The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-01-17
A oHIsAMAN's GRATITUDE.

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cary 10 the Uuiis5 States nssy. III
nsy Of late, 10 the greet nsss OF fabhisi
thn's been written sbout the slsrt eyes
hsve seen that lac, disputed. bat lus
hsppeu 10 kpos . Cbinsmst's grateful
Hossvsr. 10 order 10 make the poln
clear. III have 10 begin 81 ihe beginning
So bsfs sOef.
Whtu was serving on b. ard ctniseI
on the Pacific ststiop, ] had IS sh'pmsi'
10 private msrine sued-sb, yell, Ton
Ktnsslsy Is lcsr enough TO II. Some o'
bis people. Of good ststion. are st'li living
10 Pbil.delpbis. and this boy hart them
euoas b. 90 we'll iast make II Ton ktnss
ley. Kingsley went to the ship With De
tscbueut OF msriles quite swbile si'er
Gas attached 10 the vessel. noticed him
particularly IS soon Is be came sbosrd-
90, 40 u nch that be vas tall, 6ne look
ios cbsp. Who completely ou'clsssed toe
buueb be joiaed With 10 appearance AID
bearing. as because saw wDst bis trouble
sss as soon IS clsppsd my eye on bin
| understood - toon % made the dlscov
cry Why Kingsley vi. wearing the uni
form Of buck private IN the marine corps.
IL wss because q slavery to which be bad
become addicted 10 civil life hsd rendered
him uoiit aud incom pstent to keep up
with the procession 10 civil lie.
Tbs, is TO cay, didnt need two looks
at Kingsley to see that morphine bad him.
HIS grey eyes focused 10 pin points, and
be hsd oil Of the other exterior indications
OF man chained 10 the morphia bondage.
At the inspection on the Sanduy follow
ing Kinssley's coming aboard watched
my immediate Chief. the ships surgeon,
usrrowly to see II be was going to get on
to Kingsley when be pstsei by the ma
rine 10 foiloRiDg si.er tbs commanding
officer. When the surgeon passed by the
row OF mari Ies drawn mp 10 their muster
log clothes, eyes straight ahead, | observ
ed that be gave one sharp glance q, Kings
ley, and that was all.
Bslow, 10 my st.teroom, after inspection
the surgeon looked at me out OF the tell Of
his eye.
Have you noticed that marine spothe
csry2 be asked me.
Yes, SIR replied
Huml I'm glad to lie corrobo:,ted, yet
| was sure couldn't have been mistaken,
said the surgeon. Better have sn extra
eye to your ttore OF morphis. Keep It un
der cover.
However, Kingsley didn't become incsp
able. He was 90 admirable soldier OF the
,es. He was always right on tho minute,
, top notcber on guard duty. q spick and
,psn man always. The marine officer 10
,hsrgs OF the guard never, OF course, never
suspected that there was any hing wrong
,bou. Kingsley, and he thought so much
II the mans fsithiolness that be had him
nade corporal q couple OF months after
Kingsley joined us. Kingsley was always
inder the ipfaence Of the drug, OF course.
lie never ran out OF the stuff You know
low morphine slaves provide sgsinst that
'wfol contingency. He kept on edge ell
be time and never sppesred to oversboot
lis limit. Kingsley surely was . man OF
powerful self control in that respect.
Iowever, ] knew that it would get him in .
ims and throw him. II always does throw
to victims il they give it rope enonsh. you
NOV, and morphine is one OF those things
bst just demands ell the r pc it wants.
Kingsley knew by intuition that knew +,
bout bis habit, and be avoided me very
lsborstely. Ooe noon hour, however, l
to be smoking pipe ct the {
anyway. Kingsley was looking out over /,
be beautiful hsrbor Of Acspulco in bis @
resmy. dopy way his way. that is to h
~, when he WAS oa duty. Well. l edged n
yer to Kingsley. We we're quite apart
rom the res. Of the men. q
Buckle, said l In ss ki.dly 9 wsy as l i,
ould i felt sorry for Kingsley. who wss q
,os. obviously gentleman you wsot to il
OF it ont. You DO for . fact. tn nail il
ou. It's game you cant best. Nobody
sn beat it. can reduce you gradually - Q
isbth OF . grain sdsy. Bfttcr let me il
.ke bold OF you. It'll be on the quiet il
That's good OF you. pal. replied Kings
y. nevtr taking his eyes away from the p
orizop to look stme. l won't forget it, K
ut I've tried reducing before. Pm going Il
, make the 6sht slore. I'm goipg to
sns on IL it kills me. Death 10 only a lit b
% thing, apybow. compared to this slsv b
". When we kite sEsy from here fer
ne islauds neI, week. I'm going to besve b
II I've go, OF The stuf over the side
hen i.'l be me tor tie powder. I'll 10 b
be best know. I'll be tfyrg TO win, o,
oyhov. Much obliged TO You ell the 81
sme. h
Bad JOB, break Cd sll OF sndden. told b
i'm. Dangerous. at tbst. Yet you're
re,ty lus,y looking fellow. You may d
eat il. IA
/ wss pretty skepticsl shout il, bat ! d.
idn't want TO discourage him. Well. the II
udhook csue up ten Gays later. end |,
v ~ We weut Tor Honolnn. We started n
The morning. Ididn'i see Kingsley up I
along tovsrd night He looked pretty
ID too. k5e~ that be YES msking the dl
sht. pt
Kingfley'il be coming TO ue for the
of tonight h. been tskipg 80 or 40
rains dsy, and be won't be able to
and IL. Bni III be besched Tits found Y
At that I've gisen hin q siIieenib OF 81