Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-24

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7 oNG before the word "ColoniaT'
had appeared in the military lexi-
. cons of the time certain regI-
ment was stationed in the northwest
and in that regiment were men whose
service with that organization ran
back to dates not far distant from the
days of the Civil war. one such man
was known to nearly everybody In
the regiment personally as was fire.
quently the case with many of the old
timers. His name was Martin and
Paddy Martin he was called by all.
Indeed, the full name and handle
would sometimes creep perilously
near appearing In guard reports and
similar official documents when Prf-
vate Martin was meant. When Con
|gress in its wisdom created the re-
tired list for the faithful among its
enlisted soldiers Martins service was
believed to be sufficiently extended as
to entitle him to retirement and an
application for the indulgence was
duly forwarded. Back in due time
came the application with statement
by the war department to the effect
that the records Of the department
showed that Private Martin had been
an enlisted soldier In the regiment
since 1855 and that Il was believed
that his service antedated even the
date given and the department was
therefore pleased to order that the
said Private Martin be placed upon the
retired list, Now for some time past
Paddy Martin had performed no real
soldier duty. He had been given
|charge Of the soldiers bath-house
and over that necessary Institution he
had certainly exercised full and com
plete command. With the announce
fnent of his near at hand retirement
Martin gave over the command Of the
bath-hCuse to successor and spent
the remaining days Of his sojourn at
the pest In making many visits and
these visits We're not confined to the
barrack line but were extended on
occasion to the officers row en- the
other side Of the little parade ground.
It was while on that side OF the
parade that Martin met the wife Of the
senior captain Of the regiment as she
was passing along the walk Having
k<,,,-s1 ~. go. s.s-.,..,. 80 eft.s
satu enr 500 y sus. nau ial l..l
- ane olu soauisl pts. =. was yu1.e
..s - ssop anu e sAplsse ner sllal 2 :
:. ~. IN pssss. ~, 49,. s.;e > ,u ~ 81
hear that you are going to leave us.
Are you sorry to go"
Not that, num-" replied Paddy.
Ye see, it's this way, mum. well
Won 90 : hr,de n thss o,,tft n w.s
the same weet that Ssreaant fsrapev
hin, tbat was f,ret sareoent ~ n com
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