Show i i A GENERAL HOLDUP Gen Hughes who recently returned returned from the Philippines tells a story about bout an Irish volunteer private who Was acting as guard over a captured Spanish storehouse and had received orders to pass n no one one without a special order from the provost marshal of marshal at the time and when he drew Marshal at the time and when he drew v near the storehouse he found his atom stomach stomach ach very close to to a triangular Springfield Springfield Springfield Spring Spring- field bayonet and heard heard In rich l brogue Halt If t come a a. st step p Ill I'll Jam t this ls inter Why asked the General Niver said the private l 1 know me orders a pass must have from the provost marshal Well Im I'm the provost marshal said Gen Hughes Ti Tie I that dont don't care care if be the Prisident a foot yell sit Inside here till show me yer pass The General drew out a and scribbled The private te surveyed It and passed Gen Hughes with the remark Why didn't do that without all this p New New New York Tribune I |