Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-12-21
HE HAD NOT SEEN MANILA.
How a Bogus sailor Was Detectea NJ
the Lecturers mt Chicago
Panorama

Since Manager Schaffer, of the battle
Of Manila panorama threw open his
doors TO soldiers and sailors in uni
form" some funny complications have
arisen. Both warriors and jack tars
have been personated by men who have
borrowed regulation" clothing, but
whoh little further titleto beranked
as .'hcroes" and nations defenders
One day a stout-looking specimen in
the flowing trousers and unsatisfactory
cap of the sailor walked gayly past the
door, hitching his hips and skipping in
the most approved Ralph 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 de-
tected citizens clothing under the navy
blue flannels of the visitor and spotted
him.
Hello, mate. What ship you from?"
asked one.
Oregon" was the ready reply.
"Oh. then. this scene is familiar to
you" and the lecturer waved his hand
broadly at the Cavite arseHal, the Lu-
Meta battery and rock Coregidor.
"Ya-as," was the slow response, as
the bogus blueiacket turned from point
TO point.
There's the entrance to the bay"
continued the crafty veteran.
"Na-as. / know
place look familiar"
"Ya-as. That's Manila, amt it?"
He had taken a long shot, but the
guess was a good one.
Yep"
oh. ya'as. And that's Havana." lie
felt encouraged. lie went farther.
And that's Santiago. Aw? There's
the Iowa, aiu'tit?"
"For'rad of the BALTIMORE"
"Ya-as."
That's her. You came in port side
Of Luzon and just ahaft thu binaele,
spose?"
"Ya-as-somethin' like that"
with MORO castle on your poop deck
and general quarters in the halyards2''
Il 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 galley?"
That last sounded possible, so the vic
tim plueked up courage and responded
radiantly:
Yes, by Jove, that's so. But where
did Hohsen come in?"
Why, can't YOU see? Over there in
Bakor bay, with the gunnel on the
rapid-ire lanyards and the eight-inch
searchlight goin' ahead half-speed on
the plum duff bow. See, where the sig
nal code is a-trailing for the mines? ! /
thought you'd recognize it. Right
for'rd there's where Montejo made a
mess call and lost the pot. See the stan
chions standin' TO the guns? That's
where the McCulloch made a rapid fire |
with the smoke stacks, you know, and |
the cutter went into the searoom with q |
stop cock on her starboard anchor. Yes.
indeedy! You fellows on the Oregon
did great things with Dewey at Manila. |
That's him down there with the gripo |
his cable glasses and a weather eye out |
for the spauker boom, But did you"
II guess I'm be going" said the bogus |
one. for hc was not comfortable.
why, stay and see the show. When |
man can mis- up Santiago and Havana |
and old ta,ite la one"
"Oh, it'~ good 'hingcnough, but I',e
got friend waiting"
But you haven't heard the lookout |
ou the br.1 upaloft You haven't seer |
the Marivalcs rang, down along the
hunhoai 10 the bridge over the sick |
bay. You haven't"
lie had followed the Shame-faced pre-
tender 10 the stairs. and there the man /
ia maecustomtd blue whirled and ran /
like "a quarter horse past the curios
from the Philippines and never felt safe 1
till he gained the land-locked harbor Of /
a Van Buren, street lodging house.-Chi-
c8gO Chronicle