The Springdale news., 1919-04-25

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- hage e. HtllIze tte toei.
TT the Spanish lHaassitlor
i SAINT Peter n the Golden cate
Proposed s Hrapas TON
r. hustle un some fai3s, he q say
@SaEd down $aar re4u-stioh.
Rude arm Ia ny speech n speaa
! tribute less than noble
The first battalion gallant chlet
Commands Artillery Mobile
Commands. Aye that : he.
Win ewes u pierce YOU thru
rs Battery a ard Battery
They know what he can Do
THEY'VE heard his yoice-compeiihg tone
Relentlessly commanding,
And by his military mten,
He brings them all up standing.
Rut rest awhile-heS not so fierce.
Hes human IN his heart,
DID you ever find him lacking
To do MS share or part?
Ne Hats off 70 You. Bradford.
Your rank tonight will soar,
No longer gold-leaved Major,
But Prince ana Emperor.
1 see man. Just past his teens
With saxon hair and eyes o. grey,
A Ger the balcony OF life he leans
And patiently awaits the day
When opportunity will come
And sweep hin IN IL cycle.
HIS genius then vii fan to flame,
The name Of Major Alchel.
sal where festive bowls Went round.
heard tire Ministries sing,
sav tn faireSt ed astray
B. ieweled eft or ring.
EoItered, sunshine kissed.
II sunny southern ciIUeS,
Ard listened 70 the music
a. Eorra Danes sweet chimes
The perfume Of Arabic could never then cot
When l woke up. smelling ether.
In Doc Howell,s dental chair.
The Doc" sweet tempered gentle,
So kind. and always nice.
You'd never think that God gave him
Strong fingers Ike a wise.
Just open wide those words he cried:
I'll De d moment more,
And you sat helpless like a sheep
While Doc began to bore.
II hat would We dove have to chew,
Without our greyhared Squirrel -
| wouldn't missed knowing him
For all this big. wide world
There's a saying back IN Dixie.
Where they cut the big pine logs.
That life Is not worth living
Without girl. a horse and dogs.
Well girls is ticklish subject,
And horses out Of date.
But dogs" are getting hobbies
With the officers of late,
And around one Majors quarters
4 canine | have noticed,
Al bundled ID n flannel rags
And a foot thats even poultlced.
For the Major IS clearly man.
And his one and prime delight
Is to fuss with sanitation
II the watches o. the night
IN not much on preachln' sermons
Nor giving good advice,
ZBut.Id like % get this word n
rs given without price,
To MN who hts the highway
In life. where eer he roams
He'll never find the equal
OF cur comrades Major Holmes.
II the personnel enlisted
It's a sergeant | speak Of,
His papa named him Eagle
But he's Gentle as a dove
Friend Of Cannon, Bush and " oadg.'
Friend Of one and friend Of ali.
Also pal" Of Sergeant Major
One big little man, Mccall.
That's grand dollhouse collection,
Those sergeants on the staff
They always greet You smiling,
And that smile will turn IA laugh.
l. you spring ancient chestnut
Or some regimental "gaff.
Then there're others, too. to speak Of
| should mention with the rest
Like Graham, who's determined
To outwit MS partner, West.
And there's Bingham-topmost= Sergeant
With his pompous soldier vays
And there's good old VIII Mccartney
Who has seen some better days
And there's Sergeant Miles.
And Adams, Gurley. Gessler. Boatright.
And old " hitt en- burg who ThIftlpS
All the leather off the ribs
OF some benighted truckhorse
Long since dead and passed away