Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-14
Sabe
HIS COLYUM

The Richmond Blues have rolled away God
bless EN-, gentlemen and soldiers. Quien Sabc
went with the crowd down Ia The train and
stood around and felt sorry. too. ID was pop
ular. feeling sorry.
And the poor. dear debLies. the girls they
left behind them-man. dear. il gives one 4
lun- IA the throat. They haven't the Rich
monds Blues. any more. any more. but they
have the Border Blues even worse. il that is
possible. It's going To be blue for a week
down by those Gulf Coast tra,ks-and in the
homes of most Of our best families.
And the young native sons. for the past
five months mere civilians. now mere" ~
more. what - them: Really they were Hor-
IN. too. There were fcrvrnt handshnkrs III
plenty and variations on Good bye. Old RAN.
Take care IL Yourself and don't forget about
writing" The yaung native son had fast
friends in the Blues no less than his sister
and those fine fellows he hated 20 see 20. But
as for the rest If the squadron whom he did
not know So well-ahout the third day of
mourning his tears for them are going To
turn crocodile. mainly. For with the war over
and the last at the citizen soldirry gone there
nrr IN many a parlur that has had the stand
ing rorn-unly sign out far the past five
moons. And the small squadron that some
wag hast winter christenrd The brownsville
Blues" ne thought they must feel that way.
with ~ much khaki cunpctituui. every man
~ them il going into action al the charge.
Thank the gods # war. say they. that there
were a few little maids who didn't learn t.
sing Take Ne Back to od Nirginny" and
mean every word Of it..
j. il twenty seven or sevcnty-scyen Cameron
county divorcr eases that Judge Hopkins must
this term ~ court:
Thank Wilson. The wars over,
, =
NJ. GLADYS. not -. NJ connection between
the two last paragraphs. Positively. Yes
i might ~ Wei a. shuttle them around \ hit.
Your Uncle Quirn admits that. But thr pap
cr'~ an printed now. Next time say some
thing sooner.
Quien Sabe asked the cub reporter ycster
eve why he seemed So fluttered. also why thc
glad scenery: And the cub blurtcd that he
Was going ont t. call On his best girl. now that
the war j. over. IL knew she'd feel awfully
blue. and h. had been a whole five months
growing biz little blonde mou>tachr and a. was
going ~ take i uut last night ana l-t her IVY"
Y. - 4L E. Vs. - ..N. ~. ..wr. III
Il would cheer hrr np. II hu, rhrrrcd lots NJ
r@.oii. AZ. ~ said. puicn Sihr looked
biz amazemcnt and said: What. haven't yuu
seen your best glrl in five monthsf The cub
sighed a faint sigh and said: yes. he had. FIRE
',uently but she hadn't seen
him. Item: Remember To ask the cub in the
morning how she liked the nttlr blonde thing
every morning for tell tale traces ~ rouge
out not set awhile-nut yet.
Later: M. decidedly MT vt awhile. Not
ior 4 long. long time.
Saw the Cub this morning. H. looked biuc
enough u d. major "a the brownsville Blues"
IT. certainly hadn't been mustered ont last
night. At noon today. at the cafe. the Cub
came and sat on the next stool aud sloomcd
gloomcd. IL cmpti,d half "a bottle of cat
sup ON his chops before h. came out of it,
Then he tried tn pat the catsup back. and
wound az by admitting that the regular army
was getting IN his nerves. Too. Said that a.
went out ~ that girls house hast night AMI
round y n. Al Il. cncampmont right un her
front porch. Three whitr-and gold uniforms
smiled while hr muuhlrd something about clll
ing w scr If az could can some night next
week and Gut \ reservation promised fnr the
week ia April Then IN met The tire"
~. ana Z. uniforms and one Il them called him
son and hc stepped on ones feet getting "ft
tina; haunted porch. and rushed away trying 4"
register Important engagement The Cub
lintrl that hr is growing cynical ahout these
women.