The evening times., 1898-08-30
SAYS MR. DooLEY.
sDeaking of General AlgeF, the see-
Rotary Of War.

retaFy Of War.
At last Mr.. Dooley, whose remarks
are published in the Chicago journal. has
been touched by the charges against Sec
retary Alger.
II usen't to know" said Mr.. booley.
what me frind Gin'ral Sherman meant
whin he said that thing about war. I've
been through two iv thin. not to speak
iv conventions an prim-ries, an divvle
tn bit iv har-hm come to me no, more
thin If I was settin' on a roof piayin' an
accorjeen. But know now what tn 'oP
ia-ad meant. He meant. war was hell
whin twas over.
Il amt heerd amy noise firm tn fell
lows that wint into trenches, an plugged
tn villanious Spanyard. Most iv thin Is
too weak 10 kick. But tn proud an fear
less pathrites who restrained thimsilves
an didn't go to III fr-rhont-th' la-ads
that shrugged har-rd with their warIiKe
tindincies an fin'lly drowned thin an
stayed at home an practiced upon. th'
typewriter. they're ragin' an tearin' an.
desthroyin' their foes .-----.
Did you see what me frind Alger wrote
10 Chansy Depoo? Well, sir, Areer has
oeeh misthreated. There's a good man.
say he's good man. An he is too
AT amy thrick firm shingles to tws-be-
Tours, he's as good as tn, best.
But no wan appreciated Aleer Nh
wan understood him. Ma wan ever thried
10. Day by day he published tn private
ietters II other people. an that didn't
throw amy light on his charack,er.
Day be day he had his picthers took. an:
sun tn people didn't get onto tn CURVES
Nv him. Day be day he chatted iv th''ter-
rors fy war an still people only said.
An Alger also FRAN
But III time come whin A4ger Ecud
contain himsilf no longer. an ne sat down
an wrote TO Chansy Depoo.
MI Chansy Depoo care iv. Grand
Cintral Depew. New York, Esquire:
Dear Chanse: I've been expectip' a.iet-
ter frm We f'r three or four DAYS Oh.
Chanse. ye don't know how / suffer. I'm
that low In me mind. feel like a bunch
Nv iaths. On, dear, to think iv what I've
gone through. l wint into tn gar.un-
prepared l had ony so many r-rounds
iv cartridges an a cross-cut saw. an
failed TO provide mesilf with the ordinary
necessities iv life. But in spite iv mtrde-
hciencies 1 wint bravely ahead Tn
strain was somethin tur-r'bIe on me-
Me mind gave out repeatedly. I-eud
not think at times but i niver faltered
In two months l had enough supplies
piled up in Maine 10 feed ivry sojer in
Cuba. There were thousands of rounds
iv cartridges fr livery rig-mint, an all
tn rig-mints had to do was to write fr
thin. The navy had taken Manila an
Cervera's fleet an tn ARMY had taken
Sandago an tn yellow fever
'Th' war is over an peace wanst more
wags her wings over tn country. Pine
scantlins is quoted strong. Ivrywhere Is
peace an con-tint. Me photographs are
on sale at all frst-ciass newsdealers. Yet,
there is no ca m fr me. Onthinkin' vans
insult me- They want me to raisign an
go back 10 me humble home in Michigan.
men that'ye done nawthin' but
get thimsilves shot ask fr milk an
quinine. They'll be askin' me TO carry
food to thjm mex
Oh. Chanse. oh, hivins. We can't know
how grieved l am. Rather wud / have
perished in a log jam thin to 've-indused
this ingratichOod. But in ,lookin' back
over me past life l can think iv no wrong
I've done. If me mimry IS at fault please
lote. Me career is an open book I've
held nawthin' back firm the public. not
even whin twas mar-rked private / can
'ay with tn pote. that l done my juty.
But, oh. Chanse. don't liver aspire to my
JOB. Be sicre1y " war If you will, but
liver be sicrety iv A war. Do not offer
this letter to tn newspapers, Make thin
take il.
.How's things goin' with ye. oil pal7
hope to see We at tn seaside. Till thin
IN yours Sick at heart, but attn reglar.
RUSS"
Well said Mr.. Hennesey, "th poor
nan must've had har-rd time iv It."
He did" said Mr.. Dooley. 'Niver laid
mis- head 20 a pillow before eight and up
IT noon. He's suffered as no man can
tell. But he'll be all fright wnin his
minds at r'rhest.