Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, February 10, 1912, Page 6

PAGE SIX *HE EVENING fELEGRAM LAKELAND, FLA., FEBRUARY 10, 19"“ that you've been here I~ [Her Breach [ustoutssom e e Of Di\’dpline : you for getting Lakeland Artificial Stone Works The serge” sway, nt ok el et caled Near Electrio Light Plan the at* . it was the snu ear ight t By James Hichs th~ ention of the whole regiment to MAKES L Kid for awhile, For weeks and weeks it was debated in every barrack PRESSED BRICK The members of the Fourteenth r CEMENT CALL AND SEE THEM. CAN SAVE YOU MONEY fment as a whole didn't pay mv- <& as to whether she would marry out of j tentlon to Kitty O'Riley untll <& at-| the service when she married, and the about 14 years old, but tb, & was | consensus uf opluien vad that it would Crushed Rock, Sand and Cement for Saie of Company A had br be a smirch on the ment e did. UILDING BLOCKS servant. This was ‘goc, more Ob-| When the subject bhad been worn B e OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS threadbare it was dropped, and it was 12 and 18 inch Drain Tile for Sidewalk, Gate Posts, Flower four years later when it was revived. Mounds, Ete Good Stock on Hand WE Deliver Free of Charge H. B. ZIMMERMAN. Proprietor. the daughter of Corp -us, ghe was wife was 'flundrw, "‘,ro 'm' whose o OGO 3D B O ER D S BB DG CH PR 4 knew the name of every A At six she knew the drill the bugle calls. At seven there . only three or four members of 40 company that could beat her at reading and spelling. When she was three years older her father was kill- od in & fight with the Indians, and every man in barracks picked the kid up and kissed her and murmured: «poor little gal!” as he sat her down. It was about four years later that Sergt. Brady recolved what was called “The great snub” He had been ten years in the service, and eight years a sergeant, and he was & gort of father to the company. He was the first to speak consoling words to Widow O'Riley and the first to hold the kid on his knee and wipe away her tears with his bandana That was his visit of sympathy. When he made his official visit he was in full uniform and his face wore a grave expression. It was washday with Mrs, O'Riley, but she turned from her tubs to receive the caller. “Mrs. O'Riley,” began the sergeant as he stood stiftly before her, “I am come on & matter concerning the whole regiment in general and Com- pany A in particular.” “Then out with it, for it's my busy day.” “You have now been a widow woman two years, Mrs, O'Riley.” “Ther’s no doubt of that, sergeant.” “And 'tis said that one of the team- sters from town has called here at your rooms no less than tbree times | ddt g vou satisfied with your NET RESULTS of last * 813 lutions weaken you; DOING what you determir *your character. Bring the money you have in bank RIGHT NOW, and begin the year ser SAVE and GET AHEAD. 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It's those same rules and regu- lations that says once a soldier always a soldier, The meaning of them, when applied to your case, is that the widow of a soldier should marry an- other soldier it she marries at all. A teamster from town is not a soldier in barracks.” “And you've come here to tell me that, have you, Sergt. Brady?” an- swered the woman as she rested her hands on her hips and stuck her el bows out in deflant attitude. “You have been in the service ten years, I believe.” “Every day of it, Mrs. O'Riley.” “And I am going on my fifteenth year, and yet you come to tell me of rules and regulations! Why, Ican take you out and teach you your own drill!” “That may be, Mrs. ORiley, dut what about the teamster? Are you going ag'in rules and regulations?” “That's as I please. I don’t hold that they apply to widows at all. It a soldier's widow can marry out of barracks and benefit herself, she’s a fool not to do it “It may be as you say,” said the sol- died, after a moment's thought, *“but what of the kid? Surely the rules and regulations apply to her. You wouldn't go so far as to let her marry out of the service?™ “Mr. Sargeant Thomas J. O'Brady,” replied the laundress, as she drew her- helf up to her full height. “I'm not saying what may or may not happen vears from now. I'm simply saying W.P. PILLANS & CO. THE PURE FOOD STORE NOW OPEN SANITARY PLUMBING INSTITUTION Plumbing, Low Pressure Steam and Hot Water Heating, All Kinds of Pipe Fittings and Sewer- age Work Furnished and Iustalled by Practical Experienced Mechanics. All jobbing appre- ciated. Neat and Prompt Service and Guaran- teed. Phone 298 Oftice and Show Rooms With the Florida Electric & Machinery Co., Drane Building W. E. O'NEILL Lakela::, T En“m?l:,fld. pess unt! lat 16 she was a belle. town.mdohohldpuuflllomume with a relative in the east who was after the girl had attended the non- commissioned officers’ ball and been sloned officer marrying the daughter of She had been sent to school in the the ralk and file gought for as a partner and admired and praised on all sides, the old fear was revived, Caste forbids a commis- an enlisted man, and the orderly ser- geants who held a consultation were agreed that Kitty was too handsome and too much of a lady to throw her- self away. Sergt. Brady was still with the regi- ment. It was declded that he should pay another official visit to Mrs. O'Rellly and warn her of the unprinted rules and regulations again. It would be a sin and a disgrace to have Kitty marry outside the regiment. It would be going against precedent and estab- lishing & dangerous principle. The sergeant donned full uniform and made his way to the laundry. It was a busy day again with the laundress, but she wiped her red hands on her apron and stuck out her elbows as before and saluted her visitor with: “I'm listening to you, Sergt. Brady.” “It's about Kitty,” he replied. “She's of a marriageable age. She's hand- some and smart and a lady. She's away from us much of the time of late years, but she still belongs to the com- l to pany and the regiment. 1s she marry inside or outside of 1t?” “Would you have Kitty marry be. neath the rank of sergeant?” asked the mother. “I would not.” “Well, there’s Abel, Baxter, Clinch, Carter and Davis to start with. They've all got wives.” “'Tis so!” “Then there’'s Davenport, Enright, English, Franklin and Farmer. All of them get drunk when they can and haven't & cent lald by.” “I'm agreeing with you.” “I could go on and mention all the | others, but which one would you pick out for Kitty’s husband?" _*Not & blessed one of the whole m‘" “And who of the corporals?” “I can't say.” “Then come down to the privates.® “They are a shamofaced lot to pick a husband from.” “Does the regiment expect Kitty to marry one of the officers?” “It can't expect it!” “Then will Mr. Sergeant Thomas J. Prady tell me if Kitty O'Riley, the handsomest girl for ten miles around this fort, and not ashamed of being born in barracks and of her mother belng a laundress to this day, has got to live and die an old maid to obey the rules and regulations of the service?” “I'l be hanged if she has!” Three months later there came rumors that Kitty the Kid was en- gaged to a merchant in the town, and the regiment bowed its head in sorrow. At the end of six, a report came to the fort that she had been duly married. The regiment went into mourning. Sergt. Brady was seated in his office with humility in his face when Kijty's mother was announced. On this oc: casion she was paying him an official visit. “You have heard the news?” she asked. He bowed. “Could Kitty have done anything else under the circumstances?” He shook his head. “And will the regiment take any sction in the case?" asked the caller. “Jt has done that already, Mrs. O'Riley. It was bound to do it. It has held a meeting, and “‘Whereas, There was no one in the Fourtenth regiment good enough to mboeono the husband of Kitty the Kid; “ “Whereas, The aforesaid Kitty was not to blame for that and did not wagt to live as an old mald; there fore «Resolved, That she was entitled to bust the rules and regulations and marry where she could and wanted to; and « ‘Resolved, That if there is the devil to pay generally and the service goes to the dogs, the said Kitty is mot to be held to blame—not by & dam aht’® Really Lucky talked about than talking. e e cssee |C] OUGH SHOE CO. * W, Electrician peater in Flectrical Supplies HOUSE WIRING A SPECIALTY ESTIMATES CHEERFULLY GIVEN _PHONE Visit The Florida Hightands Co’s Lands at Dundee Trainleaves Lakeland at 7:10 a. m., Monday, Wednesday and Iiidiy 10,000 actes of choice fruit lands to select from. Located ‘mid Florida's Highland Lakes, in Polk County. Countless sparkling spring-fed lakes, altitude 240 fect. 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