So curious were the phenomena of the lips that the officers and men came on deck upon their approach to witness them.
* * * * * It was many a long week now since the sight of an enemy had gladdened the eyes of the Sumter's little crew, when, on the 25th of September, the welcome cry of "Sail, ho!" was once more heard from the masthead.
Steam was at once got up, and the United States colors displayed from the Confederate cruiser.

A short pause of expectation, an eager scrutiny of the stranger, as the blue and red bunting fluttered for a few moments upon his deck, while his men were busy with the signal halyards, and then a joyous cheer greeted the well-known stars and stripes, as they rose above her bulwarks, and mounted slowly to her mizen peak.
She was not a very valuable prize, being merely a small brigantine, called the Joseph Park, of Boston, six days out from Pernambuco, in ballast.

But she was the first fruits of a fresh cruise, and right joyously did the boat's crew pull on board her to haul down the enemy's flag, and replace it with the saucy stars and bars.[3] [Footnote 3: The author of the "Notes" in the _Index_ writes:-- "The officer who boarded the Joseph Park asked the captain if he had cargo.

'No.'-- 'Have you any specie ?' 'Not a dollar.'-- 'Then, captain, you must get into the boat, and go with me on board the Sumter.' 'What are you going to do with me when I get on board ?' The officer told him it would depend entirely upon circumstances; that if he behaved himself, and did not try to conceal anything, he would receive kind treatment; that it all depended upon himself 'Well,' said he, 'captain' (he called the officer who had boarded him captain) 'I _have_ got a thousand dollars down below, and I guess I had better give it to you.' So he went below, and from out of some little hole took the bag containing the gold.

The officer asked him why he had hidden the money, as we had the United States colours up.