New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-23


So we think that ship right on hand
at both ends Of the Manila fighting. She began
1t on May j, and she ended it on August 13."
The pleasalt-faced sergeant OF marines stood
near the Raleigh's bow, looking thoughtfuly
out over the rail at a steam launch crowded
with visitors who had just left the ship 81
can't say for sure that it's So" he said, with
the air of a man who does not wish to be I'M
duly suspicious Of his fellow human beings,
but it seems to me that our collection Of pets
has dwindled away considerably since we began
to have all these admrin' visitors At least,
don't see so many of the puppies and kittens
and birds around as l did when first got
here. I'm afraid some of them have gone over
the side in peoples pockets-as souvenirs, /
suppose" He whistled to a fat little puppy
from Malta, which frantically engaged in
tearing up a eiece OF paper near by, and was
rolling its brown and white body over and over
the deck in its exertions.
why, we had a regular menagerie before
we started from Manila" continued the SER
geant. THE boys kept bringing in pets and
mascots until the captain shut down on it. He
said they'd make too much trouble aboard. And
/ guess he was right, too, especially in the case
OF the monkeys. They're terribly mischievous.
I don't know how much stuff they tore up and
destroyed. We've kept of them, though,
just to remember Manila by; there he is now
with that sailor" and he pointed to an evil
and extremely ancient appearing monkey which
was perched calmly on the tars shoulder. gaz-
ing around with malicious eye upon the crowd
of spectators
I'VE had a goat that the boys liked pretty
WELL too but he got rambunctious we had
to leave him at Singapore. We could have had
pets by the dozen from every port we stopped
at but we had to refuse most OF them, by the
captains orders
1T was fine voyage. that trip home" re-
fected the sergeant. I'VE were four months on
the way. stopping at every port of any interest
along the route. liked 1t best around Alden
and Alexandria where had a chance to go
ashore and see those ancient places-the pyra-
mids and all that. We made pretty long stops
everywhere. Most of them were at English
naval stations, you know, and we got hearty
welcome. But by the time we got to Gibraltar
were all so anxious TO get home that we
were impatient at stopping much. After that
the delay at the Azores and at Bermuda seemed
awful long to us. / tell you. 1t always feels
good to get home
In one boatload Of visitors which left the
Raleigh the other day was a bronzed and roll
licking Jack tar who frankly confessed TO the
passengers that according to regulations. ne
had no right to be there. Thanks, doubtless, TO
presents from friends ashore ne had been able
to fortify himself with good supply OF Dutch
courage" against the defiance of orders which
he was then putting into practice, and it was
the same liquid courage which loosened his
tongue and caused him to take the whole boat
load into his intimate confidence.
when mans been away from home five
years-fve years. he repeated with solemn
emphasis "twenty-three hours shore leave
amt much: is it? 1 went UP TO Capn
Joe-we all call i'm 'Cap'n Joe, y know-and
says 1, 'Cap'n. here I've got a father and
mother and brothers and sisters right here in
this city, an I amt seen 'em for five years
not for five years. sir. amt, and can't ] have
more'n twenty-three hours liberty" But Cap n
Joe he didn't want to let me 60 and so i
didn't see no other way but to get in this here
boat and just go anyhow. If anybody saw me
60 all right l don't care. I'll hear enough
about it when l get back tomorrow. I'm goin
to have a good time now"
one of his hearers asked him a question about
the battle Of Manila Bay, and he was equally
ready to talk on this subject Say, he re-
marked impressively, that was the queerest
night spelt-that night before the battle
lay down to sleep about i o'clock alongside
the breech of my gun, and it didn't seem to
me l was there more'n few minutes When
Bang! bang the old guns began smashin
away. No more sleep after that; had to get
up and pitch in with the others. tell you we
wasn't a very pretty lookin' gang in that hght'
covered with dirt an smoke an grease! What
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and a pair O. black socks-thats every rag
he