Arizona republican., 1899-01-06
MEDITATEONS OF
 MARTIN DOOLEY
On General Sh0ffer'S Hay
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MT. DC0ley had been reading about General Shutters unfortunately aban- doned enterprise for capturing Santi- ago by means of a load of hay. and it filled him with great enthusiasm. Lay ing down his paper, he said: By dad, always said they give me frind Shaf- ter tn worse iv it. If they'd left him do tn job tn way he wanted to do it he'd we taken Sandago without losin an ounce"
 How was it he wanted to do it?" MT. Hennessy asked.
 Well" said Mir Dooley, "'twas this way. This is tn way it was. or Ger vera's fleet was in tn harbor an bot tied up, as tn man says. GShafter he says to Sampson: I43ok here. ms backo, what tn divvle ar-re ye loaf1n' ar-round out there f'r,' he says, like a dep'ty sheriff at a prize ffght?' he says. Why don't ye go in an smash tn Castiles?' he says. I'm doin well where I am,' says Sampson. Tn navy iv' tn United States he says, which is wan iv tn best if not tn best, in tn wurruld,' he says, was not he says, 'intinded f'r sthreet fightin',' he says. We'll stay here, he says, where we ar-re,' he says, until, he says. 'wa can equip tn ships with noomatic tire wheels, he says, an ball bearln's, he says.
 Well says shafter, if ye won't go in,' he says, we'll show ye tn way he says. An he calls on Cap Brica, that was wan iv tn youngest an tasti- est dhressers in tn whole crool an dev- astatin' war. Cap he says. IS they amy hay in tn camp? he says. 'Slath- CTS iv it, says tn Cap. 'Onless,' he says, tn sOjers ct it. ha says. Tn las load iv beef that come down firm tn und- hertakers,' he says, twas improperly walked he says, or he says, tn pail bearers was careless, he says. Amy how he says, tn sojers won't eat it, an whin I left they was Iookin' greed fly at tn hay he says. Cap. says Gin'ral Shafter, If amy man ates Q wisp shoot him on tn spot he says Those hungry sCjers may desthroy me hopes iv vichtry,' he says. What dye mane?' says Cap Price. I mane this says Gin'ral Shafter. I mane to take yon fortress he says. Tll sind ye in, Cap he says, in 8 ship protected be hay he says. Her turrets II be alfalfa, she'll have three inches iv solid tim Othy to tn wather line, an wan inch iv tn best clover below tn wather line he says. Did ye iver see an eight-inch shell pinithrate a bale iv hay?' he says I niver did says Cap Brice. Maybe that was D2c3uS5 1 nlVer see It thrIed, he says. Be that as it may says Gin 1al Shafter, 'ye niver see it done No more did L. he says. 'Onlsss.' he says. they shcot pitchforks. he says. tn sy'u nivar hur-rt ye,' he says. 'Yc'u be on- vincibie.' he says. 'YeU proceed into tt harbor, he says, behind the sturdy armor iv pl5juce,' he says. Let ye'er watchwOrd be Stay on tn faT-rm'' an go on to victhry,' he says. fGin'ral, says Cap Brica, how can I thank ye fir tn honCr?' he says. Iris no wor- dher tn men cal ye their fodder he says. Twas joke Cap Brice med at th' time. I'll do tn best I can,' he avs, an if die in tn attempt he says, bury me where tn bran-mash II wave over me G.Gva,' he says.
 An Gin'ral S5after he got together his fleet ar put tn arnor on it. Twas 2 formidable sight They was tn cruiser Box Stall, ful armcred with siNjy-eight bales iV tn finest grade iv chCEpcd feed; the R-red Barn. a mod hern hay battlesnip protected be whole nov iv timothy, an tn gallant little Haycock, a torpedo boat shoot