The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-29
FROM THE FRONT.
written After the Battle of santlar,
and Somewhat Characteristics

Written After the Battle Of santIar,
and Somewhat Characteristic.
Mr.. DOoley looked important, bu, AZ.
fected indifference, us he mopped N.
bar. Mr. Hennessy. who had learned "a
study his friend In order to escape dl,.
agreeable complications. patiently wait.
ed for the philosopher TO speak. N,
DooleY rubbed the bar 10 the end, toe
ed the cloth into a mysterious recNI,
with a practical movement, moved 4
glass or two on the shelf, cleaned M
spectacles, and drew a letter from III
pocket.
"Hm-m!" he said: II have news tim
tn front. Me nevvew. Terry DopH.
hue. has STINT me a letter tellln ne
'How should be know?" Mr.. Henne,.
sy asked.
How shid he know. Is liz" NJ,
DoOley demanded, warmly. GLOW shud.
dent he know? Isn't ne n ler IN M
ARMY? Isn't It him that's down ther.
in Sandago fightln' fr' III honor Nv M
Flag. while the likes ~ you Is up here
Twin like a prince an dom nawthIn
all tn livelOnR day hut shovel Stag Al
tn rolling mills? Who are sc f'r to crit.
lclse tn dngfinders iv our country
woh ar-re lyin' In tn trenches an hav.
in tn clothes stole on their backs be
IN patriotic Cublans. I'd like to knosl
FIR two pins, Hennessy, you an I'd
quarrel"
~ didn't mean nawthIn'," Mr.. Hen.
messy apolOglzed. II didn't know he wa
down there"
''Nayther did l." said Mr.. DooleE
"But / Informed mesilf I'll have no
wan In this place speak again tn
ARMY. Ye can have ye'er say about
Mack. He has a good Job an tlS
Fright an proper Fr to haste him nm
time to time. II shows ye'er in good
thrim an 1t don't hur-rt him. They'se
no wan to stop his pay. He goes up %
tn cashier an dhraws his forty.wan.
slrty-slG Just tn sRu1e whether he's
sick or we'll an whether he's pulled tn
box regular or has been playin' forty.
fves In tn back r-Toom. But whln 80
come TO castin' asperslons on Ia
ARMY, be hIvens, Ve'll find that can
put me thumb on this showcase an 30
over at wan'leap."
81 didn't say any thing" said Mr.
Hennessy. II don't know about Ter
nv coorse We didn't" said Mr.. Doc.
ley. "An' that's what I'm saying. Ye'e'
here wallowin' in luxury, wheelIn' pig
ir'n firm morn till night an sc have
no thought iv what's goin' on beyant
You an JaWn d. Rockefeller. an Phil
Armour, an Jay Pierpont Morgan, an
Yeskkuss, an In r-reAt w Ye Is BettIn'
back at home figurin' how ye can make
some wan eise pay ye-er taxes f'r We.
What Is to We that me neVvew Terry Is
sleepln' IN ditch wather and attn hard
tacks an coffee an beln' r-robbed Be
leeber Cubans, catchin' Vallow fever
without chanst " givln' 1t to e'ef
Spanyard. We think more " stamp
than We do ~ ye'er country. Ye'er like
an Sugar thrust. FIR two clnts yed
rnyfuse to support tn government.
know sc, ye bloated monno-pOliSt."
Tim no such thing" said Mr.. Hen
messy. hotlY. 1--WE been Democrat n
wei, anyhow" said Mr.. DoOley
don't speak dIsrayspIctful " IN
ar-rmy. Lave me r-read you TeTy's
letter firm tn fr-ront. 'M-m: In tn
trinches, two miles firm Sandago, with
a land crab IA big as lobster crawlin'
up me back be way Of Kingston, June
Q, Dear Uncle Martin: We are all well
here, except thin that is not. an hopt
ye'er Injyin' tn same gr-reat blesSln'.
It's hotter down here than Billy.bs
dam'd. They'se a rollln' mill near here
Just tn same as at home, but all IL
hands Is laid OF on account ~ bad
times. They used or-fashioned wooden
wheelbarrows an fired with wood. !
don't think they cud handle tn pig III
way We done. bein' small loads. The
coke was to be hauled up in a sack by
tn gang. TIL derrick hands got six
week, but hadn't amy union. Helpers
got four twinty. Puddlers was vel
paid. l wint through tn plant before
we come up here an r-run barrow W
TIL plank Just to keep me hand In. TEL
me frinds that wan gang " good lR.ads
firm tn r-coad cud wurruk amy three
iv tn gangs down here. TIL mills Is
owned by Rockefeller, so no more at
prisint FIRM ye'er affecshunate nevvew.
Peter Casey. who's writln' this fr me ="
otis 4 good letter" said Mr.. Hen.
messy. Il don't see how they cud get
derrick hands f'r six week"
ME frlnd. Jawn d. knows how
said Mr.. Dooley.-ChicRgo Journal