The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-16

sorry for that bunch had in charge,
all good looking fellows and manly.
They did their best for their country
the same as we did for ours
+ Mcguire finished his little story
and then Ycoman Johnson, who had
been on the New York told a story as
to how be felt when he first entered
the service. and the treatment that
was accorded him. Johnson came orig
Iinally from a little farm in the bleak
hills Of New Hampshire and studied
Shorthand at a business college in a
small city
81 was certainly homcsici," said he,
the first few weeks, and II did not
have any family pride would have de.
serted. had never seen so much wa.
ter, and my first case Of seasirlncss
nearly cooked me. ! was sick bodily.
mentally and at heart. However,
concluded / would tough It ,ut and
the old blood that helped 10 wn the
independence of this country from
Mother England. and Instead Of de-.
sertiug / gritted II out, and now
would not be OUT of the service for the
world. TO get back to my story, we
were all q green bunch, and all jol-
ly good fellows, with a few sulky ones
in the crowd. We made the tnst of
our bargains. and took 20 our tasks
as best we could Some OF the older
ones, who had us under tutrraga.
made lots OF fun out of us, but they
were good After it was all over and
good many of us were put wise TO
nautical torms, we were scattered.
Il will never forget one poor devil
from down south, ] believe he was
from Alabama, green country boy.
| He was about as green "a specimen of
clod-hopper, as you could ever wish
| to see, but good naturod and as sharp
as a briar II ! remember correctly,
/ thir' his name was william VIII
llams E.uted TO be a fireman. All of
US pokcd fun at Williams. when he
cried and wanted to go back home.
/ Williams said one day, n I ever get
out ut this dlucI place and get back
to my daddys farm and cnt some back
bone and spare ribs, ! will be salts.
fed
Williams was gritty and it any of
the boys went too far with him, they
would have him to fight, and If you
don't think that that cracker could
fight. you ask Seaman Henry of the
Alabama, and he will show you a
broken nose as a result Of a miy-up
with the lanky kid, who now ranks as
fireman of the second class.
well boys, we got all scattered
and as luck would have it, ! got a
good berth on the New York and
made good with the officers
Lieutenant Richardson, who was in
charge of the party, was sitting all the
while putting at a cigarette and say
ing nothing except to Taught every
now and then. Finally one of the
boys spoke up and said Lieutenant
we want a yarn from you, want yor
to tell us some of your experiences
Richardson. who Is a South Carolin
ian and an Annapolis man, squared
himself around and started mp:
shortly after | entered the service
after the completion Of the usual fou
years course at the academy, and tn,
two years course of instruction OF
board OF ship, | was attached to on,
of the stations in the Samoan Island
as official. Well my first month or S,
} there was without anything more thar
getting acquainted with the routine
, and details Of the ojce, however, ai
ter | was out there for about 81,
? months, | commenced to look around
| got to mixing with some Of the na
/ tives. and after considerable tim
commenced to talk the lingo one o
/ the chiefs, or kings as you may cal
7 them, got stuck on me and every noy
) and then came up to see me and eN
b. cry time he came, he brought lot q
) presents with him. | liked the oil
$ fellow pretty well and We got alon
t swlmmingly together. Wei, one day