Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1919-02-14
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Coming back nlong the same road we
halted TO let another convoy OF mules
go past, and nm officer Of the Royal
navnl division came M and began
talking TO our officers. He was telling
them how he aud his men had landed
at ~" beach, and how they had to
wade ashore through bnrbed wire.
And, you know" he snid In a sur
prised way. al II he himself could
hardly believe Il. "the beggnrs were
actually firing on usl' That Is just
like the Limcys, though. Their idea
n not to appear excited about any
thing nt any time. but TO net as though
they were playing Notwithstanding
around on a lawn with paddles In heir
hands, half asleep. The Llmeyg nTe
certnlnly cool under fire, though. and
] think that because the Anzacs did
30 well at Gnulpoll people have not
given enough credit Ia the British
regulars and Il. n. DIS, who were
there too, nnd did their share Of the
work. aud did It as well us any men
could.
After n while this officer started on
his way again. and as he cut across
the road II French officer came mp.
Tho Limcy wore n monocle, which
caused the French officer to stare at
him u minute before he snluted. After
the Engllshman had passed him the
Frenchman took Il large French penny
out of his pocket. screwed II Into his
eye and turned toward us so that we
could see II, hut the Llmey could not,
. That was not the right thing TO do,
especially before enlisted men, so our
officers did not laugh, but the men did,
and so loud that Limey turned around
and caught sight OF the Frenchman,
He started back townrd him and !
thought sure there would be n fight,
or that. more likely, the Limey would
report him. Our officers should have
placed the Frenchman under arrest,
nt that.
The Frenchman expected trouble
too, for he pulled up very straight and
stin, but he left the penny In his eye
The Llmey came up 20 him, halted a
few PAGES Off aud, without saying
n word. took the mOnocle out OF his
eye. twlbbled II three or four feet In
the air and caught II In his other eye
when II came down.
ADO that, you biighter," he said ant
faced about and was on his way down
the road. They had II on the French
man after that.
THIS Philippe Pierre, OF whom
have spoken, told me a story about
two Limey officers That ! hardly be
lleved, yet Philippe swore Il was the
truth. lie had been In America before
the war. and he said he had seen one
OF the officers that the story IL about
many times Ia New York.
He said there were two Limey OH
GERS going along the road arguing
about the German shells which th'
Turks were using. One OF the officers
said they were no good because the,
did not burst. Just about that tim,
n shell came along and they picked
themselves mp quite a Distance from
where they had been standing. An
other shell whlzzed by aud landed tai
on the side Of the road. The oiiiceI
walked over, dug II out OF the ground
and took away the detOnator and fusl
to prove that they ana not explode
The only thing that would max,
me Selieve that story Is that phllllppl
Pierre snld they were Limey officers
No one but "a Limey would remem
her such nm argument after belnI
knocked galley west by a she'll con
cussion. | do not doubt that a Lime.
would do Il II It could be done, though