The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-12
JIMMY WALLACE.
EeB3 Wonderful Thing at Camp Wikon
From Boys Standpoint.


A woman and her little son went to
the camp at Montauk, L. l., and for
hours he gazed at the strange piano.
rama, forgetting hunger and WEAKNESS
and barely speaking word. On the
train home she asked him what scene
in particular had impressed him most.
Without hesitation he replied:
"Ohl Jimmy Wallace !"
For moment she was surprised
then she realized that from boys
standpoint Jimmy Wallace probably
was the greatest attraction in that
strange city of tents by the sea. She
first saw him early in the afternoon,
small black boy, with a sweet, childish
face, gazing up into an officers eyes
with adoring appreciation. The officer
was saying:
"Now, Jimmy, dontyou do it again.
You gave me an awful scare when they
said that they could not find you. L
thought you had gotten on some tram
and been carried of. Don't wander
far from the camp!"
And Jimmy touched his ridiculous
cap in true military style and scam
pered away.
Later the woman found him ADJUST
inc his suspender on the one buttor
of his ragged trousers, and for bliss
fnl ton minutes she and her son hat
, Jimmy all to themselves. AT hrst Il
, was shy and gazed at his visitor
, with his gentle eyes just as any IN
i important little boy might have done
But presently he lost himself IN IN
= glory of his achievements and posses
;. sions, and then, indeed, was Jlmm
: brilliant. :, :,
v 81 did live down in Tampa"
Il said. "but I didn't have no folks,
q dc Ninth cavalry dey took me long W
le dem to Cuba" !,
D. 81 suppose you were in the bait
le at Santiago the woman asked WI
70 a smile.
oe "Yessum, I was, an I didn't ND
n 7 stood long by de colonel all de tim
rs I saw de Spaniards all covered up "
es leaves like de trees, an dey 81
nd at us like murder. An sometimes q
veil out. 'We'se Cubans'' an, q
90 when we uns went up close dey'd
IN on US. Yessum, an I wasn't scare
4lv T lust ran after the colonel" .
or After pause he went On, look
the regretfully down at his airy costulf
ges 'Tse got suit just like De DO
es nm q gun. an little Spanish p'
the named Buffalo Bill, an mule nan IA,
ub- Jack. an Use got little tent all
myself up on de hill by de colonel 4,
an'-au'-dat's what I got" will
final burst of pride. :.
tho The woman could not believe
tary that he told her, for he was certa
lose not more than 10 years Ola, SO
On went up to one Of the Ninth cav
hem and questioned him. Yes, IL was
not true, the trooper said, but he mad
that ont one item more touching than
the the rest Willie he was STANDING
Idier the colonel in that battle OF SAM
xist- q bullet went clean through MS
and foot, and when he was lifted up !
littls carried back with the wounded
fox said :: ,..
$ fel: use glad got de ball stead
Ocial colonel"
Liers, When the woman left camp at
I'm to she spied Jimmy Wallace IN a a
in tracked parlor car eating sl'
). II watermelon which almost hid him
nd of her view.
, be "Good-night, Jimmy" she G
with "but why did you not tel ts, US
does how you we're wounded ?"
doing Down went the watermelon q
have the white teeth showed.
sensi- "Why, [ done forgot dat r ne
icy do and again attacked the melon.
ny on "Poor little fellow !" she m ,!L.I
rings. "Poor !" exclaimed her llt It'll
COM "Why, I'd rather be Jimmy "
when than President Mckinley !"
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