The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-25
BETWEEN CIVILIAN
AND SOLDIER
LContinued From Page Ninel

the confessional. for all that could be
detected from their outward appear.
auces. Here are some of the many
remarks made by a party composed Of |
five pirates cmfwyp alp al apapa |
five priyates:
Soldiers Hot-hir.
"I am go'.. back to Gods country |.
believe me; no bamboo citizenship for
mine: take that from your Uncle Dud-
ley. Don't be jealous; you draw
enough to sport a suit of white !
clothes: most of these would-be sports
riding around frstclass haven't got
as much money as you or have right
now Aw, Forget it, let that bunch
up there know that you see them, thej
are beneath the notice of a genuine
sport; they think they cut some ice,
but they don't, not with me, kid. That
white-headed fool meets force, prob
ably referring to the widely advertis-
ed food of that name) Did any of
you bring a powder puff for the lady
in the dark suit? Don't crush my
honeysuckle probably meant for a
camia. which resembles the honey
suckle slightly. that the writer wore
on the lapel of his coatO Yes and
those are the kind of guys that write
long letters to the newspapers about
the army. We had to come over here
and make way for those carpetbag-
gers if it wasn't for us they couldn't
live here two weeks. Don't you be-
lieve anything like that; Father Taft
has them in his keeping; he'll see to
it that they get theirs and many
more. most of which are unprintable,
about the families of said civilians,
past and present.
A Sergeant's Rebuke.
"Here a sergeant, who was sitting
apart with a buck private, broke in:
Why don't you fellows cut that kind
of talk out? Such remarks as those
make any man sore, and don't help
either you or the army. There is no
use insulting men just because they
are not soldiers. For all you know,
they may have been here fighting gu
gus when you were back in the States
going barefooted to the little school
out on the farm. None of you have
any room to kick because you amt in
their places. I know lots Of guys that
talked just as you do, but when they
were out Of the army and working for
the civil government were just like
them
cone of the chosen five, who is
wearing his helmet drawn down over
his eyes, trying to appear as Mr.
Tough, from Toughville, who lives or
Tough street. where the further dowr
the street you go the tougher they
get. and takes his meals on the roo
of the last house, breaks in. 'Aw! lie
EN- get sore. One soldier can lick tel
of those carpetbaggers any time.
There were seven soldiers and three
civilians on the car do you see the
difference? Five of whom were il
one partyD Here they left US, hurlins
after the car more remarks, imprint
able ones, until we were out of hear
ing distance. The civilians sat ant
bore this TRADE in silence. And the
five soldiers showed no signs of hav
ing partaken of any alcoholic bever
ages, nor was it in the immediate vi
cinity of saloons. ...
The Sergeant Commended.
q would like to offer a few remarks
Mr.. Sergeant, whoever you are, in me
you have an admirer and a wei
wisher. and the admiration and gocC
wishes extend to your companion
who, as l said above, was a buck pri
yate. The officer who chose yol
to wear the chevrons was a past
master when it comes to Judging hu
man nature; the officer who has neg
lected to choose the buck private
YOUR companion, for another wearer o
the chevrons is depriving the U. S
al my vi Nlt duhlllOlldl Bel NlNNn VI al
excellent non-commissioned officer
Such men as you are what uphold thu
army, but the men who made the frs
mentioned remarks set out above are
deplorably, in the majority amonI
those with whom the civilian comes fl
contact have many esteemec
friends in the army, = lot of them higl
privates in the rear rank. They ar
men whom l feel proud to call friends
They belong to the class of men VIII
are, unfortunately for both army an
civilian, seldom seen out of the regr
lar routine duty of the post life. The
stay in and let the irresponsible max
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