Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-08-02
HAD NOT SEEN MANILA
Bogus Sailor Detected by Lecture. =,
the Big Panorama,

Since Manager Sclraffer OF the barn.
of Manila panorama threw. open n,
doors 10 soldiers aud sailors in M,
form" some funny complications bs,.
arisen. Both warriors and Jack lar.
have ben personated by men who hsva
borrowed regulation" clothing. I'm,
who have little further title To be rant.
ed as heroes and nations defend.
ers.
one day a stout-looking specimen IN
the flowing trousers aud unsatisfsc.
tory cap of the sailor walked gaylv
past the door. hitching his hips and
skipping in the most approved Rahb
Rackstraw fashion. And no one said
him nay.
But the lecturers up on the platform
are both sailor men. Both served
through the battle of Manila bay, and
while they welcome genuine mates
they are severe on the sham. They d..
tected citizens clothing under the navy
blue tiannels of the visitor and spotted
him.
Hello, mate. What ship you fromya
asked one.
Oregon" was the ready reply.
"Oh, then, this scene Is familiar IN
you,' and the lecturer waved his hand
broadly at the Cayite arsenal, tAs
Lunetta battery and rock Coregidor.
'Ya-as.' was the slow response, a;
the bogus bluejacket turned from point
to point.
There's the entrance TO the bay
continued the crafty veteran.
"Ya-as, l know
"Place look familiar?''
"Ya-as. That's Manila, amt itf'
He had taken long shot, but The
guess was good one.
"Yep."
ooh, ya-as. And that's Havana"
He felt encouraged. lie went farther,
And flats Santiago. Aw? There's
the Iowa, amt it?"
"For'rad of the Baltimore"
"Ya-as."
''That's her. You came in port side
of Luzon and just abaft the binacle !
s'pose?'
"Ya-as- somethn' like that"
with MORO castle on your poor
deck and general quarters In the hal.
yards?"
.I-don' t-just remember
"Oh, yes, you do. Don't you recollect
and the main hatch on the lookout
for Sangley point, while the gunner'i
mate rowed ashore In the galley
That last sounded possible, SO the
victim plucked up courage and re-
sponded radiantly:
Yes. by Jove, that's so. But wher
did Hobson come In
"Why, can't you see? Over there IN
Bakor bay, with the gunner on the
rapid-fire lanyards and the eight-inch
searchlight goin' ahead half-speed OF
the plum duff bow. See, where The
signal code is a trailing for the mines
| thought you'd recognize It. Rlglf
forrd there's where Montejo mades
mess call and lost the pot. See thi
stanchions standin' to the guns? That's
where the McCulloch made rapid fire
with her smoke stacks, you know and
a cutter went into the searoom with a
stop cock on her starboard anchor
Yes, indeedy! You fellows on the Ore
gon did great things with Dewey al
Manila. That's him down there with
the grip on his cable glasses and
weather eye out for the spanker boom
But did YOU"
Il guess I'll be going" said the bogus
one, for he was not comfortable.
why, stay and see the show. Wher
Il man can mix up Santiago and Ha
yana and old Cavite in one"
.Oh, it's good thing enough, but
I've got friend waiting"
but you haven't heard the lookout
on the hold up aloft. You haven't seen
the Marivales range down along the
bumboat to the bridge over the sick
bay. You haven't
He had followed the shame-faced
pretender to the stairs, and there the
man in unaccustomed blue whirled and
ran like a quarter horse past the curios
from the Philippines and never felt
safe till he gained the land-locked har'
Dor OF Van Buren, street lodging
house.-Chicago Chronicle.