl seats niO led 6 bit I 1 t tier her lipi III anil and d the th dock kith a tiny hoy foot lilt 1111 fidlon of 0 sonja klad kind por pornapa hapa from lor her lory flory the ibo mother quickly grasped tier lor by tuo the arm on anil I 1 dralova tier lir toward tho ilia cabin at ilia first lia eXpected imil down botho to tho dock rl fell from roia ba t abr garlti ill alin areto dag bad apoll ciul al flat under liar hor brin arut in to no I 1 to ilia breeze the star bionci wai bin leil down site silo liar flag and no one discovered it folded up as it was bof I 1 of cours coura nothing Dol hine lor for I 1 admired the karla mottle atas ll wai good american sp spun spunk k though tor for tho the t aluin I 1 me being displayed on tile alio wrong side about the time that decided dark tie ilia the man ot madi a bignal with fill colored jan ans then very every light on tile north korali star wan wag Jum dantly edtia gai kurshid shed orlend were given that oot dot oven a mutch match wu was to bo be struck ou on our decks for or tho the m anaed nt at spa eoa by passenger 8 a anil d made not dot to lie be blonia out even la a el glo t a great agrest light lit ai ad our lights woot went on oat t of till tile nian litan 0 ot f war astern 11 shed up op and olin ah pro anted rho iho appearance ot of knoot ol 01 it aitio mall if bot the llao line boti veon new lork anti anil of course captain joao anti evory every man belonging to the korali rill suir stair know from the orm oral ilia truo true ter leroi of ilia I 1 that shot lio tont dot from rom behind naham bat ant tile tho captain avis a man who dearly loved hii joki ana tho the sellers by no means Us aam om t to 0 a little lua ion no 0 o doubt the trick ot of leading gOrs to b tho the CO convoy n r to tie ba a confederate play oil both sol rig down arid anil ran lag tip lip though tho rho and could da il little tubre iliin a cert di sm or lit anil put iiii on oil aird of 0 u anil and 1 I tile ho mun mail were pro ready tough to ill gl git 0 nil 1111 inquiring ng pa I 1 a rill nil aft r it a ato raily known that rc KI K 1 I thu tin liflie been dogging us liia its n united cruiser it wu was I 1 to lo fild the aliu in my illy men who tad had front I 1 iho tin very arry fint bym beer asaro of 0 ilia ho feet t ahn lie henna alio linit had prom imp wl I 1 to the vir dager or nut of i tile wait r kith our liella vannon now ilo do cl iroil thit they thay all ilia lime knew that lint tho the cruiser wag oro one ot 0 uncle if als fighters iK Mers fill par our connot attora n enri of us WO boldly lio lilly loto into tile ihn IN laid ward manre go 1 it wib alint mil danger ankar front from a rate war yea ves to tie ho all ail on ho slur now li carti ly bluit III a apt bp ym r and looks is daal d li lt 1110 vessel te behind li 1111 ui it in tile bullet belief that hint it htiu is a bruere Inno ellow raiji steamer tj it a tartar rho rolia relis would said ewery ono nd riot not it few jw rem uland oil en 11 ock lit until a after ter rul dright in tile tho hope of 0 a sea aea light hat bat no canted crute milrita te put loan moraln ff when tion v 0 a o camo came on dalk and took a look fl berru teru our armed calla callaert ort had di app earea vie ni a were tot etolil that she lie left iia ad tit dayh glat to aw await ala to ia somo nook book the of 0 tile th steamer st eainer from rooi aspinwall it unas nis as ahn return steamer lit that ilia conrad crates were sero the laos most likely to pt to capture ro fin ut at that time all tho ilia rold eold atai sent rom to now new york by water there belag being then no DO railroad across tho the conti aint I 1 hail bait kloot chlost forg tho the exist pace of 0 N inoza Isi islam antil until the to rc bent ant riot brought it before he put pall lie lc t lefore since the island was ap beat ed frolli doai thy bosom of 0 tle bra lias hns there wea such buch mention of it by tile newspapers it ef the orla mirll UK DE BE |