The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1900-09-21
MhsRemorrat-Sta
wIGGINS' WATERLOO.
woman's Home Journal.

wIGGINS WATERLOO.
woman's Home Journal.
Eyes" said Virgins, as he sat Oh
Che horse-block in front OF his no
over-spruce residence, and patientl
whitfield away at a pine stick, "yes
there isn't the least doubt in m,
mind that was cut out for grea
general"
"ThinE SO, do you?" inquired Hank
ins, who was holding down the other
end OF the horse-block.
"Think so?" echoed Virgins. "Well
Irather guess l do! Fact is, missed
my calm completely when l settled
down on ten.acrc chicken farm here
in Jonesvile instead OF goin' to West
Point an bein' educated fer an army
officer. Yes, stree, l Orter been com.
mander OF men-one OF these brave
and fearless leaders that stand up in
their stirrups and yell, Come on, boys,
and give 'em Hail Columbyr Great
generals are like poets-they are born,
not made;;" an the more think OF it
the more l am convinced that I'm a
born general. Every time l pick up a
newspaper an see the mistakes the
different generals are maxim from day
to day in South Africa an the
Philippines an all over the world it
makes me fairly ache to be on the
spot ready to grab hold an straiyhten
things out.
at was the same way in the Civil
War, as 1t is called, though l never
noticed anything very civil about it.
] was thirteen years old at that time,
but l could see jest what orter to be
done, an I've always thought the war
would've ended at least a year sooner
II Id been on hand at the front to
help push things along. Sort OF an
expensive job for the government that
] wasn't born a few years sooner, but
IT can't be helped now.
"Then when it came to the Spanish
War, as luck would have it l was past
the age limit, so l couldn't enlist, OF |
course, an the country had to worry |
along the best it could without me
agi'n. But tell you it made me so
nervous ! couldn't set still to read
about the way our generals were
bungling matters down in Cuby. !
expected every day instead of our
capkprin' Sandago, or whatever you
call ~ the Spanish would be takin'
New York or Boston, an it is the
greatest wonder to me yet that we
ever come out as well as we did, con.
siderin' all the circumstances.
"As l said on the start, missed
my calm in not ben a general.
Great commanders like Hannibal an
Cesar an Napoleon are scarce, an I'd
like nothin' better than a have a
chance to show what c;uTFNIin that
line yet. Give me sword axS' a coal
black charger to ride on, an army Of
ifty thousand men to lead on to VIC.
tory or death, an"
"Silas !" broke in a female voice from
5he doorway of the cottage in front of
which Virgins was doing his whit !
ling and Grating. "Silas Virgins, .
What did l send you for over aQhour !.
go? Do you remember" =
Goldfish an clOthes-pins, an I'm :
oin' fer 'em in jestaa minute You y
o on back in the kitchen, Maria; III 4
end to the errandsall right" 4
"Ill not go backihto the kitchen y
1ep until you mog along for them =
othes.pins an Goldfish !" sung out the 4
oman in the doorway. "Im not \:
,in' to wait all day for them either, !!
want you to understand, an the 4
ticker you start the healthier it'll be $
r you when you get back." z
Virgins shut up his knife and rose q
ON the horse. block. y
Coin n0w?" queried Hankins. -
"Kinder looks that way, responded -
iggins, gancing ncrvOusly over his 8
onlder toward the house. Gas &
IS sayin' Il spell ago, | feel that ! q
Is cut out fora commander Of men 3!
Grave an fearless officer on the field =;
cunllict, an all that sort Of thing. -,
I at home, OF course, it's different. u
c lived long enough with Mrs. Wig =,
IS to rcaize that discretion is e
rlh two in the bush, as the old saw -
is about. an | know better than to -:
ly-dally any longer when she speaks -
me IN such tone Of voice as that" ~
\nd Virgins quit planning cam III
gns and meckly mogged along in In' ~
'st OF goldfish and clothes.pins as dll
nestpd WILL S. GIDLEY.
- - -
Tie ArkanSaw Thomas Cat has A.,
"a things. 1t says: "Thc poor be. Cha
l'ted heather is up against it. The .r' INC
ntS OF an advanced civilization are Gar
Ing him IN TOrtO Rico, r0bbing Sui
In Cuba. SllnDting him full Of holes on Von
the Philippines and preparinv to The
the CosSacks loose upon him in ~. Terl
na. Advocates Of the strenuous Ora
plan are in the saddle The Cau. Swa
an Is he king and the alien races c.
10 be used as door mats by the all.
lllcrcd whites skinned brother. e,, Tvs
may not be in line with the pro. Fon
,leS, but IL is line and in kepnjnv Oce' t