The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-26
ADewey story


Admiral Dewey, though something OF
a martinez on board his ship, which IS
much more spick and span than the other
American vessels in Manila Bay, is one
of the most approachable Of men. No
matter what may be the station of those
having dealings with him, he is courte-
Gus to all alike-Asiatics and Europeans.
The former do not altogether understand
this, and sometimes mistake his afabili-
ty for gullibility, until they receive a rude
awakening. The ships are frequently VS.
tied by Filipino tradesmen, and on one
occasion a shoemaker went on board the
Olympia with a pair of boots which
Dewey had ordered.
We'll, old man. said the admiral in
CHEEKY tone, you have brought my
shoes; 'how much do you want?"
Three dollars was the reply.
"All right; here you are said Dewey,
holding out the money. 1t at once fash
ed across the shoemaker's vision that if
he had said s. it would have been just
the same, and he accordingly exclaimed,
'Oh, no, no; never mind nowi Do some
other time" hoping that when some
other time came the admiral would have
forgotten the price mentioned IN the first
instance. A few days afterward the shoe
maker returned with a bill. ITO one pair
of shoes, s." Being very busy at the
time the admiral was rather ruffled when
the man presented himself On scanning
the account he at once detected the dusky
Crispn's dishonesty. Tearing the bill TO
pieces, ne called out: Orderly, throw this
shoemaker was dragged TO the side Of
the vessel and unceremoniiusly plunged
into the 'bripy."
HOch! Der Ii aiSer.
The current London-made joke is about
- - nd hos
point 1t is to the effect that the kaiser
having expressed the hope during Kip
hng's illness that the life of the writer
might in the mercy of Providence, be
spared, has now, since Mr.. Kipling's re-
covery. conferred the Order OF the Black
Eagle on Providence This pleasantly re-
calls Captain Coughlan's recitation Of
Hook or Kaiser at the Union League,
which recitation for awhile promised him
much trouble. The Eagle published the
poem when first written, but for those
who overlooked il, it is reproduced. The
verses were written by A. A1cEngor Rose
on the Montreal Herald staff, and was
the work of less than an hour. He is
Since dead. But eight verses are ordf-
narily published. The whole poem as
originally written stands:
Der Kaiser of dis Fatherland
Und Colt on high all dings command,
We two-ach! Don't you understand?
Myself-und Colt.
He reigns in heafen and always shall,
IND mein own embire don'd vas shmaH,
Elm noble pair drinks you call
Myself-und Colt.
Vile some men sing der power divine.
Mein soldiers sing Der Wacht am
Rhein,''
IND drink der health in Rheinish wine
OF me-und Colt.
Dere's France. she swaggers all aroundt,
She's auspespielt.
To much we think she don'd amount.
Myself-und Colt.
She will not dare to fight again,
But If she shouldt I'll show her blain
Dot Elsass (and in FRENCH Lorraine
Are mein-by Colt.
Won Bismarck vas a man auf might,
Und bought he was CLEAR out auf sight,
But ach! ne was NIGHT good 10 fight
Nit me-und Colt.
We knock him like Elm man auf sdraw,
We let him know whose viii vas law,
Und dot We dOnd would sdand his jaw,
Meinself-und Gott.
We send him oudt in big disgrace,
We gif him insuldt to his face,
ma put OdpTlNl III MS pldte'
Meinself-und Colt.
Und ven Caprivi get sYeIled hedt
We very promptly on him set,
Und toldt him TO get up and get,
Meinself-und Colt.
Dere's grandma drinks she is NIGHT small
beer.
Midi Beers ind such she interfere:
Shell learn none owns dis hemisphere
But me-und Colt
She dlnks, good frau, some ships she's
got.
Und soldiers midi der scarlet goat.
| Ach, We could knock them. Pouf! Like
that.
Myself-midt Colt
In dimes Of peace. .prebare for wars,
/ 7 bear the spear and helm Of Mars.
! IND care not for den thousand Cars,
Myself-mIdt Colt.
/ In fact, I humor efTy whim,
/ With aspect dark and visage grim;
Colt pulls nit me. und ! mil HIM
I Myceff-lrnd Colt