Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-11-02
ON THE EVE OF INSPECTION.

Il -
you want to touch it up a bit be-
fore inspection, damme
Captain Lorgnegrut-.Yes, my
colonel, but intend to leave it
The devil No, l tell you, you
mustn't leave it like that. Do you
want to disgrace the regiment p
Il was going to say, colonel, that
this uniform will do very well for
But tell you it won't do at all.
Captain, hang me if can stand
your obstinacy
Pardon, colonel, but you didn't
let me finish. Imeant to say that
Finish after me. Let me finish
first, and attend to what l say,
captain! You want to finish be-
fore your colonel, Ell? Well, as /
said, your uniform isn't bad, only
the seams are white aud the epaulets
are faded
Yes, colonel
IN tell you what to do. You
can afford to spend ten cents, sup
pose ?
Yes, colonel
Very good. And you know
what paint shop is?'
Yes, colonel
Good again. Then you will 60
to shop and buy little brush for
two or three cents no more, it
would be waste of money
But, colonel, l do not see the
necessity
'Will you let me finish !? Then
you will buy little cake of red
paint for two or three cents, or even
four cents, if you can't get it for
less. and another of Prussian blue
Il understand, colonel, but as /
intended to
Don't interrupt me, captain !
You can speak when have finish
ed. You will wrap up your brush
and paints in piece of paper and
take them home. Then you will
open your paper, take off your coat
and hang it over the back of a chair,
not the paper, but the coat. You
will then dip your brush in glass
of clean water now take your cake
of red paint between two fingers of
your right hand and rub your brush
upon it. When your brush is good
and red you will pass it up and
down. like this, over your epaulets;
not anywhere else, because that
would be foolish waste of time.
Then you will wash your brush in
the water and throw it out of the
window, not the brush, but the
water; don't make q mistake
Yes, my-my colonel, | under
stand
Next, you will get another glass
of clean water you will take your
| Prussian blue i'm the same hand i'm
which you took the red, holding it
with three fingers, as you find most
convenient, and rub your brush
upon it. When your brush is so
blue that it is almost black you
will apply it to all the seams-not
to the epaulets, for then you would
have to put on more red to cover
the blue, and you would never get
done. Finally, you will wash your
brush, throw the water out of the
window and let your paint and
your coat dry. The next day it
will be as good as new-the coat !
mean, not the paint do you under
stand: p
Perfectly, colonel
The great thing is not to make
a mistake, and paint the seams red
and the epaulets blue
'Yes, colonel, but
And now are you not glad you
let me finish p
by all means, colonel, but what
| was about to say is
Il don't care a ~ what you were
about to say, but since you insist
on saying it, go ahead
well, then, colonel, l.
'One moment please. You had
better do this tomorrow morning,
so that the paint will have time to
dry, and you can brush your coat
on inspection day without taking it
off-the paint, not the coat
Yes, colonel, but l intended, on
Inspection day, to wear my new uni
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