Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-06-27
TWO MINUTES PLENTY
FOR C0LORED COOK

U-boat off the Jersey coast; but
thcreU be no sons of sea cooks in
the Giro family-not II Daniel Giro
knows it. and Daniels "gwine ter
keep fab, fab from de oshun TO
eyahmo.'"
Daniel has gone TO Maine. the
home OF his ancestors. Not on the
ragged coast DO Daniel and his
family abide. He comes not from a
family Of the sea. He comes from a
family OF cooks and has always
lived in the interior. Daniel went
10 the Barge Office TO get his dis.
charge after he. with the rest of the
crew. had told his story to the United
States authorities. He said to a re-
porter:
Boss, what am de best way to get
to Maine? Nah folks don all live
derc and dcy may have heard about
nah accident and be worried"
why, by way of Boston" was the
answer.
Sure, know dat; but what am
de best way ter get to BOSTON,"
GO up on one of the Fall River
boats"
"Bowr," And a grecnish hue over.
spread the bronze of the Giro front.
ispi"cc. Did yo' say bowt boss?
Never no bowt. no mo- for muh"
Tn" cook gazed reflectiyeIy out Of
IN" window toward Battery Park,
where a squad of naval reserves sail.
ors were drilling. A new light came
into his eye.
See dem sailors?" ne asked. over
dcre in de park. I'll nevah see sail
ors on IN" oshun any mo-. Dem sail
ors d"y know sumpfin. Ahm ewinc
to Boston same way dcy 90. I'm
gwinc in de cahs."
What were you doing when the
V-boat hove in sight. Danicl?"
Twas on a Sunday afternoon.
about TO o'clock, boss. an ah was
g"ttin' dinner ready for de crew.
done kill 70 chickens and was
gwinc to have fried chicken TO- dc
sailors. An de- cap'n put his face
down in the companyun way. and Sc;
to muh: 'Yo' done got ten minute.
ter leave dc bowt.'
%" cap'n done used to kid me
often: but when done look up dcy
was no lie on dat face in De do.
So" d" capn he amt kiddin' muh dis
time, an clum on deck. Suah
nuff boss, der was de- U.bowt right
off our bow. an a little rowboat a.
comm for Us. just don couldn't Der.
lI,vc muh eyes. dat all dun run
down dc ladder quick again and All
shut my eyes and put muh finger on
d" red hot stove.
Den An know 'twasnt no dream.
! run up tn" companyun way TO de
deck, and den dc rowbOwt camc
loncsid" and de- cap'n he jumped
on deck. and says to muh in English
just as good as I spoke: Yer done
got ten minutes ter get off de bowt, .
and he held up his ten fingers.
"'All I want is two, mistah.t An
done ol" him, an held up two
fingers. Den de- sailors came over de
sid" and dcy all he'd bomms. Dey
tolc muh ter 20 down in the fo.castlC
and got muh duds looked mt den
bomms. and don tolc 'em An hat
all de- close needed right here on d,
deck. | didn't 70 i'm de foCastIc M
mo. You can Just imagine, boss
what might ahappon ter muh n one
Of dem fool German sailors let one
Of dem bOmms fall in de- fo.CastlC
while An was down below. And
n"yah SO" dc folks in Maine no mo-
No. sub. done got right in de
liGcboat with dc Cap'n and dc German
sailors put de bOmms down on dc
deck two in dc front Of do sChoOnah
an two in dc back. We was right
between dc sChOonah and dc U-bOwt
NhN b'HNt h'du l'N VII lbl' ~ NpN'
U-bOwts am little. Dat U.boat was
suah tho biggest thing An over saw
in my life. ncvah pulled on aoh
In NAH life. We doan hab no Yale
and lTarboard crews up in Maine;
but We suttlnIy did row dat bowt
when dc U-boat went dis way. W,
went dat way: an when she went
dat way "" went dis.
we wus off dc sChoonah bout five
minutes when dc bOmms went off anC
de- Ecoonah. Wit an her sails up
sailed right TO dc bottom Of dc oshun
Den We knOwod we was gwinc tel
get in mex, but We jess keep pullin
on dc Oahs. ben We see smoke on dc
HORIZON. and de- U.bowt, he seen H.
too. 70 dc ust time wo felt safe
Do U.bowt put right TO do smoke
an twenty minutes later. by dc
capns watch. We saw do steamer
turn up an go down, Jes like our
own schoonah.
I'VE was picked up by 4 stoamah
about $ O'Clock dat night, an we was
mighty happy when dc cap'n done
tolc MS We was bound TO New York,
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