The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-19
TITrOOED WHILE NE SLEPT.
True story of "A Painful Episode in the Life
of n Troop 4 Man.

of n Troop n Man.
There is nothing in the cavalry regulations
which deals with tattooing. and as there was
lots OF time TO spare on board the transport
which.brought up some Of the Troop A.lnon. it
was not strange that the troopers should ell
gage the services OF the negro tattoo artist who
happened to be aboard. This artists name
was George Washington Jones, and his dis
tinguishinR characteristic aside from his color
and his skill in tattooiug was his unauencha-
BILE thirst for stimulating drinks. One of.the
troopers was an old football man with a splen-
did arm for the display Of George Washington
ff efs to > have it I'd dee co Mr2' Jones pricksd
In Il realistic pictlre OF the Maine, for 50. q
pierced heart with the initials Of the ,piereer
for 81 30, and three plain Initials for 81,
which. considering the fact that he had a mo-
nopoly OF the, business on the transport. was
The football player who turned TROOPER might
fh!%inH. i s,alrsf s' TepIy TO % Mr. iG!' Jones o Ees
to do a good lob foc him. The second day out
was warm and some one from pro.
Aicoho! caused Brown 70 DO the very things
it. thot in his normal condition he detested.
Az a sober man he not only did not smoke
S gSa Si%' Nh %hs ne s shI9mfiasss,a{ P his iiTs sy fegu Sae
was for a cigarette. Thus 1t happened that on
the second day out, when B,ro ~n had uuenched
arm",near The shoulder, Selecting a shady
stretched out and went sound asliep, George
Washington Jones's, delight at the Job was, so
E f5ss a6 5hSt he he S %a2E' T 1Hs. oP he % s.}tied ST hims SSi
on the deck beside Brown.
Jones had such n bad memory that his
patrons usually wrote out for. him the Initials
If little sG prs sss!I 1tn, T HfSS sent Ha@ roe ass q the trans snss
port. added 70 the alcohol. made Brown sleep
ROunlly. He shook nefNOuely when Jones
began work. but LID not wake up. 1t was two
hours hfS on Later whsn Td eSS sped sT 6Ts Isa aw q has As
came protnne. He accused a trooper near
him Of having burned his arm with 4 lighted
good for. ANYWAY he added. This was an in
dication that Brown was sober.
have had your sweetheart's initials tattooed
on your arm. They are well done. What is
T. lie saw the letters G W: j. t%5toosd there
is G. ". J. and why are:tno.e' initials on my
,his game ar In IN n me; Il you don't tell me the
ii was ju.' this way. Massa Brown. :" said
Jones, II reckleSt now You see; sab .o |
youah initials. an | remember my own. an |
put them on, I'm awful forGettuI an -, but
Jopes's CONCLUSION was a yell Of fear as Brown
The TROOPER ragged and sw0re and scrubbed
u nss af The a"9 &. W. 9eJf J. resistsd braveiy. W.T. It han ~
whose initials al are are no, e; ~ " ii, J; ARD he won 4.
s sn.f a a0a hs . hR e 1T It. II w Tss az q rirsf tims
zane he would tell her the story, For the rest
the other Troop \ men have insisted OH call
Ing him George Washington Jones.
Brown is an enthusiastic handball PLAYER.
skill he rolls back his sleeves and plays for all
he is worth. He was PLAYING in this fashion in
q brooklyn court one morning last week when
]. called to see him for a moment. Brown
came rushing out to see her with, his sleeves
still role; ID w NJ, and she began F5nn o. lack ( ! lust
continued, MIR. brown. who, is. g, W. j.?
gon't you speak a word to mel Who is 'hsf
'Heavens. said Brown hercsly. Il didn't
o course not, Mr. Brown snid the Young
t TUaanh horrible hbhie' Porto y L Rfca li't people. en- yes.
Gonzales. that's what il y. Don't tell me. sir.
know fometh,pG about Sr9nish namSs; Con IN
you again" and out she fiounced,
Brown thinks slowly. Two days later he
f fnitisIs at a tee mot nSu &C. q H. the T' y Snd S, T2R Rim W Wns a
oolored man who confessed to those. initials.
Moreover. Brown brought afidavits from ten
the initials happened to be on his arm. 4
protocol was arranged and this WAS followed
bty a definite truce. The negro who had been
the livery stable. where he has worked for ten
years: The young woman has told all her
friends about the way in which the initials
and says. Yes. that's right every time he
hears It told. She really does tell the story
much as t. is told above; The Troop 4 men:
their duty by Jack, and. moreover. they had
nothing more to say about 1t.