New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-12

George Moore was = master mariner
steward by profession, and, as his name sus-
gests, an Irishmtn. He was, moreover, a
wandering" Irshman. Those who have met
his type need no explanation of the quail
flying adjective. As, however, a true appreci'
alton Of Georges subsequent career depends
greatly on a proper understanding Of the
term, a further explanation may not be out
Of place. II is given in the words Of an
other Irshman, whose aptness of expression
was only matched by the keenness of his in
sight into human nature.
There are two brands Of Irish cats" said
this worthy, domestic and Kilkenny. There
are also two brands of Irishmen, and you
don't find the Kilkenny brand in Ireland I'M
less it's home for holiday"
George enlisted very early in the war, and
was straightwey made assistant cook at his
depot This did not altogether meet his
ideas of what soldering should be, but he
might have slumbered out the war content
eddy enough among the depot dixies and field
Kitchens except for the fact that he was too
excellent a cook and too typical an lrishman
10 brook much ordering about from his SER
ceant. who, though superior to him in rank,
was infinitely inferior to him in craftsman
shin. And so, after several scenes in which
his Kilkenny attributes each time became
more pronounced George left the cooking
department for the more active life Of 4
training company. In the course of time ne
was drafted out TO France
Back to the Galley
wise provision in army regulations IN
sures that any special aptitude recruit has
shown during his training period at home Is
duly communicated to the battalion he JOINS
in the trenches. and accordingly, very shortly
after his arrival in France, George was made
company cook. Now, a captains steward
aboard an ordinary tramp steamer IS quite
an important parsonage. lie COOKS ana
Wallets FOR the captain, but he Is chief OF the
commissioned department and generally sits
down to table with the master and the mates
! The long-estsblished law of the sea lays
down that a master mariner may not consort
with his officers and so the steward is often
his CAPTAINS companion on shore-going e%-
cursions. Accordingly, he is accustomed 70
dress as respectfully as his superior and MS
habits of personal neatness and cleanliness
are traditional. But the duties of company
cook in the trench area are totally at VarI-
ance with habits of neatness and cleanliness,
and continued contact with smoky open arcs
and soot-incrusted dXies soon gave George
the appearance of a chimney sweep. when
liz is remembered that he was an lrlshman OF
I the Kilkenny variety and that his experience
Of the trench area never exceeded the limits
If the support lines where his cookhouse
was established, no one need be surprised
that he began to look on his duties with
ira
! fer were, however, always passed over on &C
count Of the excellence Of his cooking, but
| the growing list of misdemeanors marked
down on his conduct sheet showed the state
of revolt he was rapidly attaining.
One day while the regiment was holding
trenches about a thousand yards north Of
/ Hill so his supplies Of fuel ran short. The
mems dinner had nevertheless TO be pre-
rared and George must perforce US. odd
rieces Of brushwood 10 make good the short
age. The smoke caused by the damp fire.
wood attracted the enemy's attention, and
! lust when the food was ready 10 be served
! out a she'll entered his cookhouse and
wrecked all its contents. George, BY a
miracle, escaped without a scratch, but the
/ resulting bother about the preparation Of a
makeshift meal, the shortness Of temper o.!
all concerned and his own fury at the Ger
mans as the cause Of all the trouble broke
down the last shreds of his self-restraint, and
/ he made such an nroad on the company rum
that evening that he was very lucky indeed
merely 10 be dismissed from his job and
returned to duty as an ordinary soldier.
! Daring Soldier
It might be expected that, having got the
desired change of work, his conduct G'so
would change for tho better. An improve
nlent did, in fact, take place, and the little
affairs Of the firing line and No Mans Land
neutralzed most of the mischievous tendon
cies which had been awakened in him. He
proved a bold and sklfuI soldier, delight
tc the officers iE charge of patrols. and just
as his cookhouse. after the shelliug incident,
became known AS "Moore's cookhouse" so
among the men Of his battalion other places
iu the district became associated with Wis
name through some exploit in which he had
| been concerned.
An Irishman in an Irish regiment may m