The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-30


g1owled like a grizzly bear with his
hair full o honey bees. An thin tn
first day out from Honolulu Obligation
av thin goes to TIL captain av tn de-
tachmint an complained that they do
be starvin'. An pwhat do the captain
say? Shure, he asks thin wan by wan
how many years sarvice they've seen,
and whin they say wan an two an
three months, he Just grins an tells
thin to go chase thimsilves. Shure, lad,
in TIL army It's wise at TIL first to put
up with few discomforts without
grumbling. Just bide your time until
ye mate with gross injustice an thin
kick har-rd and win. Do the same a
few times an ye'll have established a
reputashun av maxim nothing but
cinch-kicks. An whin ye've done thot
we've made your bed aisy in tn army.
"Did ye happen to notice that we had
rice and apple sauce for dinner tn day,
instead av tn stale slum pwhat tn min
have been throwin' to tn fishes tn
week back? Av coorse, We did. But We
don't know the instigation av TIL
change. Shure, twas at inspection this
morning. You know Henricksen, the
old Dane, who will retoire with 80 years
/ to his credit av he lives till spring.
When tn captain comes to him he stops
and looks at the new uniform he were
wearin'. An says he, a-cockin' his head
sidewise, critical-like, says he:
I
bag av blouse?'
AT tn Presidio, SIR says Henrick-
sen.
"An' pwhy, says tn captain, did a
toothpick loike you draw blouse that
was made for Grover Cleveland?
"'Av tn captain plaise,' says Henrick-
sen, doin' TIL military to perfection,
'thot same blouse were too small for
me when l KEN aboard this thrans-
port
"'Shure,' said th' captain, they must
have been overfeedin' ye at TIL Pre-
sidio.
"'Or unGerfeedin' me- says Henrick-
sen, ON tn transport
IAN at that a rook laughed an were
sent to tn guardhouse, an says tn cap
tain to Henricksen:
is it tn breast ay partridge an
wine jelly ye're expectin' on troop
ship?'
"'Ay l should find TIL kay to tn Off
GERS ice chest nv dark noight, yis,
said Henricksen, but lackin' thot, there
do be rice, an cornmeal an dried apples
an prunes an salt cod an bacon in TIL
hold av tn ship, sir
AN av ye noticed they throwed tn
stale beef to the sharks TIL mornin'.
An thot do be good example av tn
kick-courteous pwhat will win in tn
army"
just as Sevenspot completed his hom-
lily, a youth in brand new uniform,
witha sergeant's chevrons on his blouse
sleeves, stepped up and holding out ar
empty cigarette paper asked for pinch
OF tobacco. Sevenspot continued to
rub away on his pipe bowl and hummed
significantly:
Hang to your money and always save your
rocks,
And youn always have tobacco in your old
tobacco box.
The young soldier bidshed 10 the
roots of his hair and then made the
mistake of getting angry.
"All right" he exclaimed, hotly.
iii show you that there's such thing
as fatigue detail on this ship!"
"Pwhat's thot?' said Sevenspot, sud-
denly losing interest in his pipe bowl
and glaring up at the young fellow.
"Pwhat's thot? You Will detail me
for fatigue duty? An as a punish
ment for refusin' to supply you with
tobacco? 'Tis lucky, lad, thot me tim
per do be mild an me head gray in
tn service. oar tbs a buck private in
company @ and on the prisoners IA
tigue you'd be before sunset. Pwhere
did you get these chevrons? Draw
thin at TIL quartermaster.s depart
ment? Shure any man who can sign
. clothin schedule can get them there.
TIL lasht time drew them they were
Is cints TO TIL yard. DO they still cost
tn same? Av you have a rale war
rant. phwy don't you spend tn extra
pay for tobac'? Shure, do be think
in that you're but wan av these cas-
ual noncoms phwat me friend Seryt.
Flaherty, were tellin' me about at TIL
Presidio.
"Sevenspot," said he, I'm glad to
see you. Come an have drink.
Shure, I'm on TIL shady side av Asy
strate, an I'm not forgettin' til
noomber. I'm top-sergeant av til
casual compiny pwhere they do be
sendin' all til new rocks. Say. 'tis
rale coffeewarmin' I'm maxim lance
noncoms, twoscore a wake. An tn
tariff do be $3.50 for cor2rils and five
dollars for sergeants. There were 243
answered roll call tn raornin' an but
2l were privates. Have another drink"
'Shure, bye" continued Seyenspot.
"niver let a little white ribbon puff We
mp. They kape special pair av shears
in iverry regiment to rip tn stripes OF
av Flaherty's noneoms. When have
no money for tobacco | chew me cud
an whin I've no money for beer run
an account with tn garrison poomp
For tits a mans own waywcrdness