Show Andrew Walsh Humble Hero Andy Walsh had been In a drunk n ilupor lev era days No one on the still had legal him In such a eonditi n before and they translated what hJ happened tu make him go off and < u uPo lie one one of the ten n ltn i the navy and had men service In ih early sixties lie GOuld da more 4 than any other t < vo men on the aI p but there wit Something that had b it IA ered Andy since ho was delaihrd but the receiving shift and ienl la the bit lIuhlp It wai Ihe lint lime In an hli long I service In the navy hut AM used tent for duty on board of m hi ut II a tin ahlp with nothlnc but j glnei and not a yard cf canvas Clef here Andy was lost and nhe M vista given liberty he went on shore aM partook of the cup that cheerf until U got the belter of him lie was lav 1 aback a-back to the ship In dligtnce and ai 1 though the olllceri field nn nil nUn ta him he considered himself under down L While making n tour of lniecn uf the vessel one day the captain n i d the condition of Andy and asked an i trr why he had not been report The officer tried to make fume e > t u i ul II was no uie lie still rephmant I and Andy was put In the brig line malneU there erafdaya and was Inn brought before the court 10 be trie lorI hit lor-I serious offenee When told hit he wat going lo be court martial il Andy worried He had several 1 medtli for good conduct and was proud of them He aiked one of the younger of fleer what they were rating tu do lth him ant when he learned how wrlnui thit charges were Against him masked bam b-am to act at hit counsel This he agreed ta doTh do-Th day of the trial came and In or der to make a rood Imprriilnn on the members of the court Andy was told ty hit counselor ta appear In the 111 uniform uni-form he had and also ta wear his med all 1 Rome of the military have module of honor tr bravery There Ito tow oft of-t however that II I mitre 10 pay hat alii the omura In lb service have never fen one Several minor meet had been Mellowed of by the court and the recorder called Andy Walsh The orderly uihered the oM daemon Into the omrrn quitrteri where the court was held He was nervous and trembling but laluted so he aneirered 1 10 hit name On Ma clean blue millet were pinned bid goml conduct model and the lutti of the Grand Army cf the nrur hitat between them bung an odd looktne brand me al puKni1M from an eagle with oulilrelched wlnct None of the ofllceri had ever eeen ere of thete medali and It was the medil that avcd Andy from etvere Punishment After 1ln sworn and the fhirti read In him the press tent I of the court West about ta proceed when one ef the Junior officer leaned forward iniwMe pered something ta him The M okip per adjueted his gtatwe 1 and looked it the old Pallor wliu I thought hit dwa wall Ollel < < I What kind of a medal la I that in have Not Ihrot he gruffly asked the old penman Andy iwlnlfd ta the medal and trlei lo eay lomelhlnr but II WAS uwleii lilt I vole failed him llefore the captain could repaint Me question Andy had liken the medal off and placed It on the table before the offlcen of the court All looked at It but none teemed ta know what It Wed Molly Andyi voice came la him and Minting the captain he said It waa given to me by congress during the war That will all and those few words had an effect on thai court that was ourpthaing Andy did nol have to I at land trial but was tent hit quarter and ordered In return to the courtroom With the certificate that was given him with that model It wn handed la the captain and read oa followii Andrew Walsh teaman belonging ta the U 8 8 Melaeomek commuted one of file bouts crew which In charge of an acting ensign In flat United States navy went lo the rescue of that ofllccri and crew of the U B 8 Tecumseh when that vessel 1 wan lInk by a torpedo In polling the forti In Mobile bay Aug k lit This boats 1 crew under their brite leader went wllhlri a few hundred Yards of one of the forts tinder a Ore which Admiral I rarragut expressed I u one of the most galling lie ever saw and succeeded In I rescuing from death ten of flat crew of the Tecumseh Their conduct elicited theadmlrallon of both friend and foe When the captain had read the certificate cer-tificate he turned to Walsh and bont hands with him and told him hud wuei h-ud After Andy left flat courlwen Ihe captain turned to the member tf the court and SAW Gentlemen IMrj It I a man who has received the blilwt gift the department can give and the li I no doubt thai hi deierved It I bt news there li I not one of you hen who would not be willing ta lOll an arm ler the privilege of wearing one of 041141 medala Andy had been out ef the eervlce for tome Yours but when Uncle PAM cal > id for volunleeri to help whip Spain M 1 was one of the first to respond The lie limit however kept him oul The ei loin who unce tried Andy never forgot the Incident of the flril medal of honor he ever flow and never tires of tcimur how II 1 nearly broke up the out |