The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-24

sNaIslnk ON his last cruise ne nhp mefLtou
n very beautiful woman. q teacher IN q
had her InitiSils tsstooetd IN Small letters on hls
SoT." and L had been {f6srS wS oSlSTS qiSSsa% to re-
form an unmistakahly brilliant and accom-.
visit TO his wife when he was beached In Ban
EIenGlseo. and then he walked out to Golden
ment, OF. paper found in bis blouse with this
me- "9 s(SS "a %S sSe Sf ssssS me- hut Ss,t they sssS. s:etS Ps AZ.
mirably IN making a colossal, hash Of my life.
Damn all habds. fore and Aft"
parents. shipped il the navy ~ as a lSndsman 4
lev YEAR! ago; for the RurP2 Pose Of setting Dr ! an
him. He shipped with the approval OF his poo
ple. who, wanted him to take a few bard knocks.
iEI6 SSt his b. : ye62 }IHinns billet sat three nrsO. days q nsS St ttTb he E
chief engineer who. although no did not como
in through the hawse- pipe. Is known to most
i SsySd Slst type S"n FSlS sc IiG onSi6 Ss he fSsi immss
diate, superior Of the yeoman. made It warm
c aqT see and SSpnaE na mSn w l5om t6 np n bs S aSI 0s s sRS
young fellow dlsrated byra eourt-martial Tor
n msy have l3Se sen R|sSSI%Ss.cn Thf ior y y2e eSSriH Is5lqy
During a superior order OF ability as an ac-
S navy can i MI RI0S even enc S SeSs nfpy % TRis IN y e@c
dunEsrees. 9n his back to shove, coal in : tom
GsTatT n1sS of 1S Ode deEFeesi q. H. rs, had never done Res 2
i Hay : %9aPH Wat tipH n 4 Al b Gls ere the eI 1rS Tre al ssFe
ing bell outside OF the cabin door that gives the
alarm when there e Are n The bunkers 5egsn
working Tho maj, was found dying tom
RSlsSRR; f bsns asf he hS,d nr 9 siSF% ap % !sshsf g
set t going and 70 notify those on deck Chat his
skipper SHffs had MSdIt Of 90 MS.f no 'q aeans o 1ff 2nowins
e Puchto heart, and he felt badly enough over
4 MAJ who put in fifteen years ip Indian cam
is nov. serving a life sentence in q Western
prison for having killed his First Sergeant, The
Sn.Piei SSm sRa aO 6is F fhse9 sePre ssS iSH Sd bssen Ins
strnmental in having him reduced to the ranks.
At the tint the crime was committed It was
SiTse Is Sa IL fa q sfSS = 'Pon H SsilRR ABOUT to msaidd e
in tReir beds The First Sergeant got . It into His
head that his especial Sergeant was not per-
forming his duty when he took check roll can.
hunks, He. reported this to the troop command
er, and, after an 5vestigstion; the Sergeant
His cheyrons, werc cut from his arms and the
stripes from his trousers while his troop was
drawn up in formation. and II happened that
the Sergeant's sweetheart. on q visit at the
post from the nearby town. wa. an accidental
s Slt 3 q Sa1 tsls s RlsfhftGF n hsf w Ths the ~S GPefa,
ton was going on: and it made him desperate.
ne made q rush foE the orderly room OF his
by ono Of tho ~supernumerary guards, and
rushing out to, whore the tor" Sergeant who
straight through his heart. He received a life
sentence at the hands OF the civil authorities.
to T ThG9 R ne was s1r9sS oyer =, .~rt,,,orr ont 3. A.
Killed himself when he saw that he was in not
punishment. Among the military prisoners
confined in AlcstraA was a young soldier who
wealthy woman Of San Francisco on account Of
was captured when he deserted from his bat
terry In order to marry the San Francisco
woman. The woman had q number Of the Scr
Reants stationed at Alcatraz sounded as to the
island. and finally Gainedthe ear ofone Of them.
who. for a large consideration in cash. agreed
was IS sef fGe Of the 'I guard EaY eFSo's scch sneH w as
discovered. and the Sergeant blew his head of
in the guardhouse office. knowing that he was
A greet many non-commissioned and petty
officers haye reason to dread reduction on ac-
them. 4 petty officer who is known to his in
ferior ,bluelackets as a bucko and a bulldozer
rs r sdRSceSdfHttE& the wen men aW Sp forward fRsS i w ne s disit Rim hfm
will make his lot 30 wretched that he will have
to desert, and a pon-commissioned officer who
makes tyrannicql use Of his modicum Of author
aftemPt e get along Vii. The men p qasrters
broke"
At Fort D. A, Russell. Wyo.. a few days ago a
smooth chap from the East enlisted and was
Immediately made a company clerk. As COM
pany clerk, he didn't have TO do any fati9ue
work or actual soldering. but attended to the
clerical duties Of the company commander. He
was promoted Corporal and then sergeant. and
the, result was that he had not been compelled
to do a lick OF the work such as recruits In the
army have to worry through. he made a very
bulldozinR sort az non-commissioned officer,
and the men of his outfit used to express the
longing they felt to see him broke" and put to
AGqpshiEg sewers and that sort of thing.
work knew the men said these things. and
SO when he was discovered, in some fancy
lying and was reduced to the ranks he was
ready for his departure, He did not tell any Of
tho men that he was going. but he went on the
very night that his chevrons were taken from
his blouse sleeves. He was rather a clever
free-hand artist. was this smooth soldier, and
he left In his chest awell-drawn picture Of him
self engaged In piling up cordwood, Under
Me. engaged in the act Of working as . buck
flesh. and. so l thought I'd leave you q little
%fanciful, illustration OF it. to sort Of assuage