Ogden Daily Standard | 1898-08-06 | Page 4 | Dodging a Shot

dodging a shot when dowey was first lieutenant of ono of tho gunboats gun boats which farragut nt used as a dispatch boat tho admiral asod often to como aboard and steam up near the levco to reconnoiter the southerners had a way of rushing a flold dieco to tho top of tho high bank firing point blank at tho gunboat and then backing down again upon ono such occasion farragut saw dewey didgo a shot why dont yon stand firm lieutenant said ha dont yon know yon cant jump quick enough A day or so after alio admiral dodged a ahot tho lieutenant smiled and held his tongue but the admiral had a guilty conscience ho cleared his throat or twice shifted his attitude and finally declared why sir you cant help it sir its human nature and theres an end to it