The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-09-13
A Quetion OF Method,

Young CLANCY Bowen brought TO New
York from his western home Q lie equiI
ment OF SO much energy. combined with
the unshskable belief that it was easy
enough to "do things il you only got
down on your four legs and exercised
that bis friends, both new and old, ex
pect a great deal OF him. But they are
yet awhile no nearer dropping the oh
jectionsble introduction 10 bis name than
they we're three years ego. when Bowen
bad no better sense than to spend week
OF his precious time in the attempt, &C
cording to q promise. 10 collect On old
and outlawed debt from q vanishing per
son 10 the east for the benefit OF some one
"st home. Then and always they call
ed him young Only this winter be had
an experience which should have been
formative. 1t stunned him, perhaps. but
be swoke unchanged.
Bowen's brother. soldier 10 the regu
lar army, wen, to the front 10 1898. The
stay at home, however. bore = heavier
burden OF the distresses Of the campaign
10 Cuba than the one who saw the battles
When be read 10 the newspapers that
the army was keenly suffering Tor food
while whole shipiuls Of stores remained nm
tapped at snchor . few miles of the
beach, the young man seethed with pent
up irritation -pent up until be had finish
I'd . scrap OF breakfast at his boarding
house, where there was no one but bis
and she was deaf, and found
he ear Of On acquaintance down town.
Say, what good are those genersls2
They sin't fit to be pitching hsyl Say,
I'd get rope on to every one OF those
hips; one by one, and haul 'em up on
hors, and I'd dump 'em out and fill up
be brave fellows fighting for their coun
ry till they are gorgedl
You couldn't do that, or anything, not
| You was q general. said the other. Red
ape. He repeated the word decisively.
BED tspel
I'd ravel II outl cried Clancy and bur
led eii. That was the man. this WAS the
imple experience:
The brother came back from the war
lot bit the worse either for the fasting
Il the fighting. but the chance OF army
lie did not bring him within resch Of
)l.ncys arms for more than yesr.
hen. sfter every ything else hsd been said
be soldier let isll the information that be
I'D been obliged to leave bis extra cloth
~, toRetheri with most OF his worldly
oods, Of the barracks 10 California when
o wss ordered to the front and regret
lily wished be bad them nov,
Where did you put the tbings' asked
isucy, alive st once, ready 10 take
,srge Of the matter Of getting them back,
Csptsin ioli me to pack my stuff in
y company locker. and l did. No. G5.
tuicib phIfschbt otCouu fu'shtty ttOtp
ouse, ratified Of the soldier.
Well, oil We have TO do 10 to write ont
the msp. the iipitor, or what you
III him. who Keeps care Of the bnld
q, and ssk hin 10 send your dnds a
ss iou have need Of them. /
III FIX Ii up Tor you.
dunno, ssii the other hesitstingiy.
st wonldnt be quite the thing. you're
riting the letter and oil. I'D better ssk :
, captain TO wits. He'll say 'eommupi
te' With The chsps on. west, Then ii'll
| be regular. /,
%. veil. Clancy shifted. that will do ] 7
pose. IL yonf csp,sio 8 good fsllowf !
al be tend up TO II shsrpf IL not, 4
nd better lt me l.,
Bat the other interapted decidedly 1
. would do things 10 The right way. and
would be better 10 the end, be ssid.
months passed. Nothing wa u
ard from Bssnieis barracks. Clancy n
led 10 mske bis brother punch ~" u
. esp,sis. Dc even sross isssfsd ~ b