Source: The Polynesian. Honolulu: Saturday, April 5, 1862.
An amusing sword presentation was made on the 17th by the officers of the Seventy-eighth Pennsylvania to their Colonel, William Sirwell.
The presentation speech of Captain Gillespie was: "here we are, and here it is. This is a bully sword, and comes from bully fellows. Take it, and use it in a bully manner." Colonel Sirwell's reply was: "Captain, that was a bully speech. Let us take a bully drink."
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