The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-07

changes that have come over the island
since American occupation he pointed
out the remarkably quick adoption and
spread of the shine" industry
The first American troops who landed
on the island were accompanied by a
coloTed boy, a bOotblack from New
York. He soon had a fine business, but
in two months the natives, who are IA
nous imitatOTs. had caught the idea, ana
the little native boys had learned the
art and were shining shoes in approved
fashion. The people Of the island now
have their shoes shined as often as the.
average American, and are quite 1as-
tidious about il.
Nj Pinkney W Smith, 4 clerk in the
Treasury Department. tells many Ste
ries. some very good and some not SO
good This is one Of his stories
Pink was the brigade commissary
sergeant when the District OF Columbia
National Guard made its first camp at
Leesburg, Va He 5 nov the inspector
Of rife practice of Tie First Battalion,
with the rank Of first lieutenant.
Pink" net Quarfermaster Sergeant
"BilP' Chase down at -- one day re
Gently. he says, and as he didn't mind if
he did. Chase ordered 'em up, and in
little while they we're spinning yarns
about National Guard camps
Say, Pink piped up Bill you re-
member our first camp at Leesburg-and
other camps, too, for that matter-when
Col. Henry May ordered me 10 take
charge of his big glass; barrel Of lithia
wateT?'
yes" said Pink" taking another sip
and giving "BiI'' full rein
well. that old agon that Captain
Marion got for me TO haul the FIRST
RegimentaI baggage up &c camp N was
not half big enough TO carry all the
trunks patent folding beds, chairs, ia
bles. writing desks, satchels, rugs. bot
Ties Of spring water, and other things
TOO numerous to mention for oinclal
comfort during the Guards ten days at
camp.
THAT barrel Of LithIa water had been
loaded the last things, and consequently
was right on top OF patent spring SOFA
OF something or other.
Il kept an eye on the water as much
as possible. and everything vent along
all right until We struck that little
creek near the camp where the adJutanl
of the First Battalion had rCn-in WITH
great big bullfrOg enc dark night
about u o'clock That adjut2nt thought
he was talking to 4 sauey private mol
iering Juggerrum- Well that old wagon
careened over q rock IL the creek and
private effects commenced falling on
right and left, including the Lima
water. I made grab for II and caught
the thing by the neck, but the cask, be
ing heavy, its weight pulled me out OF
the wagon, and together We landed IN
the creek.
- T Irl~ rod
the fact that the biz stopper had come
cut in the fall. and before l noticed It
all the Iithia water had drained out on
The banks of the creek I didn't know
what 10 do However, I concluded TO
hide the glass barrel IN some bushes
rear the creek and give the colonel some
excuse or other for its nOn-appearanee.
VERY luckily Colonel May forgot al
about his Lithia during the rest OF the
dav. so after dark I got Sergt- Charley
Ennis. Of the Washington Light Intan =
t-v. TO 20 with me il q wagon and fetch
the water barrel Up 10 camp We filled
her I'D out Of The crack, ans We turned
It over to the colonel safe and sound
and received his grateful thanks
The colonel said that his doctors
wouldn't permit him 10 drink anything
else than LithIa. especially in camp
Well. everything went along lovely Tor
about . week. the colonel and his friends
consuming nearly all the supposed
Ifthfa for thu real thing, until one
night. when lot OF officers called 70 pay
their respects at regimentdl headquar-
ters- OF course. Colonel May did the
,-isht thing. and water was needed HIS
barrel was called into commission
Late In the proceedings. Lieu
tenant Colonel O'BTien asked Colonel
Nav where he got that water, remark
fig that Il didn't seem 10 be clearer OF
different from any other ordinary KIND
= oh, my dear colonel. Teproacniully
answered the commander o. the Flrst,
= ,-evah drink any otier w2tah than
Lfthfah. don't you know; wouldn't think
Of it I am really surprised, my dean
colonel. that you should say scch q
thing Anybody ought to be able 70 tell
the difference between ordinary Watah
and this SUI erb Lithiah, don't you know
ever. Colonel UrelI, here, can testify
to the difference Cawnt you, coionei
irnploringIy QUeried tL1 host
Just then something happened had
beeu sitting on benco with watering
mouth. watching proceedings, when
saw Colonel O'Brien slap at something
inst as if he saw an evil spirit about
70 attack him.
Colonel May noticed the movement
and remarked about the annoying mos
quitoes.
- Yes answered O'Brlen5 q big one
bit me just now
Just then Major Lee commenced q
Sing 2 song he heard in gay Paree. and
lad got TO the chorus, when Colone
Ureu made an awful swipe at something
but only looked stern at Colonel O'BrieE
when the latter asked him did he see
anything.
Colonel Ross hadn't hardly com
menced telling how his ". L /. company
lost a big championship drill prize year:
ago before Major Neumeyer threw aI
his guard as If defending himself agaius
attack
'Deah me. msjah, what IS the mat
tah?' anxiousiy queried Colonel May
Say, Colonel May, whatn Thunder
have you got in that Wster barrel p %
berry Intercepted the genial major
Yes. spoke up Colonies Ureu
oBrien, and Ross; what the devils Il
that barrel2'
Gentlemen gentlemen You aston
fsh me! Your conduct IS most remark
able. I assure you! Explain yourself
e you please
Just as Colonel Ross was going Il
say something an object hurled itsel
through the air and landed gush IN thu
middle CT those assembled. Everybody