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For two days and nights Garfield stood at the helm of the vessel, and battled with the swollen torrent. FOR TWO DAYS AND NIGHTS GARFIELD STOOD AT THE HELM OF THE VESSEL AND BATTLED WITH THE SWOLLEN TORRENT
py victim of intemperance. But the man adored his young officer, and now, at a critical moment in Garfield's career, Brown was able to render him and the good cause an important service. The army was encamped near the scene of its victory. Close by was the Big Sandy river, a deep and rapid and swollen stream. No local boatman would venture down the torrent at such a time. And yet that was the sole direction from which the little army might expect supplies. Garfield sent for Harry Brown, who had been acting as scout. The two sprang into a skiff, and succeeded in descending the river. At Catletsburg, on the mouth of the Big Sandy, they found a little old-fashioned steamer belonging to a Confederate, and of this vessel they took possession. The steamer was loaded with provisions, and Garfield assumed command. It was in vain that the rebel captain protested, and explained the terrors of the passage. He had to do with a man whose spirit of duty completely lifted him above the sense of fear. EEN SO LONG THE UNHAPPY VICTIM OF INTEMPERANCE BUT THE MAN ADORED HIS YOUNG OFFICER AND NOW AT A CRITICAL MOMENT IN GARFIELD'S CAREER BROWN WAS ABLE TO RENDER HIM AND THE GOOD CAUSE AN IMPORTANT SERVICE THE ARMY WAS ENCAMPED NEAR THE SCENE OF ITS VICTORY CLOSE BY WAS THE BIG SANDY RIVER A DEEP AND RAPID AND SWOLLEN STREAM NO LOCAL BOATMAN WOULD VENTURE DOWN THE TORRENT AT SUCH A TIME AND YET THAT WAS THE SOLE DIRECTION FROM WHICH THE LITTLE ARMY MIGHT EXPECT SUPPLIES GARFIELD SENT FOR HARRY BROWN WHO HAD BEEN ACTING AS SCOUT THE TWO SPRANG INTO A SKIFF AND SUCCEEDED IN DESCENDING THE RIVER AT CATTLETTSBURG ON THE MOUTH OF THE BIG SANDY THEY FOUND A LITTLE OLD FASHIONED STEAMER BELONGING TO A CONFEDERATE AND OF THIS VESSEL THEY TOOK POSSESSION THE STEAMER WAS LOADED WITH PROVISIONS AND GARFIELD ASSUMED COMMAND IT WAS IN VAIN THAT THE REBEL CAPTAIN PROTESTED AND EXPLAINED THE TERRORS OF THE PASSAGE HE HAD TO DO WITH A MAN WHOSE SPIRIT OF DUTY COMPLETELY LIFTED HIM ABOVE THE SENSE OF FEAR
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