United States Military Academy Furlough - Furlough Book Yearbook (West Point, NY)

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for the skin bookg then, too, he is one in dis. Private Heidt is first captain, and a fairly good one, but a quill. The other captains are O'Neill, Blunt, McCleary, Burlingame and March. I was second ranking first Sergeant last year, but His Majesty the Com. got sore because I wou1dn't use the quill. Somehow it's not in me to skin a fellow, so my ehevrons fell. Rowley wouldn't bone bootlick either, with the same result. As- for me, l'd rather be a good old buck anyway. l.et's have another one. Pass the bottle, Phil. The bottle was passed, then passed again, and the crowd soon became more talkative. Porty Nance finally succeeded in getting the floor. Tell you what, fellows, things are goin' to hell around here now. The instructors we have are all lemons. without an exception. Being a member of Phil Fleming's goats, I suppose I ought not to expect. much more than lemons, but Heffernan says it's the same way in the first section. Who'll come out one? VVhy Heff, I supposeg but Cowles and Kern will run him a close second. Oh, hush, fellows! You make too much noise! Shut up, Paul! shut up! But Paul wouldn't shut up. Liquor had loosened his tongue, and after a few introductory oaths he began: 'M goin' t' Y. M. C. A. t'nightg jus t'tell President Frank Clay whosser matter 'ith him. He's too sant'fied t' suit me. Got insulted 'cause I said 'damn' 'fore him, and wanted t' whip me when I ast 'im t' dhrink. Lesh 'ave 'nother dhrink-ffnish big dhrink--'nd goter bed. I'm sleepy. 'Night, I'm sleep! 'Night, fellows! 'Niglitl---ff I looked around me. All had fallen asleep during Paul's talk, and now his eyes were closed too. Silently I made my way out of the room and towards the station---wondering. You've been there, old maui could you blame me? 45

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