Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1913-12-05

III y ~ year , we each go,
Lul-- pretty, sweet
scented note with h. $. V. l.. at the
bo,tom, requestin' 1.-THE pleasure of
your company" At n dance on Christ.
mas eve. Bill, who is well up in
these things, told me them letters
meant "Reply sharp, Very lressin'."
So We wrote our plies sharp. hnc-
rrptin' 1.-THE very pressin' hinvita-
ton"
Well, Christmas eye came round
and Bill and me rugged ourselves out
in our best shore goin toys aud sci
sail for the dance. On reporln' our
selves we was mustered in big cab.
in like bntlleShip's gun room, all
tiivated up with holly and mistleloc.
and with the deck polished instead
of holy stoned, and 50 slippery that |
nearly pitched on To my bowspril ~
went through the hntchway
Vast henvin, Bill" sen, comm
IL an anchor; this is worse than
crossin' the bay in n gale - wind"
hut Bill he kept furgn' ahead, as
cool rs MILDLY IL command of II di~.
patch boat, 81 slipped my cable and
went on full speed in his wake, sweat
M like II marine recruit gnin' into
hurtion for the first time. We was
nearly the last aboard. for the cabin
was pretty full. the men lookin' like
!, ~laurnml walters and the ladies all
a. smart n II cruslrr squadron in
rainbow rig.
Presently II iussy little chap. who |
took Ia be- the commodore. but who
BII said was the NJ. Sea man. though
h. didn't look H. il he knuwcd much
about the sea, came up and gave Us
both pretty card with ~aiin' order,
on, which Bill called II program. Then
h. passed the word To- clear for haze.
ton. aud II band on the uuartrrdrrk
ai'l struck up and the dancin begun
A. was lrunil' against the hui
warkN the VI. Sea man came M and
said ~omrthin' what couldn't catch
- ! SAID. "Ay", aye. ~ir!" and before
! l>nuwrd il he had hintroiuircd me Ia
the NmarlrSl Al clipper built little
craft ! ever turned my srarrhlight~
on. aud somehow the next minute her
sweet little tigurrhrnd was close to
mlur aud made fast around her
uVdship~ aud steamed into hartion.
This is II poker, not I'M 'ornpipc. "
III" SAID presently III II voice as sweet
" the basins whistle pipin' at grog
TIME, :" ! nXcd her parding and nuvi-
gated accordlu'. Well. We boxed the
compass about twice. when some one
ran foul - my Starbuard bow aud
threw me- on my beam ends. My con
sort was ~ rOnSarnrd aud bore Il
hand - pr,ltlly Ia haul me M that
quite forgot Ia say what | was ago.
IN Ia do To- the lubbrr. Next time wu-
goIn' Ia dance with her again, but
she told me she was engaged. "llln-
drcd'' sen rs 'aughty u hadmir
al. Then II red headed swab took her
lu tow. and the band strikin' M the
"hrrI Bow" there was the two of
I'm a-capcrln away just like old
Mae, our second engineer. when he
has had what he calls ~ wee drup'
On pay nights.
soon after | see her sittin' tanniu'
herself. while the red headed chan
"a~ a-"arryln' on shameful with u
gul N pink, 81 ! tackled towards her
Il told hrr what ! thought of the
oh ~h' was engaged to and hotter
~ 10 bach in his headlights.
thought she would never stop laugh
m' ~ She told me she didn't even
tnow HIM and was only engaged t.
I'm Tor the dance. And then | felt
better.
Well, Ia cul the YARN short, at eight
balls ! conveyed her down To- til,
.1rd room Ia mess. aud after thai
90 hove Ia IN Il conservative full 81
ms and flowers aud Smcllln Ink,
tropical hsland. aud then well
after Il very hot engagement. il
"h"h ! had to bring both broadsidr'
''" lnrllon. my pretty prize hauled
down her flag, and few months
later We Nirnalcd for sky pilot, an,
lowed her safe into port. ondol
TIT Bits.