Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-10
Mr.. Dooley on Porther Ricky.

Dear. Oh dear" said Mr.. Dooley, IA
give live dolars-ln' ia Kill man f'r
tnrce--if | WAS out iv this Sixth ward to-
night an down with Gin'ral Miles gran
picnic an moonlight excursion In Porther
Ricky. It's no comfort in bein a cow'rd
whin We think IN thin br-rave la-ads fac
in death be suficai.on in bokays an dy-
in ~ waltzin' with tn pretty girls iv
porther Ricky.
II dinnaw whether Gin'ral Miles picked
out tn job or whether twas picked out
fr him. But, anyhow, whin ne got 10
Saudago de Cuba an looked around him.
he says 10 his frnd. Gin'rai Shaftcr:
Gin'ral.' says he, 'ye have done Well 50
far he says. TITS not fr me to take tn
lorls Trim tn steamin brow ~ thrue
hero, he says. ! lave We here, nc. saSsa
'f'r TO complate al victhry ye hare-so no.
bly, begun he says. tF,r you he says,
IN walop in tn eye FIRM the newspaper
ray-porther tn r-rhound robing an tn
sunsthroke.' he says, 'fr me tn hardship
iv TIL battlefield, tn late dinner, tn the
ayter party an tn sickenin' polky,' he
says.
Gather. ne says. ,'th fruits iv ye'er
bravery. he says. 'Rayturn.' ne says. "
ye'er native land an rayceive amy graf
ichood TIL slcrety " war can spare firm
his own family he says 'F'r me, he
SAYS, there is no way but fr to turin
AN go where jooty calls me. he says.
Ordherly.' he says. put 4 bottle on
tn ice an see that me goold pants that
! wear with tn pale blue vest with tn
d. man buttons is irned out he says. An
with a haggard face he walked aboord
tn excursion steamer an wint away.
ia hate to tell ye iv tn thrles iv tn
expedition. 31innissY. Win IN picnic got
as far as Punch. Oh III southern coast Nv
Porther Ricky. Gin'ral Miles gazcs out
m Ig. t-'hf. qnli Al9Ea
70 hang tn hammicks an have lunch.
says he. Forward, Grave men says he,
where We see me dFmon sparkle. says
he. Forward an plant tn crokay
ar-rches iv our beloved country he
says. An in they whit like tn intrepid
warryorS shat they ar-re.
ION tn beach they was met Zoe dill
CATION firm tn town Of Punch Consistin'
IN tn mayor. tn common council. III
polls an fire departments. tn Gr-rand
Army iv tn Raypubiic, an prominent
citizens in carriages.
''Gin'ral Miles maxim i haSty tielet,
advanced onninchngIy to meet Thin.
'Gintlemen,' says he. what van l do TT
ye?' he says
I've come says tn chairman iv tn
comfy. 'f'r to offer ye,' he says. tn r-run
IN tn town he says. We have held
out, he says. as long as we cNi he
says. But. he says, 'they'Se limit to
human endurance he says. We can
WlbHSttnu We no Iti!Ett' itt S'tNN w
surrinder. Take us prisoners an rayceive
us into ye'er gioryus an well-fed ray
public he says.
'Br-rave men, says Gin'ral Miles, Il
congratulate We he says, ION tn heero-
ism iv yc'er deinse' he says. 'Ye stuck
manflly to ye'er colors, WHATEVER they
ar-re. he says. Il on'y wondher that We
waited FIR me to come befure surrInd-
hern'.' he says.
~ welcome We into tn union he says.
IIutnO IL feel hnIt
it, but that's no business " mine, he
says. 'Ye will get ycer wur-rkin' cards
firm TIL walkin' diligate,' he says. AN
yen be entitled he says, TO pay ye'or
share iv tn taxes an to live awhile an
die whin We get r-ready.' he says, jus
til same as If we was BORN at home he
says.
~ don't know tn names iv We, but I'll
call We all Casey FIR short he says. Put
ye'er bokays in tn hammick.' he says.
AN rayturn to Punch he says, AN
freeze somethin' FIR me- he says, 'f'r me
thrawt is parched with tn labors of tn
day, he says.
9TH r-rest iv TIL avenin was spint in
dancin. music an boat-ridiE'. an an ini-
yable time was had. Tn mex day tn
army moved on Punch an Ginral Miles
mar-rched into tn Inflated city. preced-
ed be flower girls sthrewin r-roses an
garanyums befure him. In tn afiher-
| noon they was lawn tinnis party an at
| night tn gin-ral attinded a banket at tn
Gran Palace hotel At midnight he was
serenaded be tn Raymimber tn Maine
banjo an mandolin club. TIL entire
| popylace attinded. with pork chops in
| their buttonholes to show their pathree-
| tism.
9TH mex day. afther breakfastn' with
Mayor Casey he set out Oh his weary
march over tn trough fiower-strewn
great prul firm witherin' fire iv bo-
kayS an he met an OVerpowered some