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Show -3 , rODGIlT IT OVLIL ,1 J r.uly In lb spring of 1911 tb ban 5 U ? Wul harbor of Valparaiso, lit chief tea- l! VI port cf Chill, iru tbeareno of levers! t , I itlrrlnir .vents. Cspt Itoter, afterward i 5 t4 admiral, on returning from hla famous t , cruise In tlio toull ern seas, repaired to , I ' tin Chilian seaport lieforo lictrli iilo M i 1 I lungroiagototli. United rltate. Dor-3 Dor-3 1 , lnjr hi trip among the warm sea liolial I jj I won great glory for Ilia Arnerlean navy 1 . bycarttirlnnMrlrtvrxfnitlUliwnali( I I y ihln known In lw oil lln rout of IVu ) ami Chill, ami lir taking from thamnnr a J proxrlr raluoil at orrr two million ilol I I I lani. llda ri-lUTlu tlo AfjirrJuui wlmltra of all Oanjccr ho lull lortireil I A tho lVnitlan miJ llillmn anlhoritlni I g m i with rrit far ltiMYirf lli L'ult-1 1 9 , '11 tiutM. w " vtf i WhIU rmltloc npforar-liort time In j " li ! Honth Amrrlonn J-ort hli hlp, (lis 1 '( ' 1 J, m attacko,! kr tho Kngllah mm J v.t,l t ' of war Cheruli ami l'biolio. Tlio kI- ifJU'i ' '"' flht wtllcl1 'ollowrj waa ono of Hit y ; ' 1 i trarrtt In natal hWory Tliouijh tlio M l I Khvz waalnjurM t'maitilIlNfiirollii (K vv ' I battlo commMH'1, nnl tho wetybt of X Y4 ' lnrn llnlntalMa1 hfaf lly In faror of K jsiuSff 'A "r"'1 11ft Amorlcan ninnof war V IEal had itronirchancua of victor until tlio W '' - hawKrof tluwiiartl anlllro wa. X -vROwf dlacoTwrf brlow dcckl. S JH(n' 1 Th burning of tho ahlp ilrclilM tho K JvWTl I '' ''f "i ounlUct. Tho llaniri pr-Kl V ? ' t rapiilly, Orlilnittho pinner from tlilr 3 .ifjf 'laonanltrrrlfrlnuthramTO Kffortu W ij1 ! wtn tovlo to anlxluo tho flnnm, Imt Si wLu ntidtrthharyflroof thooniny'euna a vkHf thla wu lniHjlh1o, Thjr crept noaror r Xfflttl Ul u?Arr to tho tnaKailiie, whf r Mr e& 2?Xi rM hunJn4l krga of lowdcr wrro aturad S iUfKi anar, ArrclittlliK tho ilaumr Hut V 'BiVul kwaltoj tho hlp anl lUirallant crew B iflcSf Uat. Tortrr callmlhla men tnthi rani B E!l rathmlllrttn itukii h atlnnt fcl iSETT! lojawim ahur. llany Wulo tli W ? wKA'ui WjOitJoal aooccojoj, hot thrra frto T' JCHk 1 lrtiml J lffly Tli' "- "' tb r", ru flo'JIJr fi ? Bl . hanlo4 down and tho tirrvulcr linJo. M '"iiJ 1 ' Anninjj lh k'rntjr flro jirlfchcra who ?, Vfr I ro trantfmod o Urn drcka of thii i V I It Pliabo waa ft Iwy ml lalilpuion, who VWH i tramotinorothaulJjcanof Ajrj. l(o '3 vS XH I i Da' (,n actlro In tho UtlU, and now a Aat.y'i '! thatallwaaloat horvfowl IoImi. IU VI tmrrtiPi 1 nt" W ca tain waa iwhly to m M j'tT 7 II i Drr4ln hU brisbt bat llllo worn t snn 'I J onlfonn tho rounjr nildMpniau at. tj ' ; Ai i T Iractol no llttla atUntlon from tho En- a4t?' I IW aailora. Thrro warn matilr( deter jnWaHjAr mlnxl look on tlio J on thf til fact, which Ai'nR botokrnnl atrength of character mil Sa 4H3 "'" Whni ha atoprwvl frum 11m deck S iJpH f iftholuwz to Unit of tho 1'lio.U ho W-l ?Wm I rat a HnKrrlnK nUnco at tho burnlnK iH i'"f , ahlp, and award to ba taktnii a lonj J J S fartHillpthlli.llfri'ind 1 v "Boo tlio llttlo )oumrat'r," rcmarkM Vj ,'St' " ' " "11 anllore on thornllh 6 WW! h ''''P- "" ,ao1" M " u' wu "10 "P" t t h Uln" ' "Captain of kU mnllirr'l apron (. - " alrlnira, roliintoorod another i V A Kcnoral linjh follooixl thou ro- ' J' mitki, but tho bor, without deigning to ii Tt botlco tho jecra, ate!Hsl lightly from i Jf tho bulwark of tho ahlp to tho deck ) aC! Taklnn hi phu a anions tho prlaonera ho i JjkJL miletl) walled for fuuhirdere.opmonU. '98,t lnlll aeuinen were actively en- BJi Raged in traniferrlnit ererj thing (f Kf V. valuo from tha. burning raaael to tho J niiotie. Tlio inagailno, atorerootn, 1 itAtoroomauinlovtn thoonjtnlua cahlu i I ware ranuckwl for valuable". Tho 4 I daiuca, niounivhllo, uero Mug put out ' . KiaJually by tho 1-ngllahlnen. (Aa oua thing af lw anolhrr waa brought from tho 1ml 1 of tho doomed ahlp nnd thrown in klouly acrou tollmdeck of .ro tho nicciful inanef unr, tho Amerl n "3 S Wf ton aullon clowl tliur li-otli with race, XU lni rtmcat longnl for nuenal of tho ( jf ronfllct. Article tint luid Uvraae dear inji- I aud familiar to thulr k.te during thiJr L "' Journey in tha auuth.ru avatnu ky f iiowj-iMlng Kforo thiir oywlnto tho f' handa of tho envmy. It wna n aight auf ' detent to canw hitler fwllng in any '' heart. Finally ono of tlio aallora cuuio np i from the hoi 1 i f tho Lw cluplug a ' iia!l pig In hit anna, lho pig waa aquraltuu from fright, hil tlioaallor , ahoutod out to hi ccuita4olua iw.d 1 vultoi "A I rite, bo), a prltel Ily Jovel It'a flno grnnter " Ho loapnl upon tho deck of tha lii lllali ahlp, Tlwrti wiu a couimolloti for a moment among tho Darners. Tlio rourig tuldihlpintn deptied nn to the ullor with tho I lg, and clilmeil It ol hi kwn. "It'a ray pet tig" tall tlio inllihlp- man, "and ho dieaut btloig to tou . tilt nauw 1 'Jlurjihy, aud ho lw (won with n over slneowu left tho ttluiid of ' Uhi. WlUjoiiglvohlmnpr S "Xq, )ti are a prlaomr anl so I , . ourplg,"hout(dtliosilor, atwlilclia -A kelwral liugh wo out up by the olio r ' lj Ti) omuinU.liipm.il ,,,,,, ... y not to bo toUxJ ivi twit 111 t i 1 CuWl up with anger, an i u ,iiug iu (V f IlgIUililhltuiWlwalda)iird) "Hut wo alway eeect 1 rh alo prop- 1 irty, ami Ihia it bdoug to me L flie i li; lu iptl nby lid time lrfin to ftil Lr.oomi,rul U In the liaud of It U uolalniaut, and Iti mueollo i was rt i, uewiit auJ increaiol If nloia VnosaTioi R ilungtohlrie am tht vo'ng rrll U thlpiusn Vcpt LUl.old with ciual deter W mlnatlon ' Th I 'B had been cajtured on the f I lilanlof Moclnvcirtlwihoreaof Arm cnnla, when tho IVmoi wa crulalna In 1 I tliB 1'aclflc. Ilmmlng abort of protUlnni I after leaving tho Ilrailllau iout,lnit I rorUrhallandgdat this lnhul whtl ,8 " "l." '"m fd an eicltlng hunt Inlan I I Hi laland hl been UhaUtcd by Bpon- lard at ono time and fat wild twin eroahunlont. Among thoM captured waa tho imall tig, which tho sailors named' Mnriky" During tha ret cf tho Journey tho llttlo porker ct tlio mid ahlnman a had btccmo a great favorite and now thlt It ownership xrna In dl pnte the American, n wall u tlio F.o glrh Kimen crowded around tbo two contealantA. i Tin I'rgllali aallora were fair mlndtd ftu.1 ready for any kind rf fwrt They efljo)sl thoaoeno hugely, and anw In It tlio germa cf Afi cidting right, One or two of them (homed ont wotdi cftfl ' couragoment to lho dliptrten Then ono of tho rntllah ullor crlM outi I ' Uo it, my little Vankriti If yon con ' thriUli 'Shorty,' yon ahill luvo tie pis This dectdeU tho matter Tlnjoiinj inlilihlpnun let Ro cf hi hoi 1 ami l : Agreed 1m riody to fight for 'Mnrpby '" j A shunt of approval gmted thl hrav remark Tta enllorf, len-ly for n 'ir't ' fell back nnd fotmt a ring On i side try1 tlto American ullor w I r the tlnw Wnf. forgot tlio stln i n' -h r recwit defeat ami aaontatl nni ir n 1 their young champion. On I nt i tido were ilia linglkb, rjiu I urer tho nmtest, anl though pr , in favor i f "Shorty," their o they could not help a tmlrlog llw ) , .. fill glfldlatrr Tho ml Ishlpman waa rllght In hull 1 ' hot lilt tnueclea were- hal nnd well knit for ono (f Ida nge. Ilia ijalck, agllo luovelnenla Indlceited an nthletlo Irihi-Irg Irihi-Irg that woull now stand lilm In good teat Ills opponent waa an older nan, thick, s'rong nnd stocky Ijn?. aervloo In tho English tiavyba) hardened his mnsrlea ani nude him somewhat rAlbms to iwlu Tlio battlo really acomeil oil one ! led at tho Wglnnlngi but tho American eallort atlll had coulldenco lu their champion. Tlioy hivl vtitneneil eomo of hit brnvcry hi tho recent veeal ounlllct. Tin ring waa fin illy fonne.1, an I certain cer-tain elm to rules regelating tho flat fght wero agreed upon The two men then throw off thilr coata an 1 le-gan thorn-connter, thorn-connter, Kor tho first to or threo rounds there was no evl lout mlvantaga on either side Shorty waa tho heavier cf lho tro, an) lib blow! lowerful enough to knoik hi young antagonist dunn hut tho wily midshipman avoldid tliem well, and aucceoded In getting In a stroke now and then that fairly atut-bed atut-bed tha Englishman The lUlit con-tlnued con-tlnued for tlvo or ten minute with unabated un-abated fury. Then tho EngliVi ullor began to (ml anl How lilt rfforta to knock hit enemy down wero all abortive, an I his blow wero parried m well that ho had really r unuhe 1 tho Imy tint very little. Tlio tpuctators chccroi and ahouled. Uo it my llttlo laiiVeo! Qo It, Bhoiijl ,111 lift ion. the uaa that kolt Uiopl( OilMlttom." j k).. The tight niij rentw.alb-jtlhe.mll. ahlpman a pngillUq-'sdtrcatlotiriowlboi gau to come to tUefiulit lie pairtl every blow of hli JmUgiltl vrl(liio, and rent In hi omi blowawitb nnevrltg accnriwy Several (Imes thoJ.OKUh man waa nearly kraxkM Wf lilt i feet, but inch tuna; bl coinnvkt; braced lilrd up an 1 eont him at It again, 'IXnit give In jot. Ilememlier tint Jg Ulrti it to tho yviiug Ynnkeo." 'Jlie shout of tho sailors wero confov Ing, but ILey aoitM to ouconrego Ilia fighters. Mnallya well directed blow followed up by two or throo clhrra from tho midshipman, tettlod tho qucstlou Tlio LnglUhufan acLuowloJged that ho waa whiipod anleiimndeiMd tho pig lo it rlghlfnl owner Tho Atuerlcau sailor, prlmuera though they wrre, felt tint tlio eocon 1 L.itllj of lirJw lud boen fuughl, an 1 with a clieer thtt was deafening they jolnM In a hearty huna for their champion. Tho young cliam) Ion, lairing tho r Ig under hit arm, acknowledged tho cheer anl walked away to hit laca among tho J rlM uer. Thusdld Almlral Korrajnt, lho hero of Mohllo an 1 New Oilcan and tlio first American upon whom tho title of ad mini was conferred, vrin hla first flit fttit and partially wlpo out tho dlsgrao of tho naval defiat at Valparalio, decrgo Athelbctt Wrdah In VanUo Wale, |
