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Wr1 :Uig a letter in. this place is about as hard a job
<n> trying ;o climb to the top of Mount Everest,and reminds me
O* * •* •• h * \y tv
: Do you remember my telling you of the great difficulty
George WashmgTuon had to contend with?’1 said the Teacher#
• Yes ,Ma-am, "said the little boy/’he couldnft tell a lie"#
yell,writing a letter in this place is much more difficult
you can’t tell a lie,and you have to be careful how you handle
the truth#which reminds me thatfcontrary to the statement in %
lact reel;1 s "Post",Mr.McElravy did not die in this Hospital#
This may seen untimely,but we are foolish when it comes to any- i
thing like -chat.Like the following ad in the "Chicago Tribune",
it *3 a "had sign".
"To Exchange- f 85#00 diamond ring for a double barreled
shotgun">
Fothing of interest has occurred since last week,except
that perhaps the arrival of the "Fornance" is an item of interest,
and after inspecting it we are still wondering v/here we can stow
away on it There is as much room on it as there is on top of
the flagpole.But then v/e haven’t lost anything in Skagway. This
week hae produced no developements in the Fay Bill or the Bonus Bill,
we iiare es much at sea as ever#
Reading the poem in the last issue causes us to take the
liberty to insert one for your approval:
"My Dog".
"I found him in a shell-hole,
With a gash across his head;
Standing guard beside his master,
Though he knew the hoy was dead.
Shell v/as raining all around us,
V/e could only lie there tight.
Got to sort of like each other,
Through the misery of that night.
When I crawled back to the trenches,
^nd I took his master,too;
"Frenohie"foilowed,-guess he figured
Just because of that,I*d do.
You wouldn't say he's handsome,
He's been hit a dozen times;
£u^. when the boys "go over"
Over with us "Frenchie" climbs.
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He has fleas,and I have ''cooties"
He speaks French,X "tfo compree"
So the rule of fifty-fifty
Goes between my dog and me.
And when for home I'm starting,
If I live to see this through,
Just one thing is sure as shooting,
That my dog is going,too•"