The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-25
man was dead and that bis last words was:

man was dead and that his last words was;
lis sunset; haul down the colors :"
Another hitch of the trousers. The old
piackened cob pipe was shifted TO the port
side and Collins went on:
You missed the time of your life, sir.
Wheh you went home after the Jap war l
sometimes wished l. too had gone on a
mail steamer. February on the Pacific
amt mild month al best. see the Bal
tmore has been put back In commission
about ten days ago but if she looks any
thlng Ike she did after our four-days' hur
rlcane on the Pacific she won't run no
piuff on the Spanish. Why. sir when we
pulled into Honolulu she was reported as
an American tramp dlsmantled.
There wasn't scrap OF paint on her
nun her tunnels was down an she looked
anything but steel protected cruiser
9'VVV tons, sir. The carpenters mate had
ms Iess broke one man was killed and a
seaman went overheard. Poor lessen. He
went or on a 45-foot wave with the medal
OF the champion swimmer OF the sbinTa
company pinned TO his breast"
Ine cob pipe was shifted back to star
BOARD ana Collins manner became bright
er as he resumed:
say you remember Billy, sir Heis at
the brooklyn navy yard now. and thatss
pretty good for a goat / hear his anne
tlte Tor OILY waste is as good as ever That
was Biilys favorite bin OF fare Comm
oyer from Japan the boys told Hawkins.
me Cornlshman, & was his turn to share
grub with Billy. Hawkins stuck his head
ana bowl o beans out o. the fo'e,sfle
hatch an invited Billy to line him. The
bloomn goat shifted al them beans an
walked away. He picked 10 a piece of
waste and ct that, and Hawkins said the
ploouy goat would never know what was
good for is 'ealth
sfJ2t,t totti.. 49,.
pie. he fell through an open hatch OH the
Lancaster and broke his leg. The ship's
doctor put II up in splints and BILLY was
soon as sound as ever.
lie went ashore in the launch one dav at
Yokohama and got lost The Japs Thought
ne was wild beast and tried 70 kin him
ihey SAID some fell down and worshiped
MIN and Billy hed stan on his hind legs
and sashy sideways with his head tilted
IKE a live book beer sign. Then he'd ram
them worshirers in the ribs cause he
thought they was goln to ram him. Final
~ Jap lef'tenant brought Billy aboard in
a gig.
"One day after a hard cleanup Haw-
kins was asleep on deck with his jumper
rolled under his head an his oil-soaked
boots about ten feet off. Billy chewed them
boots up all the way down to the ankles.
Can 60 quarters come just then and Haw-
kins he jumped up an grabbed his Jump
er an his boots an run to quarters and
fired the things into his ditty. Then he
raised the lid Of the ditty again and stared.
Then he says: Blast me heyes me boots
amt got no legs. When we got to Frisco
Cap'n Day logged Billy In new uniform
an sent him TO Brooklyn.
well, sir, l salute you. I'll stop az
Omaha 10 say good-morning to me aunt
and then Ill present meself and me letter
to Mr.. Hartraft at Mare Island. If l ever
sees any o. the old mates I'll remember
you 10 them all and to Billy. too. God
bless him"
And the old sea dog hitched up HIS
trousers and rolled out, while Mr.. Holsing-
er sighed and smiled at the same time.