The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-04-21
The jew Spy Tells His Thrilling Story.

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in coming, and Mr.. Rosenbaum grew quite
chatty and communicative as they sat around
the bright fire Of cedar logs and smoked.
Yes, " he said, !" / hat peen in de SECRET
serfce effer since de beginning off de WARM
vact, before de war, for / PECAN ketting news
| for Frank Plair in de Winter before de war.
| Dey say de Chews half no patriotism. OATS
a lie. Why should dey haff no patriotism
for countries where dey we're tretted like
toys? In Chermany, where | vass porn dey
dreated us worse than toys. Dey made us lif
| in fiddle nasdy, big-ben off an alley; We
hat to go i'll ad suntown, unit SHAY dere; We
hat to wear q tifTerent gloze from other volks,
| unit We tint tare say our souls we're our own
to any tirty loafer dat insulted u.s. Here We
are dreated like men, ant Why shouldn't We
help keep de country from breaking up ?
Chews ought to do more dan anybody else,
unit | mate up my mint from de fiery Wrist
dat vass kong to do all dat | gonld. De
Chenerals hat tolt me dat | gould do much
peter for de country in the SECRET serfice dan
as solcher; dey gould ket benty of solchers,
unit put vew sbies"
Now you're shoutin','' said Shorty.
They kin git me 10 soldier as long as the
war lasts, for the askin', but / wouldn't be
spy 10 minutes for corn-basket full o.
greenbacks- | have too much regard for my
neck. ! need it in my business
. You spy" said 81 derisively {" You
couldn't spy for sour apples. Them big feet
O your'nd give you dead away to anybody
that'd ever seen you before"
'Spyin isn't the business that any straight
for'rd man, 1.-THE Deacon began to say in
tones of cold disapproval, and then he be-
Thought him of cruelty to the stranger, and
changed hastily that I'd like to do. It's
entirely too resky"
20, it's Jest as honorable as anything else,
Pap" said ST. divining his fathers thought
Alps fair in love and war We couldn't git
along without spies. They're as necessary as
mnskets and cannon.'
:" fnteed dey are" said Mr. Rosenbaum
earnestly; "you wouldn't know What to do
nit your muskets ant cannon If de spies
sttn't dell you where de reppels vere unit
how many dere vass OFT dem. ko oud unit ket
information dad id would COST hundreds off
1ies to ket, unit may save tousants Off liies,
unit all dat Id costs is yun poor fiddle Chew's
neck. when dey drop on to him, some day,
unit ieafe him swinging vrom dree. But
when dat dime comes, shall make no more
complaint dan desc odder poor poys do. who
ket DER heads knockt off in paddle I'm no
peter dan dey are. My life pelongs to lie
country de same as deir's, unit dis free
Government is worth all our lifes, unit more
too.n
. Ills simple, sincere patriotism touched the
Deacon deeply. I'd no idee that there was
so much o. the man in a jew" he said to
himself. Then he asked the stranger:
How did you come to 90 into the spy
business, Mr.. kosenbaum 2"
Veil, vas in st. Louis in de glOding
pizniss, unit you know it vass purity hot dere.
All de Chermans vass for de Union, unit most
Oft de AMERICANS unit Irish seemed to be Sc
cessionisls. l sided NIT de Chermans, put as
nopOtty seemed to think dat a Chew hat any
bripcibles or CARED for anything put de al
mighty tolar, ene .ypotty dalked righd oud
peiore me, unit by geepin' my ears wife open,
L kot hold Off lots off news, which l took
straight to Cheneral Lyon. / kot veil ack-
Wanted nit him, unit he used to sent me here
mt dere to. Wind oud things Tor hiul. I'd
sell gray uniforms unit odder things to the
Secessoniss, dey'd talk to one anodder rigid
before ME as to What vass ing done, unit I'd
keep my ears vide open all de dime though /
SCENT to pc only thinking apout de tit unit
de buttons unit de kold lace. Den Cheneral
Lyon wanted to find oud chust eggsackly how
many men dere vass in Camp Chackson-no
kueasvork-n0 subbose. dock 2, 900 off my
pizniss kards, printed On White unit 900
printed on gray baper. l vent troo de whole
camp. To ef1ery man in uniform 7 gift
White gard; to effery man widdout uni
form, who seemed to pc dere for earnest, 1
git gray gard. When got back l counted
my garis III Cneneral Lyons office, unit fount
Id git Oud sou White CARDS unit 200 gray
vuns Den Cheneral Lyon dock oud apout
J, wv men, unit prot de whole crowd back
mt him"
Great man that Gen. Lyon" sighed the
Deacon. Too bad he was killed SO soon"