The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-26
,ills nn, iungles FOR over d fortnight,S

ills an jungles for over a fortnight
brushin up agn small parties o. Span
iards now nn' then, when one day We
run Into a small blockhouse.5 1t was q
stir scrap; we took tho place by STORM
but, eli, I'd n dnln'd sight rather a.
seen us- worsted than ave 'appeIi what
did What til oil did care for Cuban
independence alongside @ Bob Yes ~.
w wns o NE sang en- y chick Rae tull MaseT
thew the Whole 10 iob up up il could "a: . .
Well after that scrap [ they anmpeu 11 io
i ier sw Ri IL SIT Rlnd ESe Il
an easy life plenty to eat an allus the
ing the spaniards or gettln, chased by
them in a lazy sort o way, for wos never ,.i.
broke. our backs to catch EN-, nor thcy
There we're about 200 men III o,lr@o O. It
ers when there was q blk fight on and
Gyvy up ali III an a alike - Therea where
the fun came in--the loot We never t.ou--
bled ourselves with prisoners, an at iir r.a
to see 'ow the spaniards did the same,
i got used to 1t, an did things I'd feel
ashamed of now; FUNNY 'ow ye cant
aas sss on III rat ioo Smoked
npaa's in 't the line . 3eweiy an Nept
'em in my canvas belt. An. l , Wasmt ui,e
Yankees an Britishcrs an Frencfmen
| all in for glory an excitment an loot
mostly; loot ,houg Eas tt think. roor we
TRIED to break through the trocha' one
morning an seems the place az been re,
nforeed without our ~, bein onto r,,fe It an
river an when daylight camo they 'ad
us cornered. Our position was good for
nghtin. but there was ten sptan, l,l to
0nf Gp th MSF' Came s sSneaRn h il S the p
tall gass potn sway Ct pT tn af ey S
but those Mausers did rattle! CIV those
bleedn, bullets DID whlstle q, saw RI y.
Is S co tic he a dfw9 heh fe sR0o aR
cause Ricardo was square sort g chap
II saw a Spaniard stick i'm with Is bay
onet. but that spaniard never told about
cap'n keeled over, but UP. e jumps N
an PUSHES down with nothin' but Il big
bowie. an e so took 'em by surprise that
finish i'm. can ear i'm yet, a-rippin' ont
cuss words that'd make your blood run
cold ow e did a nd lila, tI'at ,, knife is
an then it Wa was club s. an m stick, give an
take. We'll, It suddenly struck me 'ad
away away ID in tic jungle s all day an when
night came ! screwed my nut. II could
"a got back t. the. insurgents without
t6s wr1 5ogb sas Ia The done soda but s s
"a been the only one o. the outfit got
through. managed at last to get into
Havana an pr therS claimed the
passage t, New York, J still ad the stuff
In my belt; an 1t brought me over five
undred dollars. An, didn't get on ~
cigar store an business was good an /
made a hrst-rate living An There's the
yarn--the long and short O. It,"
There was quite pause-the men were
taking few minutes In which to digest
the story. Bob broke the silence.
ca IAN ra What became of tho cigar business
'.Well,". exclaimed cockney, II made
good money. but IT. blast me bloonln' eyes.
months an was even thlnlsin' some o.
says I to meself. what tell. 50 / ups an
to buy me a small schooner an 60 skip
per in the lumber trade but goes, on q
tear instead Me boomin' eyes but
win Theatre oyster suppers at the Pal
carriages ct mo bloomin' cail--oI,, SAY,
W Week d 0 gh l0l v Gns M Biaw G IN oSs
like, three thousand plunks, an. them
We'll, bless me art: / shipped nfore the
mast ma, t, stead goinn skipper OH my eyes,
And Cockney rolled over with deli
cious. sigh as he chewed the cud or re-
membrance OF that delightful week OF
i cloth OF gold.
There was q giggle around the circle;
! Thats Jack for ye,' said some OF tho
older salts knowingly to the younger men,
as though they had made deep studies OF
sailors weaknesses and were not them
selves subject, to them,
/ II was thinkin' some O. .goin' into the
I tobacconist business once, said man
hs s e eona Moeh woadna np pny
few moves. / chummed up with the
I fellers on the Havana packets. I'd four
or FIVE fellers supp!yin' me with cigars
lis there anything in that?" asked Jack
chap on the boat"
mo. great deal admitted In l. c 9 s2s,!
ard an can do it Wholesale"
That's what ]. thought" responded
yaGE saS1ng back e. Ms elbow LINZ
You try .dot?' asked German In the
ot MY word. what cinchl" responded
'asF e I'D nGaf Hea vas Mas of her.
''De defel.-I was quarterniaster OF de
Australia, an ] made lots Of money on
Yes, asse9tssd Jack ~ was good
/ bilious an tried 1t on the big scale, 1t
4 worked once, bur second time | got
nabped, Remember the Island Fairy
4 when she was cnptured2'
! He'll almost shouted the German,
vas you Won OF her crowdg Vas Won
OF do gang vat nabbed en-, After ] quit
de australia got job on de refenoo
,prha helI Won sayln cried lack sitting