The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-06-27
tongues between your teeth. Under

''htu'' p'tW'tu yout Nctih. tuutt
standr
"We understood.
For five weeks afterwards our bat
terry did nothing but extra fatlgucs
We were satisfied and so were tn
men. II was worth II to put one owe
on Old Pepper. to say nothing Of tn,
injury caused to Fritz feelings"
When Wilson had finished his stor,
looked up and the dugout wa
damned. An artillery captain and tw,
officers had also entered and stage,
for the finish. Wilson spat out az
enormous quid Of tobacco. looked up
saw the captain. aud got as red as ;
carnation. The captain smiled ant
left. Wilson whispered 10 me:
"Blimc me Yank. see where cilck
for crucifiNion. That captain is tn,
same one that chucked us Goldinkes
In his dugout and here ! have been
'chucking me weight about In his
hearing"
Wilson never clicked his cruclhxion
Quite II contrast Ia Wilson was an
other character in our brigade named
Scott: We called him cold Scutty" on
account NJ his age. lie was iifty.seven,
although looking forty. "Old Scotty"
had been born In the Northwest and
had served In the Northwest Mounted
police. He was typical cowpuncher
and Indian fighter and was dead shot
with the rifle and took no pains to
disguise this fact from us. He used to
take care Of his rifle us II II were
baby. In his spare moments you could
always see him cleaning II or polish
ing the stock. Woe hetide the man
who by mistake happened TO get hold
Of this rifle; he soon found out his
error Scott was rs deaf rs mule,
and II was amusing at parade 10 watch
him In the manual Of arms. slyly
out Of the corner of his eve
at the man next 10 him 10 see what
the order was How he passed the
doctor was mystery To us: he must
have hluiTrd his way through. because
he certainly was independent. Beside
him the Fourth OF July looked like
Good Friday. lie wore az the time
large sumhrero. had Mexican stock
saddle over his shoulder. larint ON
his arm. and Il "forty-iivc" hanging
rom his hip. Dumping this parapher-
MALTA on the floor he went M to the
recruiting officer and shouted: "Tm
rom America. west ~ the Rockies.
md want Ia Join your Id army.
I've got no use for u German and can
'hoot some. At Scotland Yard they
urned me down; said was deaf and
~ am. don't banker To- ship In with
id underwriting OUTFIT. but the
'avalry'S full. 81 | guess this regi-
nent's better than none. 50 trot out
'our papers and III sign 'em." He told
hem he was forty and slipped by. I
vas on recruiting service at the time
le applied for enlistment.
II was Old Scottys great ambition
o he n sniper or "body snatcher." rs
'ir. Atkins calls IT, The day that he
vas detailed as brigade snlp-r he cele-
rated his appointment by blowing the
whole platoon to fags
Being Yank. Old Scotty took lik-
ng to me and used To spin some great
arms about the plains, and The whole
'latoon would drink these In aud ask |
or more. Ananias was IA rookie com
AIRED with him.
The ex-plainsman and discipline
ould not agree. but the officers all
Iked hh,, even II he was hard 10 man
&c. so when he was detailed rs n
niper sigh OF relief went up from
he officers mess.
Old Scotty had the freedom OF the
rlgnde. He used 10 draw two or
hree days rations and disappear with
Is glass. range finder and rifle, and We
'ould see or hear no more of him
ntll suddenly he would reappenr
nth a couple OF notches added to
hose already on the butt Of his rifle.
very time he got "a German Il meant
mother notch. He was proud Of these
Otches.
But after few months Father
got him and he was sent
Blighty; the air in the wake OF his
iretcher was blue with curses. ODD
cotty surely could swear; some of his
utbursts actually burned you.
No doubt, at this writing. he -
in Blighty" pussy footing
on a bridge or along the wall Of
'me munition plant with the "G. r."
r Home Defense corps.