The Washington herald., 1913-02-09

"A a
a comfortable. warm place to sleep,
worked wonders for the tiny mascot, and
by the time the next game was due he
had become the pet OF 500 men The
quilted blanket into which he snuggled
his new sleek sides was the product of
the ship tailor's best skill. while around
his neck was fastened a collar that would
have done credit to a royal kennel pup.
Up and own the main deck OF the cruiser
he would strut. as independent as any
cadet on his first day in the Naval
Academy.
His advent marked the turn in the
tide of the fortunes of the team. BY the
time the Pennsylvania turned her gall
liant PROV into San Francisco Bay her
baseball team had been accorded the
championship Of the Pacific feet. Per-
haps the mascot's own enthusiasm had
something to do with the success Of the
men, for while the game was going on
| the little fellow would run wildly around
the field barking and yelping in the most
excited way, while his ecstasy after re-
turning TO the ship could not fail to
meet some response, so spontaneous and
| sincere was his demonstration when
ever a victory had been scored
| One of the Junior officers Of the Ore
gon is credited with a mock-tragic let
I ter produced at a critical moment when
a brief law was passed prohibiting the
importation of foreign mascots.
"BiIIy" Had to Go.
"Poor old Billy has left u.s. wrote
the Young officer from his comfortable
| quarters aboard the well-known bull
| dog OF the navy, land We are forlorn.
| Because OF the cruel law what sayeth
that no animal whatsoever that has been
| annexed to a ship OF the United states
Navy as mascot, while in foreign parts,
shall, or will. or may. or can, be al
i lowed to enter the United States-or
words to that effect-the Oregon has had
4 to part with, dispose of, and lose Its
| celebrated mascot William, the goat,
| familiarly called Billy, and entered on
the ships log as Guilliamensis Capri
4 cornus When the oft-rumored We are
4 homeward bound was declared a fact
and not fiction, and the jubilations
4 brought about thereby had subsided, the
| unpleasant reality of having to part with
| Billy was faced. and the whole Of the
4 Asiatic station carefully scrutinized for
| fit transfer place for him. 1t was de-
i termined to transfer him to a ship be-
| cause OF his partiality for life on the
4 ocean wave-but what ship? The whole
i fleet breathlessly waited the result of the
/ deliberations, for the fame of Billy as
| a mascot OF transcendental qualities had
spread far and wide. and every ship
L dig ana little, coveted the pOSScsSlOH VI
| so marvellous a quadruped. Then the
| boat race between the Oregon and the
Raleigh occurred, the bulldog cleaning
| out the formers treasure chest and thus
| deciding the issue. Billy should go to
/ the Raleigh. When this determination
| was made known to H N. Z. Chis mas
cotic effulgency), that unhappy individ-
| ual simply bowed bis head and butted
his notiher into a coal chute. BilIys
1 49, - ,Ir t,oI
around it, his ditty box, pail. and mess
| gear collected. and himself given a per-
fume bath with paymaster's bouquet and
| ordered to stand by for a ram. In the
| meantime the whole force of the execu-
| tives Office fixed his enlistment record.
giving Billy's birthplace age, and date
Of enlistment (the quarter deck of the
Oregon). He was given the highest mark
In Workmanship, 5-Billy never missed
and the same figure in rating. Billy had
only four minor ofrenses chalked up
against him-chewing cigarette stumps
out OF hours, a-ssaulting without provoca-
, ton an inonensive o. s. (ordinary sea-
/ mani. sleeping on a c. P.'s calking mat
! without the owners consent and sur
, reptiously devouring an Army and Navy
! Register before the owner had a ohance
to read It For each of these orfenses
he had been given punishment Of two
| days diminished rations. His enlistment
record was signed in due course by the
, captain. and all was ready for the trans
/ fer.
Gaby on New Hampshire.
| 'Billy's luggage was lowered into the
dinghy, which was manned by a crew of
/ the youngest and best looking apprentice
seamen on board. and side-boys were
| piped, guard and band dragged on deck,
and all the ceremonial paraphernalia in
! cident to so important an event arranged.
| Let us draw a veil over the sorrowful
leave-taking: the salt tears that were
| shed drenched the deck as when we
were coming down from Annoy. Billy
was received on the United States steam
| ship Raleigh with open arms, glad
hearts. cheers and other things. A wig
| wag of receipt was Immediately sent the
| Oregon:
You bare got our money,
But we've got your goat
Though Billy was a bit down in the
mouth at leaving what had been truly
his happy home for many moons, yet
| he never uttered a word in defiance OF
the inevitable. Like the stole he is. he
| bore his sorrow without any outward
| sign of the pangs that rent his bosom
his philosophy. taught him by Phil Hind
| on the fo'castle, on many a starry night
In far and heathenish parts, assuring him
| that the best of friends must part
| served him now in good stead. One thing.
| however, he will miss, and that will be
his noon siesta under the shade of the
mighty 1S-inch forward guns But the
| fact viii not be hidden that the Raleigh
Is a trcphy-winner-that means a top
notcher. and thus Billy will be spared
the humiliation Of 'second-rates' and
| trail-in-behinds."
| The men OF the New Hampshire were
once loud in their praises OF a now
representative of the butterfly dancer. A
| jeweled collar adorned her slender neck.
| and offerings Of sweetmeats We're the
| expected thing. Coxswain Ryan was her
| faithful and devoted attendant, swinging
her own special little hammock for her
every night, while she waited in pleas
| ant anticipation Every trip ashore with
| out Gaby brought her as compensation a
bag of candy. of which she was very
| fond
| XII the precocious tricks and traits
of a popular pet are attributed to Gaby.
She enjoyed a daily bath from the deck
nozzle She never conformed seriously
to regulations OF any kind. especially
those regarding the hour at which she
| should awake As for keeping watch
at night that seemed to be entirely
| out of her line Her leisurely arrival
| upon the quarterback at or In the
| morning was her morning saIutation
| to the officers, after which she fell in
with the enlisted men. Evidently Gaoy
| ~ a. ottaptioo which her