the listening post
'LOf FELLERS, long time no see. But, to be truthful for once,we
had to come in to get a slab of bacon and a cigarette, and we
got caught before we could get away.
OUEIPARDNER IN CRIME,”Shorty" Maxwell, is in the hospital at present.
Be tsmderstand he is suffering from an acute attack of "Doc"
hennyitis. Have a heart, Doc, spare T,his shining light of the
literary world. He might grow up sometime, and write for "The Lit
erary Digest" .(We know "Doc's" former assistant usta write a lot
for them.)
PRIVUT,(nee Corprul) HOWARD C. SHAFFER,inventor of the square peep
sight, departed from our midst last night. His wonderful invention
is now being looked over,or overlooked, we dunno which, by the War
Department, and it is our opinion that the name of Privut Shaffer
will go down in history along with that of the famous Chinee, Hoo
Wazzit, who invented gunpowder. Hoo Wazzit found the means of
propelling a destructive substance with tremendous force, but it
remained for Privut Shaffer to perfect the means of aiming this
object with deadly accuracy. GOOD LUGK, SHAKFER'.\
' T HE BOYS '-WHO LEFT on the "Buford" wish to express their appreciation
of the thoughtfulness the Chaplain showed by bringing them all a
carton of cigarettes before they sailed.( Say, Chaplain, why does
a bird gotta leave before he gits anythin'? We been here two years
anna haf, and the only gratd&tous issue we ever had was two-three
bawl-outs. Guess we shouldha had more, at that.)
THE WRITER CAUGHT the biggest sea-bass last week that has been snared
around these diggings. It was so big that he had to bring it in
and show it, otherwise his reputation for veracity would have
suffered irrepairable injury.
WE MET THE BIGGEST LIAR in these parts. Sure, he is engaged in the
cannery trade.
Of all the nerve'. We see a guy lookin' fer a fattygue detail awile
ago . After the big fire last night, too'.
WE SHALL MISS the men who left on the "Buford" last night. Men
most of us have known and liked for two years and more. Well,
we wish them as pleasant a time in Camp Lewis as they have had .
here, but we know some of them will soon be homesick for the
devil-clubs, glaciers, sky-washers, and northern lights of this
noble territory.
WE COULD CONTINUE this line, bad as it is, indefitinely, but we are
just as anxious to finish it and beat it away from here as you-all
are to have us d® so. So good luck, fellers, see you pay-day.