The Washington herald., 1907-05-11
TARS BLOWOUT, "TOO
Mayfiower Jackies Treat"
Argentine Friends.
GRAND GO1Nes ON FOR ALL
Terpsichorean Feats Typical of the
Two Nations sandwiched in Be-
tween Courses - spanish Ballads
sIixed with Yankee Ragtime With
out Doing Serious Damage.

4uE b0AAE SEEA0HH OGAtA6~s
sailormen are all blooming cosmopo- /
lites.a as any one might have observed
who dropped in last evening at the
Soldiers. Sailors, and Marines Club. 81
c street, where seventy blue-bl0used boys
from the United States ship MayfioWer
were giving fifty OF the crew of the
Argentine man-o- war Presidente Sami-
ento the time of their South American
lives Barring the absence of that which
cheers not wisely but too well, Il was
true sailormaRs blowout and the
husky little dark skinned. black-eyed
tackles from the land below the equator
didn't need TO speak English to express
their appreciation.
To be sure, the roisterous songs Of their
northern friends were so much Sanskrit
TO the visiting man-o' war smen, and
that typically American delicacy. Ice
cream and cake, must have felt strangely
cold and out Of place In their peppery
Htsle South American tummies. But from
the manner in which their black eyes
snapped and their white teeth cleaned as
they sat and smiled and absorbed count
less long. wicked looking South Ameri-
can cigarettes, It is TO be inferred that
they were being successfully entertained.
The Mayhower men had a good time at
any rate. That's a habit with sailormen
on shore leave.
Murder sssIoHy O."
The Washington Herald man dropped
IN while molly o" was being aTtlstically
murdered in stentorian chorus. He was
welcomed as q brother, ana soon found
a seat between two Of the Mayhower
ladies That is TO say, the three of
them sat on two chairs. One of the SAIL
ormen, a great man of herculean build,
had evidently been ashore all day. At
least It is hard TO believe that such a
seasoned fO'castle hand should have ac-
quired such an optimistic view of life on
anything short OF twelve hours shore
leave.
"As a sailorman have saw much" he
volunteered, dropping an eight-ton arm
around The Washington Herald mans
shoulder, but the Dagoes still amuse
me some. Amt they cute 'uns. Pipe that
little guy over there. say kiddo, IL
could eat a cigarette ike that guy I'd be
a quaFtermaster afore now
The little guy" thus referred 20 had
lighted q fresh cigarette with the half
inch remains OF a preceding one and was
smoking il with remarkable ceierfty. At
each pun the red coal at the end OF the
white roll would crawl half an inch up
ward, and for the space OF half minute
the smoker would take on a resemblance
10 some hre-breathing idol The smoke
exuded apparently not only from his
mouth and nostrils, but leaked through
the pores of his skin and out OF his
eyes and ears The big American sailor
man. "Hefty," was frankly impressed
with the performance.
Floor Cleared for Action.
Al that moment the space. around the
plano was cleared for action, and a 1.-the
wiry. little Mayfower man stepped for
ward and besprinkied the floor with sand.
TIE pianist ratified into a rag time melody
and Billy Gutrow began to shake him
self" The South Americans watched the
dance with great interest and applauded
vigorously.
Sure said Hefty in a rumbling
whisper, that kid is all right as an
amaehure buck dancer, but we had guy
some time back that had him hun down
astern. he had once been comedian
acter and he blew into the service TO
stop the booze habit which had him laid
to somethin' awful. Whenever he got half
soused he used ter amuse US most laugh
able. He was a card, but the booze got
him and he lost control Of his feet He
never VIII be good for nothin' but plain
sail0Tman."
At this juneture the ice cream was
served. Hefty curved one enormous fist
around his saucer and, lifting a lady
finger in the other hand, daintily swal-
lowed IT,
This amt persacktly what you might
call sailorman fare he remarked but
like It. Observe the dagOs. The little
guy Is trying 10 chew the ice cream.
Cheese it, lxiddo, bad for the teeth-make
nal dents, no bueno"
The admonished one merely smiled and
bit of another mouthfui Of the frozen
substance
''Ain't he the ignoramus?" said Hefty.
That guy would eat soup with his
knife"
Hefty's dissertation was interrupted
pleasantly by the singing of several popu-
lar songs by Harold s. Franklin one Of
his shtpruates. The master OF ceremonies,
J. Riehman, chief master alarms Of the
MayfoWer, then called upon one OF the
Argentine men, who spoke a little Eng
lish. 10 bring forth whatever performers
were included in the company from South
America. After moments consultation.
a slender. thin-faced little sailorman
glided forward and took a seat at the
piano. In a moment the room was silent
save for the notes that ripp.ed from the
finger tips Of the sailor musician. An
other Of his countrymen stepped forward
and sang in a clear. thin tenor one Of the
old Spanish songs. He was loudly ap-
plauded and rendered an encore.
Hefty was again interrupted by a new
number on the programme. the orchestra
from the Mayfower under direction of
Prof. Schwartz. breaking suddenly into
melody. Hefty excused himself and dis
appeared.
Learn 10 Play Pool.
The Washington Herald reporter found
him some time later. together with a
shipmate, engaged in the pleasing task OF
teaching two Of the Presidente's crew the
American game of pool Hefty and his
mRtey were very shy on Spanish. ana the
English Of their companions was limited
TO one phrase--"by dam.
When the Washington Herald man en-
tered the billiard room Hefty was show
ing ore Of the Argeutnians how 10 execute
a simple rail shot to the corner pocket.
HIS explanation was mostiyiu pautomime,
interspersed with such phrases as Rap
it easy-iike on the koko old sport, 4" ''eest
par dificile. tres easy, muy cinch," OF
with the guiless smile Of one speaking In
terms of utmost admiration and friendll-
ness. ''No, you ignorant. fresh-wateT
skate, you consummsted Dago, don't use
that end Of the cue.
With a smile. the little South American
drove his cue against the object bali in
stead Of the cue batl and the object ball