Show ANECDOTES OP gallant decatur was i sailor to tl e heart s cor and 1 e loved to tell anecdotes of tl e common sailors one or which wai as follows in one of the actions before tripoli while tinting tig ting hand to hand with alia captain of i gunboat decatur came bear being cut down by a J uric who attacked him from behind named lieu ben james who mounded in both bands seeing the risk of his commander rushed in and received the blow of the uplifted saber in his awn lend fortunately the honest fellow survived to receive 1 is reward seme time afterward decatur sent for him on deck 11 ills gratitude tor his self devotion in presence of the crew and told him to ask for some reward fhe honest t pulled up his waistband and rolled his quid but deemed utterly tt i loaa what recompense to claim ills messmates mess mates gathered around him nudging nine with tl air elbows and whispering in bis ear lie has all the world in a and can get what lie pleases the old man can deny 1 tin nothing etc oi e ad this thing another th it double pay double allowance boat s berth pocket full of money ind afuli etting on shoich etc jack elbowed them ill illde ind would have none of their counsel aaflei delta he tl e ird to 1 ich he alred it was to be ex cusel from rolling up the I 1 amlock doll s lie whimsical inquest was of course granted ind from that time foiw rd whenever tie sailors were pi id to stow away hammocks jak tyas to be seen loitering around and g on with tl e roost gentleman like leisure 11 e dev doted fellow always continued iu the same ship with hacatur I 1 could always know the state of my bile by J the commodore it I 1 was in good humor and wore a gant aspect J ick would be sure to heave in sight to receive a friendly nod but out of humor and were as I 1 sometimes did a foul weather jack kept aloof and skulked among the other bailers bailors it is proper to add that deuben james received a more solid reward for his gallant devo tion than tl e privilege above mention id a pension having been him ly on agoti er occasion decatur had re eel I 1 at anew york hie freedom of the city us a of und gratitude on the follower follo day 1 e overt card this colloquy between two kofl jack said one what Is the mean lug of hi freedom of the 1 ey e beun giving to the old in hy dou t yo i know hy ilg tt e about the as much as ie plows kick up a row knock down lie men and kiss tie women hi its domett ing worth fighting aorl other |