Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-26

Ire ~ soJer thoush
" gloryous is hard" said Mr..
Dooley. Here's me friend,
Gin'ral Fred Fustian, wan Nv
| tn gallantest men that has come out
Nv Kansas since Stormy Jordan's day, has
| been called down FIR only suggistin' that
| Sinitor Hoar an tn rest Nv thin be
hanged be tn heels. I'm with tn gallant
| gin'ral mesilf. I'm not sure but he'd Ike
| to hang me, though as we know, me
| opinyons on tn Philippians Is VARIOUS
| an I don't give a dam ayether way.
| If he runs me to earth l on'y asst Nv MIN
as fellow pathrite that he won't give
me tn wather cure. TIL very thought
iv 1t makes me flesh creep.
But tn prisidint called him down. Az
Their tn publication ~ tn fifteenth speech
whin ivry colIedge professor In this broad
an fair land was unther sintince Nv death
firm tn gin'ral tn prisidint wrote 10
him sayin': Dear Fred: Me attintion
has been called to ye'er pathriotic ut
thrances in favor Nv fryin' Edward AT
kinson on his own cook shtove. l am
informed be me advisers that 1t can't
be done. 1t won't fry beans. So am
complied be tn regulations iv war to give
We good slap. How are We, Of COM
merade-in-arms? We ought to've seen me
on tn top Nv San Joon hill. Oh, that
was tn day! liver, me dear Fred, re-
colonel first United States Volunteers Cal
v'ry. betther known as tn Rough Riders
an ex-oficio prisidint ~ tn United
States That was wan f'r Fred. ! wtsht
tn same cud be handed to Gin'ral Miles.
Ivry time he opins his mouth, II tbs
on'y TO say tbs fine day-which l must
say is seldom-all they do to him is TO
break his back.
IT'S hard life, sojer's. but glory
Gus wan. 1 wlsht me father had enthered
| me FIR a martial career instead iv tachin
! me be precipt an example, as Hogan
says. to be quick on me feet. In these
days whin a man gets to be gin'ral
because he's been long time doctor
or because he's surprised a naygur rite.
tbs me that wud go boundin' up to tn
top Nv tn laddher.
'Janooary wan, Private Dooley dis
| tinguished himsif at tn Battle Nv Ogoo-
wan in tn island Nv Samar be rushin' out
in a perfeck hell iv putty balls, rice, ar
| rers, an harsh cries, an seizin' tn gin'ral
! Nv tn Tamalese an batin' him over tn
head with his own bean-blower.
'Janooary twinty. Colonel Dooley Nv
tn hunderth an eighth Macabebee scouts
yisterdah administered tn best an mud
dyest part Nv tn Gingong river to Gin'ral
Alico BIN in tn prisince Nv a large an
| smilin' audience. TIL ribil had rayfused
| to communicate his plans 10 tn gallant
irrigation his conversation was more ex-
tinded. So was tn gin'ral.
'Feb'ry eighth: Gin'ral Dooley, tn
| hayro Nv tn Philippians who is at home
with a large spleen which he got into
him in our beautiful island POSSESSIONS
made a speech befure tn Locoed club
las night He said we shud niver give
up tn Ph'lippeens which had been wath-
cred be some Nv tn best blood in our land,
he might say all. He didn't know much
about tn constichoochion but firm what
he heerd about II firm a man in his rig
mint who cud spell, II wasn't intinded
FIR use out Nv coort. He thought no wan
shud be ilicted to congress undher tn
rank iv major. There was much talk Nv
progress in lithrachoor an science which
he was in favor iv hangin'. All tn army
needed was rope enough an all wud be
we'll tn Supreme Coort was all right
but II We wanted justice hot out Nv tn
oven, We shud see It administered De
three or four laughin' sub-alturns on tn
stumps Nv threes, JUS afther lunch.
" March eighth: .Prisidint Dooley. chat
In at tn delay in tn Sinit requirin' all
civilyans TO submit their opinyons on tn
tariff to tn neighborin' raycruitin SER
geant, wanst a week, whit over to tn
capitol this mornin with file Nv sojers
an arristed tn observation-disclosures
forces who are now locked up In tn
barn back iv tn White House. tn
prisldint was severely lacerated be Sinitor
Tillman durin' tn encounther.'
yes, sir, I'd like to be a sojer. want
to be a military man. An yet l niver
wanted to be a polisman It's sthrange.
TOO f'r II We think II over they amt tn
lot iv difference between tn mos ordhin-
ry, hat-footed elbow that liver pulled wan
leg afther another to mornin' roll-caH an
tn gr-greatest gin'ral that liver whit
through a war behind a band on horse
They both belong to tn race iv round
headed men. Whin We lenthen tn head
~ man or dog We rayjooce his courage.
That's thrue iv all but tn bul-tarryer an
tn Turk Both Nv thin fight like tn div
VIE TIL jooties is much tn same, but tn
polisman's is harder. TIL polisman has to
fight night an day. but tn sojer on'y
wanst a month. mans got to be five
foot nine to get on tn foorce. He can be
five eight an get into tn army through
West Pint or three foot two an get
through tn war department. Didn't Mike
Gilligan take more chances whin he whit
up to tn patch where, Red Starkey was
holdin' tn fort with q KrUpp gun an
took him be tn hand an pivoted with him
out is a window, thin me friend Fearless
Freddy whin he assumed false whiskers,
pretinded to be a naygur an stole little
| Aggynaldoo out Nv his fat? Ye wuddent
expict a pathrolman TO be promoted TO
be sergeant fr kidnapin' an organ-grind-
er. wud We? An Gilligan didn't ask FIR
lave w absence an go down town to tn
Union Lague Club an tell tn assembled
manufacturers Nv axle-grease what
ought TO be done with tn water taxes.
No sir; What happened TO Gilligani was
at roll-cail tn mex morniD' when Loot
says: 'Onicer .Gilligan, In capturin' Star
key We REFLECTED gr-reat credit OH this pre-
cinct an ye'er own bringin' up. But /
want We to know, officer. that this i'm