The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-03
THE sHAFTER HAY-cLADs.
Ir. DooIey Relates AN Important In
ciacnt of the War.
0From tlc Chicago Iournal.)


Mr. Dooiry had been reading about General
Skaters unfortunate abandoned enterprise for
capturing Santiago by means OF a load Of hay
and 1t filed him with great enthusiasm. Lay
ing down his paper he said: by dad. ! always
said they give me frind Shafter til worst ~ it.
II they'd left him do III job III way he wanted
ta do it he'd We taken Santiago without lesin
an ounce
How was it he wanted to do it:" Mr.. Hen
messy asked
well said Mr. Doolcy. '''twas this way.
This is tn way it was. OF Ceryera's fleet was in
~ harbor au bottled up, tn man says. Shat
ter he says 10 Sampson: Look here. me bucko,
what til diyyle ARE We loafn' ar-round out
there fr.' he says. Why don't We 20 in an
smash tn Castiless' he says. I'm doin' we'll
where / am says Sampson. Tn navy " tn
United States he says, which is " III best
If not tn best, in the w1Irruld. he says. WAS
| not he says, 'intinded f'r sthreet tightin', he
says Wen stay here he says, where We ar-re,'
he says until lie says I'VE equip Tia ships
with noomatic tire wheels, he says, an ball
bcarir's.' he says
:. Wen says slafter. ii We won't go in he
| s4vs well show We tn way, he says. An hc
calls on cap Brice, that is tn Young
ct an fastest dlresseIs in tn whole crool an
dcsastatin' war. Cap lie says. is they amy
/ hay in III campT he says 'Slathers iy it., save
! IN Cap 'Onless,' he SAYS, III soiers at it,. he
says. Til las load " beef that come down firm
e. uudhcrtaker's he SAYS, was not good he
says. 'Ayther,' he says, twas improperly
walked hc SAYS. or he says. tH plllbearers
Was careless, he says. 'Annyhow, he says, III
| s1ieIs won't eat it, an whin / left they was
! lookin' srcediiy at tn hay, he says.
q" Cap says Gin'ral Shaitcr, ii amy ates
a visp shoot him on the spot, he says. Those
hungry sojers may desthroy me hope iy vichtry,'
he says. What dye InaneT says Cap Bricc. I
name this says Gin'ral Shafter. I name to
! take ycn fortress he says I'll sind sc in
Her turets n be alfalfa, she'll have three inches
is solid timothy to III wather line. an wan inch
| ~ tn best clover below th watlcr line he
| SAYS. Did ye liver sec an eight-nch shell PM
tisatr a bale " hayG he says.
&c niycr did" says Cap Briec MAYBE that
was because / niver see it thricd,' be says. BE
| that a. it may says Cin'ral Shaftcr, We nivcr
sec it done. No more did t. he says. '0nless.
he says they shoot pitchforks, be says, they'll
| nycr HURT yc.' he says. Yen be onvincihlc,'
he SAYS. Yen proceed into tn harbor.' he
sayy behind the sturdy amor " produce he
| says Let yecr watchword be. stay on III
far-Tm'' an 20 on 10 victhry,' he says. Gin'ral,
| says Cap Brice. how can l thank ye fr tn
honorT he says ''Tis no wondher tn men call
ye their fodder, he says. Twas joke Cap
| Bfice med at tn time. I'll do tn best ! can,
he says, an If die in tn attempt, he says,
bur. me where tn bran-Inash'll wave over inc
| grave he says.
An Gin'rsl Si,after he got together his fleet
an put III arnor on it. Twas formidable
sight. They was IN cruiser Box Stall, full ar.
uored with sixty-eght bales " IN finest grade
iv chopped feed tn R.red Barn. modhren hay
lgshIr urgtegfed iar fpayy ~ fiu4pttT
an tn gallant little Haycocl, a torpedo boat
shooting deadly missiles " explosive oats Tn
expedition was delayed be wan iy tn mule.
sthroilin' down to III shore an attn up III
afther batthry an par-rt iv tn ram iv til R-red
Barn, an befure repairs was made Admiral Ger.
vera heerd " what goin' On. Glory be to
| ia saints, he says, what njaynious thribc
| these Yankees is, says he. 'On'y a fey week.
ago they thried TO desthroy me by dumpin' .
load " coal me- he says, an now he saws
tllcy'u be roiln Harls iy -four on ne fr'm ti
mites mex lie says. I'd betther get out Ia,
says 'Tis far uobier, he says. 10 purrish OF
tn r-ragin main, hc says, thin to die viii
ye'er lungs iun iy naysced an ye'er ewes full II
| dust he says 4 WIS borrn in a large city, IL
s1ys, an l don't know the rules iy III barn,
he says. An ne wInt cut an took his lickin.
g Twas too bad Shafter didn't get chance a
him, but he's give IN tip TO tn la-ads tia
makes tn boats No more ixpinsivc steel an
i'm, but good Of grass fl'm tn twinty.acr
meadow III ship yards II nc moved from III
say an laid down in m Heighborhood w Polo
illinye an oil tn Mississippi valley II rim
with tn sound iy tn seythe an tn pitchfor
hhldn IT, dcfnse ~ our counlry's honor Than
Ia Lord we've winrOws an winrows Nv Shsftcf
armor plate between here an DubuqIe
hr. Hcnnessy said good night