| Show SOLDIER AND SAILOR TOO son of admiral farragut proved he could stand fire 19 licul loyall farragut one of the officers of the military order of the loyal legion and a son of the naval hen hero admiral farragut Parr agut haa has the double honor of having fought in tho army and navy both in tho the civil war and it Is to an interesting fact that ho he won hl his a commission in the army through a challenge chal lengo by hie his father when the latter a fleet was in tho M W and about to pass up to port hudson lofall then a lad ind about gwehe years of age had been K importuning his father that he might bo be sent to 10 west point when tho the old 6 admiral replied 1 I 1 don t t know how that would do ira im not ao a sure whether you could stand fire oh yes father I 1 could do that eald sald the boy her very well my boy ill 11 try you come up with me here the old naval hero and his eon son went up together into the maintop and there they both remained till port hudson was passed tho the lad never flinched whilo while the shot and anti shell flew flow thick and fast about him ahm tho the father eald said very well my boy that will do you shall go to west point and the boy was made a v cadet and anti rose to bo be a lieutenant after which he resigned |
