New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-21
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE ILLUSTRATED SUPPLEMENT.

Like your imperence, hangin' round with your
mouths wide open when Rendle has visitors
from his Uncle Dan"
We'll, and have they made you sergeant vet,
Dan. or corporal. or what2''
No, sir. amt noth'n but just full private.
But I've got two good conduct stripes. an-an'
they say I'm [ have medal"
oh, and what's the medal for? ShoOtng?"
No sir, fur-fuT swimmin," said Dan, mod
For savin' a bye's life at sea at risk of his
own" said the sergeant, who was still within
oh. how that? That's great thing to
have done, my boy, and thing to De proud of.
It's not everybody gets the chance or has the
pluck to take advantage Of it"
It was the sergeant, however who told us
the story, and pointed out Jim Foley still sitting
in the door of his tent and straining eyes and
know enough to keep inside his depth, and
spilled me pair o new trousers, he did, too,
fOrbye, vi his fuilishnessT
we stopped chatting with Dan for close on
half an hour He told us all that he knew and
great deal that he thought, about a sham fight
with the soldiers in the other camp that was TO
advised Us to DC present II was to be a slap up,
real hanging affair. and wouldn't they just make
a noise! lie showed US inside his tent which he
shared with five others, and all his belongings
ana led is past Jim Foley, with his nose I'D and
lis head in the air TO the mess tent; and finally
after We had taken leave OF the sergeant. and
begged MS acceptance Of half a crown. he con
Quoted US proudly past the seutries and said
cooG5y. and stood looking after us, with his
,iSht hand firmly cIasped on i five shilling piece
and an EXPRESSION of face that was strangely
C. IaIoulGed Of gratitude and mystificatiOn.
When We stroiIrd up TO camp next day Dan
WAS IN sentry duty at the front entrance There
were a score Of the town boys regarding him
anv iously, and he would not permit himself so
much as the flicker of an eyeld from the straight
path Of duty. His eyes sh0ne US Ike blue
diamonds, and got a hCetiRs impression of a
81 yht tremor Of the under part Of the left eye
CUP. but the little warrior steTnly nippCd tho
flower Of friendship in The bud and remained as
lnmOAil1 if he had swallowed the barrel Of
=i-aT md had Y,ap CT IL OH, mat
Tho next day we begged leave for him for the
afternoon. and carried him off in a carriage and
PAR FOR drive around the countryside. and
h0Ea to our lodgings TO tea. and all delight
ed in him greatly. My youngest boy desired
forthwith 10 be put into a soldiers orphanage,
that he might begin to emulate the deeds Of
Danny the Great, and his mother had to be at
much pains to explain 10 him that several
counts he was not at present eligible
Dan chartered away mrst cntertaininsty Of his
soldering experiences asserting that they had
licked the big fellows all To hts in the marshes
the other night. and fiatcd at considerable
length on the great time they had had at the
drunk with fun honors IN forty bottles Of
ginger beer. But amt spent all the money
' l." re SAID. with dcprcca tory glance at me
Bat when l limited that money was meant to
,, =DeT5 and was apt to burn holes in boys
ptc<ets il kept 100 long-a proposition which
made my own youngsters prick up their cars
and rnGeavOTed to draw him the use to
which the balance TO be put he rapidly
changed the subject and I forebore to worry
him.
was very curious to know II my own sur
misses to Dams Uncle Dan were anywhere
near the mark, and when my wife was putting
the younger children to bed I told the others to
run down to the beach while Dan and had a
talk
Now. Danny. my man. ten me about your
Uncle Dan" I be.an when we were alone
Where does he liver
He looked at me very straight for the space of
whether to unload himself or not, and then said
briefly: