Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-08-02
nAp NOT ssem MANILA.


49,. a.aler Detected By Lectures ~
eho Big Panoraas.
since Manager Sehaf1er Of the Datt.e
Of Manila panorama threw open ms
6oors to soldiers and sailors In unf
form" some funny complications have
arisen. Both warriors and jack tars
have ben personated by men VINO nave
borrowed regulation" clothing. Dut
who have little further title to be RANK
ed as "heroes" and nations deieno-
ers."
One day q stout-looking specimen 10
the flowing trousers and unsatisfac-
tory cap Of the sailor walked gayiy
past the door, hitching his hips ana
skipping in the most approved haipn
Rackstraw fashion. And no one salo
him nay.
But the lecturers up on the platform
are both sailor men. Both serSeo
through the battle of Manila bay, ana
while they welcome genuine mates
they are severe on the sham. Tney oe-
tected citizens clothing under the navy
blue fiannels of the visitor ana spotteo
him.
"HeIlo, mate. What ship you fromf
asked one.
"Oregon," was the ready reply.
"Oh. then, this scene Is familiar 70
you," and the lecturer waved MS manu-
broadly at the Cavite arsenal. tne
Lunetta battery and rock COregidor.
"Ya-as," was the slow response rs
the bogus bluejacket turned from point
to point. >,
..There's the entrance to the bay,
continued the crafty veteran.
"Ya-as, know"
"Place look familiarT
"Ya-as. That's Manila, amt HT'
| He had taken a long shot, Dut the
guess was a good one.
yep" -.
"Oh, ya-as. And that's Havana
! He felt encouraged. He went farther.
And that's Santiago. Aw2 There's
the Iowa, amt itT
"For'rad of the Baltimore"
"Ya-as."
THAT'S her. You came In port side
! of Luzon and lust abaft the binacle,
s'pose"
"Ya-as-somethin' like that"
with MorrO castle on your poop
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's
mate rowed ashore In the galleyT
That last sounded possible. SO the
victim plucked up courage and re
sponded radiantly:
"Yes, by Jove, that's so. But where
did Hobson come inT
"Why, can't you seer Over there In
Bakor bay. with the gunner on the
rapid-flre lanyards and the eight-incb
searchlight goin' ahead half-speed on
the plum dun bow. See, where the
signal code Is a-traiAng for the minesi
I thought you'd recognize It. Right
for'rd there's where MOntejo made a
mess call and lost the pot. See the
stanchions standin' to the guns2 That's
| where the McCulloch made rapid fire
with her smoke stacks, you know, and
| q cutter went into the searoom with
stop cock ON her starboard anchor.
Yes, indeedy! You fellows on the Ore
gon did great things with Dewey at
| Manila. That's him down there with
the grip ON his cable glasses and a
weather eye out for the spanker boom.
But did you"
81 guess I'll be going" said the bogus
one, for he was not comfortable.
"why. stay and see the show. When
a man can mix up Santiago and Ha-
vana and old Cavite In one"
"Oh. it's a good thing enough, but
I've got a 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 quarter horse past the curiOs
from the Philippines and never felt
safe till he gained the land-locked har-
Dor Of a Van Buren, street lodging.
house.-Chicago Chronicle.