The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-11-30
OUR ARMY SLANG
CHARMS THE BRITISH

g nduCt, ana nNVifaliOn, 10 Sa
rothirg of his military proves
have cndrar Il him to all elasse
un F,alCe aud England Ftenc
newspapers tel of his ebiVai'ou
attitude toward the fair sex geuel
ally, ald h binuly, ptfefntl wa
wi h children ~ Wal tACked vi
lagos; the Inglish dalles pEil
columns slO,t bIs aleu-, mllat
bealrg, aud the charm Of l,is ra
tive stang This Iast chaIac.t II
istic draws furtb the following TT
ter on What Sammy Sa s,
vhicb is taken flcm he Londe
Daily Mail:
sammy Ia In my ward, and
he h,m. Iii, face he deecllhe
as "Une OF he tOit lbat ony
NOT her could iOye,' but somehow
intern jAutd aud high checked u
! ct Is 1t alpraIe To me.
Even mo.e than his face | lk'
Lis conversation His experience
duupg The Wal ait, / egPp0es
much The eamu de- lhosr. ot ufhv
nr,I; his mode ct relating hem l.
peCuuH hls Own. Tue plctui
t'quv iulage'y wltD winch D.
outus his speech may he au ots
eJoiy 10 tIOd's cuuuuI' to mt II Ii
a tblhk Ut wUtder ALd "A iy fot
tvrr
liz came Over "the blg dilnk
me mon hs ago He had /
= eaeab, voyage, saw 40 "tlh ii II,
abu bad FlcHty 70 eal-- SIX IA ii.
day, tbite up ana three down
Ga atilvai. at the poit they 90
luto "the dukieet nttle train ever
Bettrelt started, he captain asket
fof keJ 10 wind II up With
oommJ says Ibal personally he IL
teuds 20 take one home as i chain
20 harg on his watch cham
hey went iplo camp, vbtls
htJ tptut lhtir ume mixing
aUV0t the county ~lde. i he feate
aeIe wote h0t oveigOOd iney
WtIe gwen tta (Which tasted ltht
the last water Noab kept a1oat IL
ana b ID "that Was ntye. catsl
but must nave kiven ltset up
However, lbtJ made then motto,
NV Or ilk, heitn Il Happy, aht
stuck u Ou OraSei5 The out
thing hat really "got Their goat
was having 10 steep Oh te1ro ftn1a
That, oaHun1 sayf, u la 10 -
''teltlbiA naid."
u ttmateiy be aud his compa
GlUns crossed 10 The trout lns
county pieaetd sammy, but b.
tound he language utiitutt ant
tbe Ft,ncb eople slow of compie
nebs On Gu one occasion h.
santtd u air Of duck shoes, so he
went into bOulmdkei 5 ant
qnacb ed-but be cCuldu't get tie
I'D dame "wiee' 10 II.
Fof the Ggh' that put him on
t action odumj say : his iifutel
ant was responsible. He wa'
ure tlied Of bis oslliou and cfez
% beceuiing captain or all a.
"a" Sammy was ready eneug
10 help, but Boche size inlel
venCd and insis Ell -on seudtng Il
nis name with an application f
Immediate ttauAfer to The r 5int
Oorps.'
Hthce his presence ID hosnlta
| lis ny du y 10 give Sammy b.
tettetr, and 10 DAY, as he read
voiuminous epistle bis face hIigh
hGed 10 such al extent thai | W
forcl q to inquire what gnod u
dihgs bad arrived lie hesltaied
then gtDD,d. IL dou't mind ltl
ing you, purse," he said 81
my wife vIltiDg, and from VII
sh says calculate when ! X
nome thete'li be something besides
i iente running around my LITTLE
place In Seattle"
Sammy goes to.morfow, aud
shall MISS bin badly lie hlmssel
IS all anxiety for an eaiiy letn
o fiont " here be anticipates
real good time fDI the Yallkz al
a cofrespoudldgy y bad one for Jei
j. hn Iatter Is assuffdly u,
,gainst The ''rtIaight goods -
lA.t. Anyway whatever happe.
D ibe Engii,h, for he Y : q
0scer.lt II going 10 be 'heaVtn
lrll, ~ HubOkeu bs Cnfis mas
I'm y says so.
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