The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-22

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watt You wants to hear de stou' Wen. dar amt
Cen. We .r.sseisd fo OF Glory. In De hotties kin
I. was seben come elesen-sn' De GRIPS was loaded,
An. We done . sight Cd shoOsin' TO- de OF Red.
White an Elae'
But d. story. Wen. IN tell you Down in GeorEy.
N. an jack IRA. bids toseadsr-whar de water
7 was les 4 pfokaninny-fat an" ragged fun oh finn:
He starchy little ristoerat-a rleh mans ouiy son
But IL didn't make no difference bout de e'oes upon
". was frsn's fsom star, to anish-rs gihhsn'
yca de f.cks.
An cur Gaddies had been playrafes-one de Efars-
ter. de slahe;
grabe-
Well. ". sro~ed np fas' as sapiins-toush an lin
I had heaps Oh hub To- Jaeiy. he had heaps Of Tub
70 Jim.
I vas stiIi coon-a nisEsr-.es' q common isnor'n,
Jacky wasn't ten poun's hisser-bus he'd read in
books at school.
An could make de snisrtes teacher come 10 time
But he Want no good kerplunkin' In wa,er-nilhon
patch. 49,
An. each ROSTERS halleluyer 70 dozen miles
aroUnl
So we hunted. nshed an frolicked up an down de
All de- sunny days OBJ sammer-in our long dugout
Jacky used to read to me frem books. used to
An. de white trash called U.s. Mays twias-dat
on'ry Jack an' Jim"
ssyl can't bear to talk erbcus dem .inesau' OATS
fack:
/. brings lump Up in my froat-bas not de Oh
H.
We woke up sad mornin an diskieeHed We was
men,
Ny folks hadn't 70 book knowiedss-an' dey nbed
from ban to nouf.
His felix's started him to college. SO he ief de Sun
An went Norf: an lonesome couldn't
But ies' noped aloun' an worried kaze dey'd sent
Den & las got so m00ny da' fought dat ID
So packed my ragged duds an sols my nanny
An. hoofed it Norf-an' say. good folks de troof
les beats de han
But in less six mont's after dat I was a reslar
army man.
Well, often fought OBJ Jacky-wondered wa. he
But didn't see de kid no mo- till de Cuban war
broke ont.
Den one day at santeraso. I va. standin in de
Wen an officer come riain pas. iookin' spruce
an fine:
An ] elappsd my peppers on him. an oslieyea'
Say, clean fogot my trainin'-deed an double OATS
But he rode on down de line an neber chen said
An. watched him turn de corner-an' fought
he hadn't heard.
Purity soon all broke ranks; an les hustled
after him
Hoierin' .Jackyl Jacky Macy Don't yer recognize
OIL Jimf'
Den he refined his prancin' nag in. an he drawed
An he said ia Cap'n Macy. am pleased to lie.
Won't you stan aside good Teller. yous maxim
mos too free
I don't soshiate wild nisgers-an coons look erlike
70 me.
An 1 can't imagine. hard!y"-an he cnrled his Lip
"wt sou blacks is dain' Down here dis Is les
white mans war;
Say He broke my hssrt-b-t den didn't mean to
So drawed myself UP dis way. an 1 said rel hard
an slow:
II salutes you, Capn Macy! Is dc rouahes, tough
In d. bloomn res'lar army-an' dey calls me Razzer
N If il wasn't TO- 20 shoulder straps I'd tap you
de teak
An shut 30 eyes tight dey wouldn't open TO
Den / turned sroun an walked erway' an' Ief'
him in de lurch
An he set a starin' at me- like de eiock-face On a
church.
De mex norma. bright an early. got in de
Da, de Of Nick ebsr heard ob-an' We KEEP it up
till night:
An dem Spsniards was a sheliin' US. from I'D dar
An many a Yankee trooper swallerea down Span
ish pill
wy, dem Mauser balls was fyin' thicker'n humble
bees in June;
An de air fun OBJ smoke-you couldn't sec dc
Wei. l stood dar Ioadn'- shootin' till ds swea.
dTipped from nv nose:
An fought ia starre to dsaf-Id no tobacker in
my cioest
All to once feler come tearin' down de
Bellerin' like calf chosin' an bawlin' TO- mo
staggered back.
An ..eusht vas areanin. Was dat pale
Was dat my ol com,ade Jaeky. dat ia played wia
many a day.
Dat was ieahn his eomman'-an' skecred to dea:
An he hurt ne mo- das minute dst's de solemn
Dan wen he fused TO reckergnize me in de camp
de night befo'i
l yes dropped my gun an grabbed him By De arm
an whirisd him rom
Bat his shstv legs deg wil,ea-an' b. sunk upon
de greun'.
Den stooled an terked him to his feet. an took
him sy de- han
An helisssa ~lses. s0 Gods sake. hurry back to
But bis white lips only whispered lie, TIE &c.
JlTn-let Eot
has got lie skeer upon an cannot face de
foei
don't kesr fo' fame n'r slory''-an' he painted
bard fo' BRET
Oars uo to tel de oryics ne go-rs skeerei
90 aeafr'
pcn an a~sal .ing !: happened but syecks was
f. lie he's
One CD dem Oar Mauser bullets foun' home In
JacSy's trsss'
So laid him ca de grass dar Den ses. rie,aa
up Try gun
An Ct Ike demon. I'll ee hattie 4. ma.
w'sn DR. faun' him IL de ebsnin', w ae colonel
sighed an said:
Oars ballet is his hrsas'. hoyx: Cap'n May,
~id lie dead
Ease know ~ -
70 he c.ed Tor eas an eo,an,ry-aa' his fac w..
81 ca fer ~
was wounded In &c hsttIe 80 c-cssc>i &c bgllsrx.
foam. ~
Al | sent 20 ses rny maany az Jacks a. fags.
j. Na a. hasg.e. ~
Wei 'tRzs sgea | sea-ed rrr e.us,feroa 80, -..t
ten. g. | lied
"A tele bis gray baird parents how hs Lad IL
charge 81 died. 49,
Al kis weepin nanny hei' ny haa. a.. .s.,,.
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