The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-22
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dens and lawns. When he was finally
certain that all Of his pursuers were far
In the ruck he trOtted his horse up TO
the guard-house door dismOunted and
tho sergeant had him for the taking
for Gravy wasn't looking for fight, but
just enjoying himself.
Then next morning Gravy. sober, but
unrcpentant was hauled before his troop
commanded and the commanding officer
OF the post Colonel Graham. The two
officers reasoned with Gravy. They told
him that he had made a bad break and
made q show of the post and that they q
have 10 give his chevrOns TO another
man for while. as an example TO the
command. and to visit a thirty day term
in the guard house upon him.
you better had transfer me out o.
this" was all Gravy said, and he then
began his month IN the mill
lie whitewashed the whole post up beau
TRULY during his month under the SEN
tries On the day he was turned loose
he received a twenty-four-houI leave in
th1 city Gravy made direct for San
FranciscO's Barbary Coast .thrashed half
a dozen Barbary Coast cops, and got
into the Five Courts. lie was fined the
next morning paid his fine and was
taken In hand By the two non-commis-
stoned officers who were sent from the
Preside 70 bring him back TO the post
Gravy suggested 20 his two guarding
swaddies that instead OF returning to the
post on the cable car, they might as well
hire a horse and buggy and drive out.
The sentries fell into the scheme, but
they did not figure on Gravy riding the
eXctable horse hltched 20 the buggy.
The cowboy soldier did ride this way
however and he had lost two wheels
OF the buggy before two blocks OF Kear-
ney street had been covered. The SOL
ders hung on TO the sides Of the buggy
for their lives. Gravy cut across a
swamp when he had got a bit outside
the city, and over sand dunes, until he
was on the verge Of the sea Here the
soldiers in the buggy thought he would
stop. But he didn't. He gave the horse
a dig and rode him right into the surf.
When the horse had to swim for II Gravy
turned his nose toward the beach again.
and pulled the two half-drowned nom
commissioned officers out OF the buggy.
Then he cut the relns from the harness
swo0ped down upon his pair OF exhausted
sWaddies, tied them together, seized In
old pushcart standing IN a nearby vacant
lot, dumped his captOrs into H. and thus
pushed them out TO the Preside. He
handed them over to the sentry at the
gate and walked 10 the guardhouse to
give hlnlseI UP. lie got tfled TOT as
gracing the uniform. and got another
ten days IN the clink.
Look here, Stanhope. what's got into
you?" his troop commander asked him.
WHY don't you take a tumble and be-
have yourself? Is this treating me right?
You were the best man I'm my outfit In
tho field. When there's practically no.
thing 10 DO here but pretty soldier. why
can't YOU come 10 taw, and give MS n
show In our efforts 10 treat you clev-
erly? What are you working for, bob
tail?"
Gravy told his troop commander that
the gravel OF the garrison walks hurt
his feet. that saluting every eirht min
ulcs hurt his arm. that the troop grub
was too good to 80 wholesome that
he had too much time. that when he had
100 much time he drank Hhiskey, and