Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-06-11
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Mr.. Punkin on the Coming Army and
Navy Manoeuvres at Fort Monroe
and chesapeake Bay.

see by tn papers," said Heck
Shamblin. that they air goin' T. have
big times 'roun' OF Point mex week ;"
Yes returned Mr. Punliin, they
air goin' indulge in what is known
as imajinary warfare. TIL fleet will
gather off Cape Henry composed Ov tn
Massachusetts tn Ben Butler tn
Susan b. Anthony tn 'Gin'ral Coxcy,'
an tn Lou Dillon an Will steam In
single file in b'twccn TIL Rip Raps an
Willcrby Split an hide. Then il will
he up t tn soljcrs in tn fort t. find
EN- Whoever sights tn fleet frs gifts
new hat-but Il hat amt much use
{ a soljcr.
What is tn purpose ov it all, Uncle
Tobe?' asked young Alb. 1islcy
We'll, Abby, it is a applicashun ov
tn OIL doctrine, in time ov peace pre-.
pare for war; or as ii was in Noah's
time. in time ov drought prepare fuh
flood Huh see, orr soljcrs air a-toin
somcthin' all tn time, waintin' full
somethin' t. turn up. They spend Il
good deal Ov time scalin' walls an
ridin' bisicklcs, an eatn' sole leather
an dom other things soljer has t.
DO in time ov war. Ov co'sc, yuh I'M
dcrstan. muh boy, it's all imajinary
Fun instance, tn folk in Washinton
Is supposed L be in fear an tremblin;
they imajines themselves scared purity
bad; they're likely T. be captured at
any minnit. They wake in tn mornin
an go bout Their bizncss in half
hearted way; an each night they maj
ines they air boun' T. be killed bcfo
mornin.' Thar amt vessel in TIL
United States navy hat kin git within
filthy miles ov Washin'tun without
inf off Vii
war is L be conducted mostly by
sarchliChts, I've hccrcd They've got
ont at or Pint that will shine SO fur
all SO clear that I'm told yuh kin sec
fly crawlin' on tn lighthouse at
Cape Henry from tn Fo't wouldn't
keer bout givn' bond an security that
that's so, but yuh kin hear anything
nowadays.
"Will they allow anybody t. sec it.
Uncle TUbe?"
"Ccrtn'y, Abby, that's what it's fun
It's like tn frs battle ov Bull Run
lots ov folks will be thar t. see it. but
they'll Drob'bly stay longer OH yes,
folks kin sec it, It's like baseball
game. They have empires t sec that
it's done right. hope it won't be like
some games I've seen, whar tn empire
is TIL only man that gifts killed. |
sh'd regret that exceedingly. War Amt
what IL ulster be. When we fought
yuh know, Euliy Mcars. thar was some
thin doing cv'y minnit ov tn time
Men got near 'nough t'Scthcr L sec
tn whites ov Their eyes. an yuh cd
hear tn enemy griffin Their teeth
An when VIC had Il naval battle they
dashed tn boats tgcther an fixed
'cm SO they couldn't git away. an
then pumped lead i'll tub en- til thar
warn't 'nOugh men lcf' t swab tn
decks. Now they fight SO fur apart
that yuh can't sec what yuh air dom.
FL we was T. have a naval battle in
these waters one vessel would git off
bout Cape Charles an tn other jest
hove Newport News, an they'd begin
tn fight; an neither one would hear
fun bout two days whether thar was
anybody killed on tn other one or not
They have invented some turriblc in.
gines ov obstruction sence we was sol
jers. Torpeters, fun instance. Re-
member til. Maine. They've got n
bullet now that will shoot through a
pine tree TO feet Thick
But ii won't kill a man any deader
than tn oil lead Ones" said Ben
Pickett. obviously.
Nav" said MIR. Punkin, that's true,
p"l ~ VIII otcph up tiiiS tnlll8 oV llluin
benin trees durin' fights. 'Twon't do
man no good Z take L tn tall tim
Der in these times"
Do yuh cxpcc' L go down T. wit,
ness tn mannovcrs, Mr.. Punkin," i'll
CURED Euky Mcars
EFF kin git a seat in tn gran stan,'
Euky. I'll shorely be thar. want {
see 'em fire them imaginary bullets at
a imajinary enemy; an maybe kin
imaiine I'm back at Col Earbor in III
thick ov tn fight mowin' 'em down by
tn thousan'
Was yuh ever scared, Uncle lobe :"
asked young Alb.