The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-10-06
Aboard at Last.

the barge. and most of the officers
were Lining he rails of the transport
asteln when J made my try. once
| had my feet on that deck | decided to
| go below and stay as quiet as possible
SO | lost no time in ducking into the
first companion saw. Unfortu-
nately for me. second lieutenant hap
pened to be ducking out at the same
time and we bumped hard He reeled
back and said:
What the devil are you doing?''
| had come to attention at once and
saluted
in my deepest voice.
who are you?"
Garter. sir. X company
Garter. be more careful about turn
ing corners and going in and out o.
doors after this" he said torHIlily and
moved off.
Yes, sir" l answered and saluted.
When he had gone | was trembling
all over, and | proceeded more care
fully. you may he sure. 1t was the
first time had ever been aboard big
ship-the first time had ever seen salt
water. in fact-so | didn't know my
way around very we'll. However. when
| got downstairs | found that one of
the transports decks had been made
into big bunk room with the parti-
tons knocked out and hunks in tiers
of three each all around the sides.
Luckily spotted couple of the
boys from Company X and followed
them to the section in which they were
quartered. They looked like old home
week to one lonesome girl, and got to
thinking of the nights down in Douglas
when they used to come over and sit
on our porch and spill close harmony
all over the place. But they didn't |
recognize me, so | threw my outfit into
lucky to find one to spare. because they |
were using all the available space on |
that ship. The hunks were made out |
Of canvas. stretched very tight, and |
they rode comfortably enough when
we once got started.
l could feel the ship getting under |
way, and | was a little sad. with no |
one to talk to and longing to get out of |
my clothes and stretch out my weary I
body on one of those hunks. I was So
tired of inhabiting that uniform l knew
| would give anything to feel little !
soft lingerie next me and perhaps have
on a petticoat again. although they
tell me the girls down east don't wear
any of them nowadays-only the old
girls.
Under Way.
The men were all around me. many
had known in Douglas. but they
1idn't bother with me, because l guess
hey were little blue at leaving them
selves. as anybody was bound to be at
4 time like that and | suppose it was
he sober atmosphere got me to longing
or that lingerie there. You could have
tut it with a knife The old timers
probably put me down for a sobby
Sammy who had just joined Finally
Strengthened myself up and thought:
Buck up! You're a deuce of sol
Her"
looked around The old timers who
lad campaigned in the Philippines and
ONE even in Cuba back in 1898, while
most of them had been i'll Mexico did
lot look sad. but | will say there were
armed few of them grinning as we felt
he ship slip out of that dock. The
oungsters-the boys who had just
ONE in the regiment on the border
nd had never been east before-show
d it. They didn't know whether they
rould ever be back again. and they
we're thinking about it and about the
title red house with the white fence
ack home and the girl and wondering
Thy they Joined the army and wishing
hey were in Arizona. But | don't
vant to pull any sob stuff.
This is a fine way to send US off. = |
one boy who was not more
ian nineteen. very pronounced rock
J. There are no flags. no bands. no /
beers. no beer. nothin'. It's a great r
'ay to fight war" :