The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-09-08

r.r-run away, and his arrnee is XIII.
That government soldier, they try find
General De Vega verree much. They
want catchee him for shoot. You
think they catchee that general
senior?
".saints grant IT. says !. Twouid
be the Judgment Of Providence Tor set
lin, the warlike talent Of Clancy to
gradin' the tropics with pick and
shovel. But, tits not so much ques-
ton of instructions, now, me little
man as tits of the friedman problem.
.Tis anxious / am to resign a situation
Of responsibility and trust with re
white wings department OF your great
and degraded country. Row me In
vour little boat out to that steamer,
and I'll give ye five dollars-sinker
pacers-sinker pacers,' says |, reducin'
the offer to the language and denomi-
nation of the tropic dialects.
"'Cinco pesos repeats the little
man. Five dolce, you give?"
"Twas not such a bad little man.
He had hesitations at first, sayin' that
messengers leavin' the country had to
have papers and passports, but at last
he took me out alongside the steamer.
Day was just breakin' as we struck
her, and there wasn't a soul to be seen
on board. The water was very stlli,
and the nigger-man gave me lit
from the boat, and ! climbed onto the
steamer where her side was sliced to
the deck for loading fruit. The matches
was open, and / looked down and saw
the cargo of bananas that filled the
hold to within six feet of the top. l
thinks to myself, Clancy, you better
go as a stowaway. It's safer. The
steamer men might hand you back to
the employment bureau. The tropics
II get you, Clancy, If you don't watch
out
$50 I Jumps down easy among the
bananas, and digs out hole to hide
in, among the punches. In an hour or
so l could hear the engines goin', and
feel the steamer rockin', and I knew
we were off to sea. They left the
matches open for ventilation, and pref
ty soon it was light enough in the hold
to see fairly well. I got to feelin' a
bit hungry, and thought I'd have a
IiSht, fruit lunch, by way of refresh
ment. / creeped out of the hole I'd
made and stood up straight. Just then
saw another man crawl up about ten
feet away and reach out and skin a
banana and stuff it into his mouth.
Twas a dirty man, black-faced and
ragged and disgraceful of aspect. Yes,
the man was ringer for the pictures
of the fat Weary Willie in the funny
papers. I looked again, and saw it
was my general man-De Vega, the
great revolutionist, mule-rider and
pick-ax importer. When he saw me
the general hesitated with his mouth
filed with banana and his eyes the
size of cocoanuts.
"rTIist!' 1 says. Not a word, or
they'll put us off and make us walk,
"Veev la Liberty" adds, copperin'
the sentiment by shown banana into
the source of it. 1 was certain the
general wouldn't recognize me. The
nefarious work of the tropics had left
me lookin' different. There was half
an inch of roam whiskers GOVERN my
face, and my costume was a pair Of
| blue overalls and red shirt.
"'How you come in the ship, senior?
asked the general as soon as he coul J
speak.
| "'By the back door-whist!' says I
Twas a glorious blow for liberty we
struck l continues: but we was over
powered by numbers. Let us accept
our defeat like brave men and eat an
other banana
"'Were you in the cause of liberty
fightin', senior? says the general, shed
din tears on the cargo.
"'To the last says I. ''Twas LED
the last desperate charge against the
minions of the tyrant. But it made
them mad, and we was forced to re
treat. Twas I, general, procured the
mule upon which you escaped. CoulG
you give that ripe bunch little boos
this way, general? It's bit out of my
reach. Thanks
Say you so, brave patriot?" sait
the general, again weepin'. 'Ah, Dios!
And have not of the means to reward
your devotion. Barely did l my life
bring away. Carrambos! what a dev
lis animal was that mule, senior! Like
ships in one storm was 1 dashed about
The skin of myself was ripped away
with the thorns and vines. Upon the
bark of hundred trees did that beas
Of the Internal bump, and cause out
rage to the legs Of mine In the nigh
to Port Barrios came. I disposses.
myself of that mountain of mule ant
hasten along the water shore. 1 fine
a little boat to be tied. l launch my
self and row to the steamer. l canno
see any mans on board, so climb one
rope which hang at the side. l ther
myself hide in the bananas. Surely
say, If the ship captains view me
they shall throw me again to those
Guatemala. Those things are not good
Guatemala will shoot General De Vega
Therefore I am hide and remain silent
Life itself is glorious. Liberty, 1t is
pretty good; but so good as life I d,