The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-04-21

"' KNOW You, UNIT KNOW WHAT YOU'RE
HERE For"
| though Yoost little pizness disbnte. You
know | aiiays dought you vun of de very
| incest men in ST. Louis unit said So efen to
de Squire unit to de Constable
g Ko NIT de tef1el, you Savior-killing
Chew said he. Shut up your mouth, or
I'll stuff bieee of bork in It, / want to
know al vonce What you are tOing town here
Where did you gone vrom?'
$ GONE vrom Memphis, said I. I'm
in de scrfice of de Southern Gonfedrisy.
Cheneral Billow sent me to gadder up all de
Megsican tollars l gould Wind, to sent to
Megsico TO puv ammunition
'ss Ids lie, of course said he. "A
Chewd raider lie dan ead any tay. Den
you re vun OF dem st. Louis Dutch-siem i'm
borted HessaDs. Dey're all dead akenst us.
Dey all ought to be killed. / ought to kill
you myself for peing so cussed mean to me-
He put his hand on his revolfer in way
dat made my breakfast sour on my sthomach,
but den knew dat Pob Smiles vass kreat
plowhard, unit his park vase much worse dan
his pite. In st. Louis he vass all alfays
kong to vite somepody unit kill somepody,
put he neffer tone neither Kvite crowd
gaddered roundt, unit Pob plew off to dem,
unit dey yelled. Hang de Chew shy. Kill
de tam RASCAL" unit odder tings dat made me
unhappy. Put what made my vlesh CRAWL
vass to see man who wasn't saying much ko
to wagon, pull Oud a rope unit pe9in maxim
q moose on de emf. Pob Smiles caught hold of
my COLLAR, unit started to trag me dOvard a
dree. YoOst as / vas5 Citing up everything
for lost, up comes Chin Chones-de same
man I'm kong to need here-he gone runnin
up. He vass dressed in yull uniform as
reppel officer-kray goat unit, bants silfer
stars on hi COLLAR, high boots, kray slouched
hat, NIT kold CORD, unit so ON.
60 Here, What ist de madden? WHAT'S all
dis fuss in gamp?' he said.
"' We've ketched yum of dem Tutch Chews
vrom st. Louis, sbying our CAMP, Major
said Pob Smiles, ledding loose of my COLLAR
to salute de Majors silfer stars. And We
arc kong to hang him.
SIS A shy? How do you know he's sby?'
asked Chin ChOnes.
s''VeIl, he's Tutch; he's Chew. unit he's
vrom st. Louis. Vat more do you want p
asked Pob Smiles. De crowd yelled, unit de
man NIT de rope vent to de dree, unit flung
vun end Offer limb.
So His peing q st. Louis Dutchman ISIS
akenst him., said Chin ChOnes But his
peing Chew ISIS in his favor. A Chew ton't
care blame for bOiitics. He hain't got no
brincibles. He'd RAIDER make picayune off
you in drade dan hat vagon-load of
brincibles. But you vellers hat got noting
to do NIT sbies, any way. OATS headquarters
pizniss. Pm an officer at Cheneral Brice's
headquarters. I'll dake him up dere unit
ecksamine him. Pring him along
'Ko along Chew, said two or dree off
dem. Citing me kicks, as Pob Smiles STARTED
nit me. De man mit de rope shtood Ply de
dree looking very disappointed.
when We got near Cheneral Briee's dent,
Chin Chones says to de rest:
'''Y You shtOp dere. Come along NIT me,
Chew
So He dock me py de COLLAR, unit We walked
toward Cheneral Brice's dent. He whispered
to me as We vent along: You're all righd,
Rosenbaum. know you, unit know what
you're here for. Yoost keeb sdiff ubber lip,
dell your sd0ry sdraighd, unit I'll see you
through
Dat scared me worse dan efrer, but all dat
/ gould do vass to keep up my nerfe, unit
play my karts gOolly. We vent into de
Cheneral's dent, but he vass busy, unit
motioned US NIT his handt to de Adjutant-
Cheneral
Watts de matter?' asked de Adiutant-
Cheneral, motioning me to sit down, While he
vent on making tally marks on a sheet off
loose bapeT, as a man CALLED off de rechiments
dat hat reported. Den he footed dem all up,
uat turning to anodder officer, read vrom
it SO many Argansas rechiments, so many
Louisianny, SO many Mizzoori, so many
Dexas, SO many batteries Of ardillery, unit he
said to anOdder officer rs he laid de paper face
down among de odder bapers on his dable,
YOost as | tolt you, Colonel. We hat vully |
%, coo men here ready for pattle Den to |
us: Well, now, What gan l to do for you?'
"' De poys had picked up dis Chew for |
shy, Colonel, said Chin Chones, pointing to |
me, unit dey we're apout to hang him, yoost to |
pass away de afternoon more dan for anything |
else. | dock him away from dem, delling |
dem dat id vass your privilech to hang sbies, |
unit you gould do it aggording to de science |
of war. l prung him ub here to ket him
away vrom dem. After dey've gone away or
got interested in something else I'll dake him
unit put him Oudside of CAMP
"'All rigid, said de Adutant- General,
without daking much interest in de madden.
Do NIT him as you please. A Chew more
)r less isn't of any consequence. Brobably
ne describes hanging, though, put id isn't well
@ encourage de poys to hang men On sight.
Dey're quite too ready to do dat anyway
He dalked to de udder man a Eddle, unit
len When he vent away he burned to me, unit
aid, sort of lazy like, as if he titn't care any
hing apout it:
Where are you vrom?'
"'Vrom MemI his, said I.
Kreat blaze, Memphis, said he; 'vun
# de thriving suburbs of Santan's Kingdom
lad lots of vun dere. / know effery faro
'ank in it, which speaks veil for my men,
ry, if not for my morals. What pizniss vas
0u in?'
Gloding, said I. {
FITNESS he vass in, said he, yawning. OF
OurSe Won YaSs in de olodinr drada Won [ ,