| Show ADMIRAL FARRAGUT AND THE CIVIL WAR WAB soone Noone no ono one converses with admiral farragut without pleasure he is quiet and affable in his bis mah man manners ners he is without egotism he talks about the ther men with whom he has been associated in the late war and aud the startling events that have bave tended attended his career with modesty and is ever ready to give others the lions share sharo of praise H as 7 ul tall lic easily a 0 vessel will bo be lost by what are called local associations which mislead by variations of the compass which variations ions lons are subject to no law and defy tho thid and experience of the ablest he ire viii tell how nearly on many occasions he hd came to defeat or disaster owing to the negil negligence gence genee of somo some subordinate or the misunderstanding 11 anding of an order his judgement jud gement Is c charitable barj barl tabie table towards those who have been lemauk lesa less successful than hims himself gif alf he wears the new dignity that a nation has bestowed upon u p him with the simplicity of his earlier earlie years A few statements about the admiral and his career will be acceptable to the public at this time admiral farragut ia is the tho last man in a crowd that would be selected as the tho bravest officer and best bailon sailor in our fleet he is rather stout quiet and unobtrusive in his manners with a voice soft and pleas pleasant t hla hia face indicating mildness and hu hn manity humanity J a city and on it a smile of good nature and contentment continually plays but a few moments of conversation convinces one that ho he has talent and intelligence is ls well read in all that pertains to his profession as well as in general literature the flash of h his seyd feyd eye e shows that he be knows how to comman command 1 and that his hig skill and success are well earned admiral farragut had his royal ancestry H his nis I 1 a father was an officer in tho little united states navy of 1800 he was sele bele selected eted for his courage and ability by tho the president ip 1806 to proceed to new orleans and look after the treason of burr our admiral was wad bornsen born xin sin Irr tennessee in knox cout county ity loy when mr lincoln ord erad crad him to new orleans to look after treason the southerners claimed him as themselves it was generally understood that admiral farragut was a native of louisiana and ho he was approached on that conviction but ho he soon gave tho the men wen at the tho south bouth to understand that ho lie was not only not a native of louisiana but was simply a citizen of the union and knew no cc but to the flag of his country gily my father said tho the admiral came down to new now orleans to suppress the treason of aaron burr I 1 havo have comedown come down to suppress the tho treason of mr davis my father did his work I 1 exp eap expect act to do mine at 16 N years he entered the tho navy ho he was fast and gay could swear drink smoke and chew chow he found those habits would not aid his bis promotion and he broke them off all at once once and never resumed t them em again his only son is a cadet at west est point when vohen he was about 10 years old the father said paid in his hearing that when ho he was able to make a compact and keep it he had a bargain to ofner offer him the tiie son roso rose up and asked his father to state the terms of the compact the tho admiral adini Adint ral rai said the proposal that I 1 intend to make is this if you ou will not smoke nor cew tobacco drink intoxicating drinks or stroter tig tiR wines till you are arc 21 years of or ag agh age I 1 will then give you 1000 11 1 I am old enough to make inake that contract now said mounir farragut Farr parr ngut 1 I will wm accept the atter 11 the marguitt wa 4 closs alfid d anil and ngo ago on oil nnie flit of young F waa handed e d pvc over r anew faw fore fork tribune |
