The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-02-08
BY VIRGINIA EVANS sEWALL.
Daughter Of the Late Admiral Robley
D. ("Flghtlng Bob'') Evans, U. IN.

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man who has been torpedoed twice"
looked for a man who would proba-
bly, appear "grim" or ''haggard," or
some of those things which we uncon-
sciously expect in connection with
such experiences, but this boy was In
nowise different from hundreds of 9TH
ers who were crowdlng the army and
navy Y. NJ. G. A. that evening.
called him over to the desk where,
with other volunteers, was t-dng to
help during the crowded timeA IF the
early summer. He came. willingly. with
a cheerful grin ON his rather ugly,
round face.
.Did you'se call me, mn'am?"
as 1t true" asked. "that you've
been torpedoed twice?"
Eyes, ma'am, twicet."
"Will you tell me all about it?"
The Whole Story.
He looked rather blank for a second
and then said:
swell, ma'am. wuz on one ship an
she wuz torpedoed, an then l wuz on
another ship, an she wuz torpedoed,
an that's all there is to IT,"
Taking a long breath and looking
much relieved to have rid his mind
of this effort, he turned to go, but
said:
mo; come back here and tell me all
about 1t from the beginning
With simplicity and directness
that were very attractive, he began:
"Well. wuz Twin In Gloversville,
N'Yawk. 1 wuz born in N'Yawk,
and wuz a leather woiker-makin'
good pay wuz, too-an' frlen' of
mine, he comes back-he'd been away
-an' he says to me, he says, Gee!
it's excltin' In the war zone So
beats 1t away from Gloversvillc to
Philadelphia-dldn't tell me mother
nothin' about it-an' when gifts TO
Philadelphia gifts job on boat
she was named de S. S. GlltterIne."
sounds more like tooth wash
than ship" raurmured.
"No, ma'am, dat wuz a ship. an we
went away on her, an Gee but we
went to some funny places, an In de
end of Febewary we left place dey
calls Archangel and wuz goin' to
Christiania. an one night while wuz
washin' de supper dishes-I wuz de
thoid steward-dere came awful
lady, just like dat-BumpI
AN says to m'self. says. 'GeeP
says, 'somethin's happened an I
beats 1t out on deck, an say. lady, you
know dem decks dey runs along dis
way, you know. fore an aft, dey calls
1t In de navy? Well. say. dey didn't
run dat way no moreno, ma'am
there was great hole right In front
Of me-say, ladyi 1t wuz so big
couldn't a-jumped acrost 1t So I
beats 1t back into de cabin and gifts me |
won't let us go on deck |
without 'em-and I beats It outside |
again. An say 1t wuz goin' dis way" !
holding his hands up over his head.
"Yes," / said, rather breathless. "Go
IN, what did you do then?"
"Do? Well. lady. dere wuzn't moth
m to do, 'cept jump overheard"
Cold and Waves.
Mercy" I said. "Can you swim7"
"Who, me? Me. lady, can't swim,
IN 1t wouldn't have done me no good
I could, cause dat waters too cold
say, Gee, 1t wuz cold-an' dem
yavesl / tells de fellers over to the
raining station about dem waves an
ley don't believe me; but, honest to
dem waves wuz high like
hem barricks-an' two or three times
lem waves they come up an fell on top
f me, an Gee SEE dis is de finish of
ne, / says; but de fellers in de life
oat, dey has a little round light in
e bows-a soichllght dey calls 1t,
ldy, an dey seen me wild dat an dey
ticks me up in de boat"
SLOW long were you in the boatf"
saw, Gee lady, dat wuz awful We
yuz dere tree days an tree nights,
90 an didn't have nothin' to eat, Just
little bit of water, and say, Geel
wuz hungry. an then we got picked
p by the s. s. Glltry. An, say, lady.
ats the funny thing-five hours after
re wuz picked up by her she was tor
edoed. l certainly wuz sore"
GLOW old are your" asked.
With slightly dreamy look that
sually accompanies their best lies,
e answered. Eighteen"
mo-" / said. firmly, "tell the truth
ow-how old are your"
Then, confidentially, he replied:
"Well. ma'am, says I'm seventeen,
ut l amt yeti"