The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-01

a moment, then smoothed it and began
to read.
A vigorous discussion was at that
moment going on among the other
prominent citizens of Los Garpillos
who had met At the customary town
| forum, Emil Glotherman's saloon
''The Bucket of Blood" The exact 10,
/ cation OF the Philippine islands has
| given rise to much display of alleged
geographical knowledge and to earn
| est financial support of his knowledge
on the part of each disputant A few
We're also insistent that Manila was a
! flavoring extract and not a city.
Suddenly a loud whistle from Pete
| Watkins attracted their attention
What's struck yer?" asked one of
! the crowd. HAS that letter anything
to do with us?"
Watkins had an air of subdued ex-
element ''P'r'aDs" he answered
Maybe so. Say boys. what's the
names of the ships old George had
over in Manilly?"
John T. Drogal, the editor, had the
Associated Press telegram in his peck
ct and read the list off:
olympia. Raleigh. Petrol. Boston,
Concord, Baltimore, McCulloch."
Before the list had been fully repeat
ed Pete Watkins had jumped from his
chair, rushed uD to fat old Clother-
man. punched him in the chest, ruffled
his long. colOriess hair down over his
eyes, giving q wild series of yells, and
ending by throwing the Dutchmanf out
from behind the bar, cried: Boys.
step up, it's on mel"
What in thunder's the trouble?'
asked Sam Spelman.
The others waived their curiosity
/ and crowded alertiy to the bar to ac-
cept the invitation
Dams gone and done it." shouted
Pete. IN be lOcoed if he hasn't. Dan
was there. Yes, sir, right in the thick
of told Danny Togler-good, old
Thirsty Dan Huroo for Dan and
Dewey"
At these fncoherent remarks the 9TH
res began to take a more active inter
est. and Mr. Pete Watkins was en-
phatically asked to stop yelling and
come down to business.
Listen to this letter, you fellows,
he said, pointing to the crumpled sheet
which he had found in his pocket. It's
the one I got from Dan last January.
You remember 1 told YOU about it
then. I'll be darned if l hadn't forgot
ten all about the cuss ever since or
where he was. This is the part you
want to hear. 1t was written from
r
Der: I enlisted today as a sailor on
the United States gunboat Concord,
and we're going to sail on the Sth of
January to join the Asiatic squad
ronH"
whats that? What's all your jaw
ing about?" asked Lone Hand" Piker.
why, you old fool" replied Wat
kins, don't you see? on the Con-
cord Well, what ship was in the
fight with old Dewey? Wasn't il the
Concord? And where was Dan Tog-
Ter? On the Concord. And who licked
the Spaniards? Why, Dewey and
Thirsty Dam And where did Thirsty
Dan come from? Why, Los Garpillos
And where does Los Garpillos come
in on this victory? Why, right on the
topmost top. And where is San Jago
now? Why, at the bottom of the shaft
Put that in your big mouth and chow
on it. Lone Hand.
Before watkins had finished there
was a rising storm of exclamatiOns
which eliminated in a rush for the
bar The letter was torn from his
hand and eagerly passed from one to
the other through the crowd.
Yes, there could be no doubt about
it. The well-merited but long-delayed
fame had at last come to Los Gar
pllAOS. uG piC-ciutlttHIG VI san JdSO
as a home of warriors was wrasted
from it. Los Garpillos had its hero
at last.
The crowd separated to spread the
wonderful news over the town "rTne
Bucket of Blood" soon filled up with
leading citizens. Ali pressed enthusi-
astically around Pete Watkins, anxious
to see the famous letter for them
selves and to assure themselves of the
truth of the great event. Watkins
stood in one corner with his head Eft
ed high with pride, and received with
an ill-simulated indifference the con-
gratulations made to him as the for
mer chum of the hero of the hour, Mr..
Daniel Webster Togler, better known
formerly at Los Garpillos as Thirsty
Dan"