The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-06-22
MR. DOOLEY COMPARES THE
SOLDIERS LIFE WITH THE POLICEMAN.
Copyright 1902, by Robert Howard Russell)

it firm a man in his rig mint who. cud
spell, it wasn't lntinded FIR use out Nv
coort. He thought no wan shud be IL
icted to Congress undher tn rank ~
major. There was much talk iv pro-
gress in lithrachoor an science which
: he was in favor Nv hangin'. All tn
army needed was rope enough an all
wud be well. TIL Supreme Coort was
all right, but If We wanted justice hot
out iv tn oven, We shud see it admin
isthered be three or four laughin' sub
alturns on tn stumps iv threes, jus
afther lunch.
" March eighth: Prisidint Dooley,
chain at tn delay in tn Sinit requir-
in all civilyans to submit their opin-
yons on tn tariff to tn neighborin' ray
cruitin' sergeant wanst a week. whit
over to tn capitol this mornin' with a
file iv sojers an arristed tn anti-ad-
ministhration forces who are now
locked up in tn barn back iv tn White
House. TIL prisidint was severely lace
rated be Siniter Tillman durin' tn en-
counther.
Yes, sir, I'd like to be q sojer.
want to be a military man. An yet I
niver wanted to be a polisman. 'Tls
sthrange, too, f'r If we think 1t over
they amt tn lot Nv difference between
tn mos ordhinry, iat-footed elbow
that iver pulled wan leg afther an
other to mornin' roll-oall an tn
gr-greatest gfn'ral that liver whit
through a war behind a band on a
horse. They both belong to tn race Nv
round headed men. Whin We len
then tn head Nv man or dog. We ray
jooce his courage. That's thrue Nv all
but TIL ull-tarryer an tn Turk. Both
Nv thin fight like tn divvle. TIL joo-
ties is much tn same but tn polls
mans is harder. Tn polisman has to
fight night an day but tn sojer on'y
wanst a month. A mans got to be
five foot nine TO get on tn foorce. He
can be five foot eight an get into tn
army through West Pint or three foot
two an get in through tn War De-
partment Didn't Mike Gilligan take
more chances when he whit up to tn
patch where Red Starkey was holdin'
tn fort with a krupp gun an took him
be tn hand an pivoted with him out
iv a window, thin me frind Fearless
Freddy whin he assumed false whis-
kers, pretinded TO be naygur an stole
little Aggynaldoo out ~ his fiat? Ye
wudden't expict pathrolman 10 be
promoted 10 be sergeant f'r kidnapln
an organ-grinder, wud We? An Gill;
gan didn't ask FIR lave " absence an
90 down town to tn Union Lague Club
an tell tn assimbled manufacturers
iv aele-grease what ought to be done
with tn wather taxes. No. sir! What
happened 10 Gilligan was at roll-call
IN mex mornin' IN Loot says: ON
Ger Gillignn in capturn' Starkey We
REFLECTED gr-rcst credit on this precinct
mn ye'or own hrngln' up. But / want
Ne 10 know. officer, that this important
artist is no excuse f'r We goin out an
loadin ye'ersilf to IN, joo-plnt WIN
Hannigan'r paint tn mex time ye
miss pulnn' ye'er box, I'll have ye W
befure an thrile boord. Put that IN
yeer pipe an smoke u, Mike oillgan'
An Gilligan blushed.
",,o. elr between IN two. m POLLS
mans Me- IN hard wan. lie can't re-
threat fr reinfpofCemlntf or surfihdef
nith aii nj honora ~ war. II be eur
FINDERS. hos k.il an u be fethlraiA. ~
hutton comes IN He gets - fonfa
nm Cnueress nhin be brings pa ntaf.
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