Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-28

A story concerning our troops in Manila
us told b. an English naval officer, Who
was an eyewitness to the occurrence.
The city was quite crowded." he SAYS,
, with both American and Spanish sol
diurs, and they seemed to be on the
friendliest terms. As | was crossing one
of the numerous bridges across the Pasig
River, | saw a native Filipino spit in the
face of a Spanish officer, and then run to
the American sentinel, who was guarding
the bridge, demanding his protection. 1t
vas some time before the Filipino could
make himself understood, and the sentry
took sometime to each on to what had
been done, but you can imagine my sur
prise when he handed his gun to the Span
ish officer and caught the native by the
nape of the neck and the seat of his
trousers and pitched him off the bridge
into the Pasig River. Then he calmly
'ook his gun from the Spanish officer and
began pacing the beat as if nothing had
happened. The American soldier may not
be so military as his brother of Europe,
but he is made of the right stuff"
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A rather pretty incident is told by a hos
pital doctor who has some sick soldier
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two men of the same name in the same
hospital-that is, their last names and
their initials are alike. The other day the
sister of one came to see him, but by mis-
take was shown into the room of the 9TH
er, man whom she had never before
seen. and. of course, she was slightly en-
barrassed and departed as rapidly as pos
sible But not before she had made de-
cided impression On the heart of the sol
der boy. Being almost well, he cultivated
the acquaintance of his double, was in
time duly introduced to the woman her
self. and now-well, the neighbors do say
that things are getting decidedly inter
esting, and neighbors can generally be
counted on to know all that is to be known
on such subjects. But if things do cone
to the desired ending, won't there be an
av full state of mix in that family when
there come to be two men of the same
name III it?
1t was in the army. The boys had a
meal of beef that had been corned by
bath in salt-horse barrel. They all
thought it treat until one of the party
remarked: "A little mustard wouldn't
20 bad" THAT reminds me-" said an
other; ''you just wait a few minutes" A
quarter of an hour later he returned, and,
producing a screw of paper, he said: ''Oh,
yes: here's that mustard" Where did
YOU get it," said the others, in chorus.
up at the surgeons. The sick-call, you
remember, sounded as we were talking
about the mustard. 1t occurred to me
that little mustard for my lame back
would be just the thing" But you
haven't got any lame back" But /
have got the mustard"
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A soldier who entered Santiago with
General Si,after tells this story in the
New Orleans Times-Democrat: "a few
days after the place was surrendered l
went into small shop TO get some to-
bacco. The proprietor was a fat chap,
all bows and smiles. Got any 'baccyF l
asked. Isl, senor,' he said; yes, sare; YER
fine tobac. Hot time in ze OF town to-
night. senor' took a paper of hne-cut
and the fat rascal charged me one dollar.
When l made modest kick at such high
way robbery he bumped up his shoulders
and spread ont his hands. Well, senor,'
he said. you mus remember those
MaiBes.'