The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-07
CURLY KIRK IS DECEIVED.

Santiago de Cuba, July 2S via Key West,
July 80. via Valley Center, August 81
am gradually regaining my sight. If it
were not for that fact l would send my
marriage notice TO be published in the next
issue of the Eagle. If I could assure my
self that I had totally regained my sight,
I would fire the marriage notice in. But
am not satisfied about il, either way.
1 am on guard here before the military
governors palace tonight. A full moon
chariots in radiant splendor across a star
strewn sky, while a fragrance-laden
breath from the mountains caresses my
cheek with the plush-touch of tender af-
lection. Before me in nesting vines a
latticed window is checkered against the
black shadow of the night by low-burn-
ing lamp. and down through the darkness
there floats to me the purring murmur
of a sweet guitar touched lightly by taper
ing fingers. And with the tinkling music
comes a voice, a voice sweet low induc-
ing, which seems to entwine itself with
the moonlight and shed its splendor down
upon me and my glad heart. l fancy I
can see the singer. / talked to her this
afternoon. l think I can see her now.
Her beautiful red lips breathing the love-
song. her great lustrous eyes half closed
dangerously, her long white fingers in
gentle loving attack upon the strings, her
bosom rising and falling with the pulsat-
ing passion of the melody.
She is singing to me.
Fair senori,a! II 1 only knew that
With the great. black. lustrous eyes! II
l only knew they were. With the low,
purring voice! If 1 only knew it was.
With the great, red, luscious lips! Heaven
grant they are.
But I don't know True. as I said, 1
talked to her this afternoon. I have seen
her twenty times this week. She is coyly
confident in me- She loves me. She mas
told me so, and brute that l am. I just
hold myself back and refuse to accept her
affection.
But can't help myself. How do know
what she looks like? How do know that
her eyes are black and lustrous? How
would any soldier know? How Go I know
her lips are luscious and beautiful? How
would any soldier know?
Let me explain. Two months ago I left
Tampa for this blasted land which we
have been trying % ljbre. For forty-five
days never saw woman. FeIIow-ciJi-
zons. il YOU want TO appreciate a woman
sc: away from her. You doa't know what
the Creator did when the first surgical
operation was performed or Adam. If
YOU want 10 know what n grand. glorious
and sugar-costed thing a woman *, join
the army. Join the army as I did. See
nothing but men from morning till night.
Join the army and loaf with men. eat
wi,h m.n. talk with men, help men. carry
men. walk over men. shoot men. succ0r
men. sec men. men, men and nothing but
men. Live IN perpetual atmosphere Of
suppressed profanity. boot-smel and To-
5acco smoke and at the end OF three weeks
You would become passiorately enamoured
WIKI the mummy OF an Egyptian servant
girl and give her an electrical kiss that
would burn three thousand years Of dried
hide into flushed and veIvetty animation.
This IS pretty strong. but il Is true. I
know what ] am talking about The fail
ure 10 invent woman would have been an
awful omission on the part Of Nature. I
saw 50 much Of men tnat pettcoat raz-
zles my optic nerve. The day I came
into this city I met one Of the most
beautiful creatures il had ever been
my lot 20 meet She was enchsnt-
ing. Blu; my op;ic nerve had bean