The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-10
FUNSTON's GREAT SWIM.
RecklinGhoosen Tells How 1t All
Happened Over the Water.
Cincinnati Enquirer.

Cincinnati Enquirer.
Dashing Brig Gen Fred Funston,
whose heroic deeds In the Philippine is
lands have been exploited in the daily
press all over this great United States
for the past few weeks, was the subject
Of ''conversationings at Recklinghoosen's s.
'Tain'd no use Of spoken about him.
but dat Fritz Won Stohn is a bravery
snoldier" was the opener by Reckling-
hoosen. TITS Deutschland ofer ALL No
wonder tose Phillipspeanuts want to sue
in day courthouse for pieces yenn sutsk
like brafeTies Is SHOWN to dem like Fritz
did,"
Bimberle Are you seek, oder ain'd
your healthiness so good no more? How
you maig oud hees Deutscher mid sutsk
names like Won Stohn. Hees names ain'd
dat tall; it's Funs On
Oats rigid; oh. dat's oil righd," ex-
claimed ReckHnghoosen. you yoost hit
day head on day nail, dats what he
maid"
What Is 1t he did maid o. asked Bim-
berle.
You yoost said 1t What he did," replied
Recklinghoosen. HE maid day fun on
When day fun 1t begind mid day Phillips
peanuts
How did he done it?" again querled
Bimberle.
k9ueSlSHOu me HOW OlH lie OOne, ueilIl
could I tole you 1t might be yet better"
replied Recklinghoosen. HE din wait for
no constructions in dip low mattics. Nix
kommerausr'
What he did did denn? Did he vent
und askeded Ackinaldo for promis1on to
spooch mid hirn?" exasperatedl asked
Rimberle.
Listen und told 1t on you how he
didet it," graYely responded Reckling
hOnspn a knocked ~
boozle poles houses vitsk lifting in Aek-
inlado's mems mid DER bad visors.
'Herein!' it said behind day inside some
voni You know herein dat means in
Spanish Come in vonce!' Den venn Won
Stohn oder Funs On, like you calls him.
vent In. he askeded day man what wore
whole chirt on him, to sir ender. Meier!
said Aquayaconolombo, so long like
river pillows apast US"
is it you What representative Ackin-
aldo?' askeded Won Stohn.
Isl sinyore,' said Aquayaconolombo
(Si. sinyore, dat means in Jewnited
Staatses lankwidge jass. sir), was the
explanation offered by. Recklinghoosen.
"Denn for day twicest times ] AXIS
you to sir ender in day name Won day
Jewnited Staatses.' said Won Stohn.
"'Non non ,sinyorer (Non, non, sinyore!
dat means nossir), said Aquayaconolom-
bo; not 80 long like 1t Pillows day river
apast u.s.
penn to day hotel mid yous Phillips
peanuts und day river said Won Stohn.
HE hollered out on his snoldiers. Come
ahett. fellersr und he und hees whole
REGIMENT svimmed in day riffer dis day
vas offer mid DER unionforms on on day
odder side"
mid der unionforms on?" incredu-
lousy inquired Bimberle.
''Jass, mid EN- all on, besides vitSk yet
day he'd deir gunses, pitse!sss. zaberses
und odder oppertunences on yet. und
catritches In DER belts around DER
shoulders replied Reckiinghoosen.
''Oh. dem no wonder is 1t day maig
sutsk spoixenings aloud him. Veil, I'm
annahow klad he's q Americans man. be-
cause odder snoldiers couldn do dat
''Oh, jass day could" interrupted Reck-
linghoosen won Stchn lairnd dat in
Deutschland"
"'Tain'd nodding SO: he tits IS a cub
checkt Won day kaiser holly rejoined
Bimberie. HE is a Jewnited Staatser
Won Kantzis, und venn he cooms back
day Kantzisers Won't built him a house,
but day'l gif him day whole shdate dat
what day'i do mid Funs On"
"Recklinghoosen," said Amzwitcheler
you should yet know less than dan say
en- dat Funs On is Won Jewrope because
of he vas he Wouldn't svimmed day riv-
yer ofer; he would been so full Won bair
dat day whole REGIMENT would fioated
over"