Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-24
Beginning of Picturesque
and Exciting Career
Described BY Noted
Author.
ny SERGEANT ARTHUR GUY EMPEY.

MI SERGEANT ARTHUR GUY EMPEH.
(The ftrst OF series OF twelve arti-
clcs By tho author Of over the Top"
the best seller OF the year. The re-
manning articles will tell Mr.. Empey's
experiences during his seventeen
months In the frst-line trenches OF the
British army in France. the thrilling
great adventures" which hundreds OF
thousands of young Americans are soon
to pass throuBh.)
Before tell OF my first real adren-
my LIE.
was born In the 'sos. close: to he
bottom than tho top. When / frat
opened my eyes breHthed the air Of
the Rockies" To be exact. I was
born In Ogden. Utah, on the 1lth o.
December. 1883 My rowing started
at tho early age Of four. This va,
In Cheyenne; Wyo. fused 10 play on
the front porch. My mother must have
suspected that ] was Of rowing ma
ture. because she took the p.ecau.ion
to put a gate across the steps OF the
porch with some kind of aew-canEled
lock on it. which I was unable TO ne
gotta'e. used % work for half AT
hour 81 time trying to get the gate
open. but without succesB: in fact.
this got to be a habit with me until
my father applied the slipper" sew
eral times. This made me more eau
t!ous, and I worked in secre,. ON, In
front OF our house were tho sandh;lls
nP IN T., n D.,
for me. and It was M greatest am.
bition TO explore them. One mon,cn-
tols morning tho grocery bog, who
was great friend os mine showed
me how TO work the lock. xas
full of childish plee. when, after
few attempts. j found It casy to. get
out Into tie world beyond. On the
morning In uestion my mother, left
me ir charsc..ot tho hired girl whiie
she went shopping. II was ~ashday,
and my guardian[. did not have much
time TO- look after mo. She e., not being
In on the big secret" put me on tho
front porch thinking that 7 would 10
safe. Il waited my chance and AZ
scrubbinE on the aaashboard in the
kitchen araiIed myself OF tse op-
portunityr of getting out. When got
out into the sandhil!s H. was great
fun. and Eept plowinG forward. sc
ter a while I got very tired AMI tried
TO retraee my stops. but without sue
cess. ] knew was lost. Then hid
what all KIDS would do under ike ctr
cun,stances. biubbered for MY moth
or. Pretty room a cowboy came along
took compassion on me. lifted me in
front OF him on his saddle and we
rode into the town OF Cheyenne. All
the vay he was trying to find out my
name. but all could answe- wa.
"Dcyenlpy." or course he could not
translate this int" Guy E5,ney" lie
carried inc in:o :: saloon. filled with
cowboys. and sat me on a barrel and
the cowboys crow! !ed around and sc-m-
ed 10 be greatly amused. thorough
iy enjoyed myself for while. bur
then began to howl for my m:.m.,a
I must have hccn bowling success.
because even the cowboys could not
stand It. They gave me everything
IN the saloon to play with. but 10 no
avail. My yelling continued
General Scnrch neRins.
My mother. upon returning home It
about 1 O'Clock that afternoon. found
the Girl frantic with fright. saying
that had disappeared. My mother
turned In the alarm and a general
search took place.
All 7 can remember is that my faith
er. with frightened face. rushed
into the saloon and. seeing me, grab
e
lio then. in triumph. took ne home
A great reception n'as awaiting .nc
AND all the neiGhbors patted me on
the back. I was great hero. pro
tenn When the reishbors lett. nut
came tina: old familiar slipper" When
same feeling that had later when
on trench raid in France was
hung TO the German harbed wire MY
father SIRE had the art OF slipper ap.
plicatton down To II hns point. be-
cause ! lost al interest In rovin: for
many mnoLY.
From Cheyenne. my family went 10
Richmond Va At this place went
to school and was brought UP on NC
Gufy's Reader. This gave mo great
idea Of an lGnClishman. All could
see vas big grenadier in g. red
coat choppine Americans into mince.
meat.
Prom Virginia we migrated to Can
ada. Two years later we left for
New York.
In New York I went through public
schools. and twice just escaped beinr
expelled. l organized the boys ~ tho
class into a gang and We decided to
mCtiny against our teacher. 4 Hiss
Hall. but the principal OF the school,
Mr.. Lyons. eoon wiped out the n,utiny
and gave me another chance TO make
good. When | receIved my graduation
giving.
From publi- school I went to man
ual training high school Tr. most
notable thing did there wns to maI.e
left half back Oh tho football tear,
My great hero was Richard Henry
Dana. who wrote Two Years Before
the Mast" I devoured this book ae.:-
eral times ard then decided to run
away ard make the same trip. anu
did so.
First Military Trai1inx.
After little less than ytar's NIB.
sence I again returned to New York.
Once again was the hero. minus III ,
slipper" After being vorshipcd for
about two weeke. Joined the Forty
seventh Regiment Of Brooklyn, and
soon became aergesnt. The militia. In
Continued on Fifth Pnge}
BALTIMORE RY BOAT.
nost delightful water trip In America.
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