Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-08-05
captain JiNISs."

Reader, did yon ever hear Of Captain 'li"ksa
have.
But how many there Is of hin, have never
been able to rightly understand.
The Captain is the ubiquitous emAodiiheht and
yai,i-glorous quintcsscncc Of a military symbol
yclcpt a lcfuuct usculenl.
Otherwise u Dead Beat.
Wonderful antithcsis Of nature.
Let us bow submissivcly before this ----
(But, hold have been reading Nc.n Hugo,
and have got off the track.)
He's Captain ln the Horse Marines
I've met him frequently.
lie feeds his horcc on corn aud beans.
| first saw him on the stage in n concert saloon
Assuming walike attitude ~ first discutang-
ling his legs and sword-hc tol Z. the audience that
his name was Captain Jnks of the Horse Marines,
and that he fed his horse ON corn and bccns.
The cffruntcry of the chap was remarkable, for
everybody knew that during the war he lived with
his Aunt Mary in Canada and that the only horse
he ever had anything to du with was saw-horse.
one day met a youth If Y summers. Ills
legs were playing him very shanby Indeed. ih.y
refused to perform their duty in an upright matt
ncr. In n word, his legs were drunk. This youth
was kindly informing the pedestrians that h's
maine was Captain J-hic inks OF the lioss-hic
M'r'n's and he fed his hic-horsc ON corn aud hic-
beans.
The fellow should have been cashicrcd
next saw youth of ten springs, with u check
shirt and chcckcrcd career. He was "shininl
up" the coverings on the pedal cxtrcnlics OF !
chap with muchncss of shirt-studs. While dcX
terously plying the brush, he Informed the by
ISLANDERS that his name was Captain Jinks OF th'
IIoss Murrecns." lie also fed his horse u
corn and beans
One evening at a suciable Of ladies and gentle
men. ayoung mas with rlcnly o! shirt front, an'
his hair parted in the middle, in a lsping vote
proclaimed to the company that his name wa
Captain Jinkth of the iorlh Marinthcs, and h
often lived beyond his mcanths.
Just as il we didn't know tho fellow was {
".ponse," and was ',ipto" all the hotel keeper
in the place. IIo did live beyond his means
though.
Some two hours later, a charming young lad
u Is winters, dressed in beautiful earrings, s'
,nwu 10 the pii1o, and in a sweet voice nlprmc
~ I'M, HER name was Captain Jinks of IL
Horse Marines, and that she fed her horse q
.pod corn aud beans. That she fed her horse q
corn and buaus was willing to bclievc-but ti'
her name was Captain Jlnks of the Horse NJ
riucs, l doubted. There might be two Capita
links, or even three; but four, and Of diifere
sexes, was too much
But now believe she was Capt Jinks, fol
voans man who was "spouney" on her stealthi
".alutcd" the Captain several times during Il
evening.
next overheard street gamin OF the ncwsb
specics-who might have bcea 1uvenil" Na
tcrbt, although he didn't appear to be "bi
Tor n Wander. shouting at The summit OF
voice. that his name was Captlng Jinks OF 4
Iloss Marines, and that he often lived beyond
mcaps Aud perhaps he did-but Mt the style
was living Judged his means were extrem
small. was glad to hear that he varied
horses diet. Instead of giving him corn
beans, fed his horse ''good peanuts and green
And repeat, was glad to hear it, for If all
Captain Jinkses that have met within the
six months were to feed their horses ON corn
beans. the supply would not equal the demi
Fact Yours, =