The evening times., 1896-11-30
BIG MAN WAS LICKED.
Shanty McFin Tells of the Latest
Set-.o ut the Barracks.


Tie expected has happened; the fight be
hind the quarternIaster's corral down at
the Barracks has come off, as the court re-
porter propilcsied; and the big man got
licked as L. usually the case. IL nappeneu3 j
couple OF DAYS ago-at least that is the in
formation conveyed to the sporting editor
by his friend, Shanty McFin.
Shanty is probably the worst man in the
regular army and is nominally in the first
gun crew OF y battery of the Steenth
HIS normal employment, however, Is on
punishment drill D police duty under guard
house surveillance so his declarations need
not be taken as gospel, though he Is usually
en- rapport with all sporting matters.
He hailed the sporting editor this morn
ing from the altitude OF Il big escort wagon
and cracked his blacksnake whip in excess
of glee above twosleek government mules
.'Smre why wasn't We down t III pound
party?' he inquired
Where? why, down beyant tn corral.
Where ilse wad ye suppose? Does we giner-
ally go up L the White Lot t sittlc our
little devarshiopments?
.Smre, Mike; that's the rason fer me
illivation. Me predecessor in orfice is laid
up on tn sick report wild laryngitis er some
thin else, the dochter called it. as required
two pounds OF beefsteak L both eyes an an
amazin' wealth er sthickin plaster over is
knuckleS-
'.Arrah, but you missed it. Thot's wet We
did, They was everybody there but tn col
onel, who was detained at home by pra-
vious ingagemint.
Nav; IN OFFICERS didn't attind in full
regalia but tn byes till me there were a
brace av lftinnants an some more distin-
guished spectators a-squintin' out ay tn
contiguous hay barracks, lntirely contrary
L tn regulations an tn articles av war.
- How did il sthart?' Nurther. why
~ N.s. rit a m mn "A n Sief "
Amt II been a-brewin' an a-stewin' Ter
two wakes iver since the teamster had
Shorty up inth' periice court on charge aN
lawcency ay diamonds an coan-cob pipe
an some miscellaneous yaluahles out'n
lis mes -box? VIII there were tn best ay
intintions in tn battery Z git 'em t'gether,
witch they did wild tn arrangements all
perfected night before last.
''Brannigan seconded Shorty an Dutch
Sam bad luck L i'm, wint behind tn
tamester. Larry Malone were tn time
kaper, wild a clock as would dazzle ker-
nln's fcutlights. Arragh, but it was
beauty bright. Inny skate as couldn't
fOight by sich tUimepiece better quit tn
business dead.
too quick; but there were lots av il
while 1T lasted. TIL crowd was wild Shorty
by a large plurality. E's short, yen ie
member, an e couldn't rach fer is N
nings lamps, but e danced aroun' like
peg-top ON washboard, an. by tn saints.
in two rounds the tamester looked loike
they had drUv a lawnmower aruun' i'm
about tn i,eIght av is short ribs.
I'm tn beginnin' av tn thurrd round
Shorty half-hooked i'm over tn heart an
'e went down. e come up slowly an thin
1t were rs Shorty bIucs inter lis lamps; an
thin. viii, there weren't no more nv It.
1t sthopped right there.
An tn quartermasther's sargint, which
is a jooel av bye, waltzes tn tamester
inter tn horspital wild tn report av is
fallin' on a wagon tongue an injurin' is
{; ppearance. An tn docther which hap
pened t. be in charge, an is jooel av
byelike wise tuck tn story onquestionably-
as why shouldn't e, 'avin enjoyed tn per-
formance 'imself from a foine ambuscaI,
in an escort wagon.
win, SO long Oi'm jew ter tn depot
fer tn 81 5, an Dim compelled ter be back
ter tn barracks by noon in case tn colonel
invites me in t. dinner