El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-09
the news of their iudiscretion to Wash

the news of their iudiscretion to Wash
ington.
1t is secret, but q fact, that the
Buffalo within few weeks will traus-
port to the Philippines shipload OF
sweethearts and wives to the husbands
| and lovers
Who. mighty or otherwise, can
guard secret that has been confided
to the keeping of women? One wo-
man, yes-every one knows one wo-
man who can keep q secret. No man
malign the whole sex, but when dis
thousand 1t IS not ungallant to say tho
secret will out.
Scarce breathed though it be In the
Brooklyn navy yard, it has Aoated over
| its high walls and women of the out
side world are rejoicing for their sis
| tiers of the navy.
So the Buffalo will sail in a few
| weeks.
| 1t is all the result of petitions thst
had in them the wall of tears. of notes
| that carried in them the sound of
| breaking hearts. The secretary of the
navy has been besieged with letters
begging him to transport just this
wife, because she cannot live without
her husband, or just this sweetheart,
i
in September and nOw-oh, now.
| Well, finally, at the end of it all, to
save himself from the recriminations
OF future generations of wives and
children, Mr.. Secretary of the Navy
telegraphed to Mr.. Commander OF
Construction and Repairs at the Brook
lyn navy yard to make ready the
Buffalo for the. mod alton of the
| women who had softened his heart
| with their tears.
For them every comfort is to be
placed behind her battery of rapid fire
and machine guns. For them dozens
OF men are now tearing her up in the
stern and Transforming the cruiser
| which was once Ell Cid of the Morgan
line and later the Nictheroy into a re-
sort for women and children.
1t Is the first time in the history OF
the navy that an order of this kind faae
been received. 1t is the first time that
United States cruiser has been made
over to accommodate the gentler sex.
men, transported by love.
An officer listening to the sound OF
the saw that was cutting away the up
per deck above the wardroom shrue-
ged bis shoulders expressively.
What are we coming TOP" he ask.
ed. where will it end? Women
and children, with their gimcracks
sci! Women and children crowdine
these decks that have been the home
OF lighters who aided in destroying the
Spanish feet in Manila bay and float
ing Old Glory in the Philippinesi
II suppose they'll come aboard with
parrots to talk and cats to cuddie. Il
isn't place for women behind guys.
There'il be an outrageous upsettine OF
discipline. Every seaman, marine,
stoker, gunner, cook and powder
monkey will be affected.
IA lot OF women, cooped up together
like tbat-why, they'll be worse than
prima donnas. Thank heaven, I'm not
commander Of that ship! What jeal
ousies and squabbles he'll be called up
on his stculder!'
And the hard hearted officer chuckl
ed. However, here is a clue to his
pessimism-he is an old bschelor.
But there are bluecoats in ManIls
who are married or who long to be.
There are some of them who will be
assigned to shore duty. They have
OF barren tent with mattress to lis
upon, OF bare room with cot. And
now, suddenly. with the arrival of the
Buffalo, the dream of a home with the
loved one is to be made reality.
What scheming and planning there
Will De ABOARD OF ner when, finally, In
the quarters that have been set apart
for them, they exchange con fidsucesi
Their quarters, when they are.finished.
will be equipped with almost all the
comforts of home. Their rooms will
be heated by steam and lighted BY
electricity.
They will see the bluejackets and
the bluejackets will see them walking
on the deck, reading the latest novel
or stitching pensively, while the wat
ers break monotonously at the ships
keel.
For two months Jackie will feast his
eyes upon the charm of feminity. In
each and every lassie he will see G
representative of ell he holds best and
sweetest at home.
There fs no use denying It: indeed.
| the officers in the Brooklyn navy ward
acknowledge it with sighs and fore
| bodings, the presence of the feminine
element, separated though it may be
with iron gates, seen distantly from
atop mssts and down holes, will never
theless be felt. It will pervsde the
ship. Jacky will see to it that his but
tons shine with added lustre.-Mfn-
| neapolfs Tribune.
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