Evening journal., 1898-10-10

"BENe GREEN ON THE WAR.
The Wayfarer, happening to be in
the vicinity of The First Regiment
Almory, at Twelfth and Orange streets,
last evening, had the pleasure OF lbs
tening TO Ben" Green reeite his war
experiences while at Camps Tunnel
and Meade.
Benny is q jovlal young Irishman,
a member Of Company i, who, like
many of his comrades, enlisted, not for
tho money there was in it, but from
patriotism. AS a memento of camp life
he has brought home a tattooed hat
which is a marvel OF work in penman-
ship.
Upon This hat are marked the names
OF all the officers and men of his com
papy, together with many notices
relative OF incidents that ccurred toI
him during his camp life. 1t was while
ne was explaining the devices on this
hat that the Wayfarer happened along.
you see" said "Ben," 81 left a S5
a day job to go and fight the Span
iards, bad cess to them, and it was
patriotism THAI took me. But If God
forgives me I'll never do it again. You
see when we went 1 expected to get
gun, but this is what l got" pointing
to a pick, shovel and broom drawn
upon the hat. ''Why, boys. it's the
truth I'm telling yez. I'll bet we clean
ed up more farms in Pennsylvania
than have been cleaned in ten years
before. Me hands is sore pullin' up
weeds and movin' stones. And talk
about aiten, well, we wasCnt in IT, They
used to bring the bread to camp and
dump 1t out like load OF coal.
when 4 was measured for enlstin
was just forty-one inches round the
waist. and now look at me-" unbutton-
ing his blouse. I'm just thirty-siX
inches and some of them Is due to mo
old mother. who has stood over the
stove and done nothin' but cook ever
since I've got home. I've just eat a
wheelbarrOw load OF macaroni, cheese
and tomatoes since / got back and l
amt done yet
'Do ye see this" pointing to a minia-
ture cake of ice drawn upon his hat.
''This," said "Ben,' is the size of the
cake OF ice we got with the Morning
News fund.- Oh, but the people in Will
mingtou are liberal Yez remember
when they wanted us to come up here
to- parade on the Fourth of July Well
the citizens raised $3.50. One man gave
$40. another S., and $4,000 people gave
s8.AO. That's wot calls bein' open
hearted. Oh, well, they won't git me
again. They owes me S64.4 now foI
back pay, rations and clothes allow
ance. but the government can have II
all If It gives me a piece OF paper sayin
Ben, we don't need YOU no more, yot
can get out, and that's no lie Say
boys, is this shootin' match goin' Z
pay of Tonight? TIM getting dry" ant
he went off among the crowd.
AN ENTERPRISING COLLECTOR.
There is a man in town who pride
himself on the large number OF button
and badges which he has in posses
sion.
81 want to tell you a joke abcu
Them said woman Of his acquaint
ance to the Waylarer. 'He has a regu
lar mania for such things and i'm
agine that he will go to extreme length
i'm their securement. One Sunday
came UP to our house. had sewers
badges and buttons such as did not tll
ure in his collection and he begge
piteously for them. l was obdurate an
he went away while we were eatir
lunch the enterprising collector returi
ed. went upstairs to the garTet, searcl
ing all the way ais he went. He fail
10 find them, for ! had taken the pr
caution to hide them in a big barre
We heard him rummaging up the
and compelled him to come down.
course it was all done in perfect go
nature, forwe knew him well,but wo
der that his collection is not mu
larger than it is, considering the ent'
prising methods which ne employs
TO add to lbs portions.
SLAVES LUCKY FIND.
T. B. Scott, of this city, related
following interesting story to the Wa
farer to-day;
Many years ago it was the custom
the shipyards of Baltimore for
slaves of Maryland planters TO work
trades. They were fairly good woi
men and brought in quite rever
to their master the year round. It
happened that one Of these slave sh
carpenters was set to work one day l
der the stern quarter Of an old Sp
ish brig at the ward for repairs