The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-08-17
"Oh, don't know! Maybe could if tried"

column about the marriage of Myra AL
lIsop and Joe Cranberry
'Willie laughed. and [ saw | hadn It
touched him,
- Oh, says he, everybody knew
that was going TO happen. | heard
about that week ago, And then he
gave me the laugh again.
90 All right. says ]. Then why do
you so recklessly chase the bright rain
bow of fame7 Do you expect to be
elected president, or do you belong to
suicide club?'
"And then Captain Sam iuterferes.
You gentlemen quit jawing and go
back 10 your quarters says he, 'or
II have you escorted to the guard
house. Now, scat, both of you! Be
fore You 60, which one Of YOU has got
any chewing tobacco?'
" We re off, Sam says /. 1T
supper time, anyhow. But what do you
think of what we was talking about {?
many graphing books for this here
balloon called fame. What's ambition,
anyhow? What does man risk his
life day after day for7 Do you know
of anything he gets in the end that can
pay him for his trouble7 / want to 90
back home, says l. Il don't care
whether Cuba sinks or swims. and I
don Z give pipeful of rabbit tobacco
whether Queen Sophia Christina or
Charlie Culberson rules these fairy
isles; and ] don t want my name on anv
list except the list of survivors. But
We noticed you. Sam, SAYS I. seek.
ing the bubble notoriety in the can
mons laryny number of times. Now,
what do you do 1t for7 Is il ambition
business, or some freckle.faced Phoebe
at home that you are heroing for?'
Well, Ben, SAYS Sam, kind of
heftlng his sword out from between his
knees, ms your superior officer I could
court martial you for attempted COW
ardice and desertion. But 7 won Il.
And | II tell you why I'm irving for
promotion and the usual honors Of war
and conquest. A major gets more nav
than q captain, and / need the money!
Correct for you!' saws I. Il can
understand that. Your system of fame.
seeking is rooted in the deepest soil of
patriotism. But I can't Comprehend ;
says /, why Willie Robbins, whose
folks at home are well of. and who
used TO be as meek and undesirous of
notice as cat with cream on his
whiskers, should all at once develop into
warrior bold with the most fre.eat
ing Kind Of proclivities. And the girl
IN his case seems 10 have been eI;rnir.
ated by marriage 10 another fellow r
reckon, says I. it's plain case of
Just common ambition He wants mis-
name, maybe, TO 90 laundering down
the coroners OF time. II must be that ;
- Well without itemi2in9 his deads
Willie sure made good as a hero. Ue
SIMPLY spent most Of his time on his
knees begging our captain 10 send him
on ior!orn hopes and dangerous srout.
inG expeditions. In every fight bo was
inc nsst mar 10 mix II at close aoar.
teFs with the Don Alfonso. He pot
three or -four bullets planted in various
parts or his anatomy. Once he went Off
with detail Of eight men and captured
whole company Of Spanish. He kent
captain Floyd busy writing out recon-.
nendations OF his bravery 10 send In
20 headquarters; and he began 10 nc.
cumuiate medals for all kinds Of things
-heroism and target shooting and yslor
and tactics and uDiusu ubordinatior and
All The little accomplishments that Iook
good 20 the third assistant secretsr;cs
Of The war department
Finally, Cap Floyd got promoted ,o
be major general, or knight com.
mander OF the main herd. or something
Ike that He pounded around ON
white horse. all decorated M with cold
lea! and hen feathers and Good Tenn,
Tar hat, and WASH Z allowed nv tba
regulations 20 speak 20 us. And W{II;s
Robbins was made captain OF our com.
pany 'o'i
"Ard maybe he didn't 20 aFtc- ~.
Wres'n or fame them As Tar a.
could see u was him that ended the