Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 31, 1891, Page 13

" BRACING UP. A Story of Camp Life in Author Knew By John Habberton, Written for Tne Ber CHAPTER 1V, Of course evorybody wanted to try tho gloves cverybody at once—and the owner left Tom to decido who should use them. The auestion was dificult to decide, but Tom finally selected the most persistent users of clubs and trapeze and announced that glove practico would be restricted to the men who weromost faithful at other exercises, so thero was a sudden increaso of ciub swinging in the company street, But the glove experiment, even at its best, was of doubtful benefit to camp athleti Nearly every man wanted to spar with the owner of the gloves. To bo knocked dowu by the conqueror of the Philadelphy Bantam ‘was more glorious, in the estimation of the crowd, than to be victorious over the biggest man in the camp. The Mouse was nothing loth to display his skill, he worked 50 stoadily that on the third day he was com plotely cxhausted and had to resign himself to rest Ho still had the interest of the regiment at heart, however, $o he sug: gested to Tom that several “‘punching bags” bo made. His plan was adopted, greatly to tho disgust of those men who preferred bruising to exerclse; these founa their couso lation in resolving to order gloves for them- selvos as soon as tho paymaster would enable thom to do so. The punching bags were mado by filling grain sacks about half full of hay, tightly twisted and packed, with a little dirt at the bottom to give weight. They were suspended from the coilings of the highest huts, and the earlier settos with them made a great deal of fun for spectators, In the largest huts there was none too much room for a bag to swing after being struck, and the man with tho gloves usually had to stand aside quickly to avoid being hit by tho bag on its return swing. To obviate this difficulty the glove men took turns in stopping the bag as it cam back. Ono day, while Tom Mottray was fnstructing an awkward fellow in the science of bag-punching, somo one behind him asked him a question. As he turned his head, just after an extremely vigorous punch, to auswer, the bag came back without hindrance; Jim Falt, who should have caught it, explained Afterward that be had letit go just to see what it would do. He saw, but Tom did not. nelther did he see anything else, except, per- haps, a million or two of stars, for tho bag, which had been heavily weighted, struck him in the back of the head and kuocked him with great force against the closed door, and the dour, although it made as much noise as 1£1t were badly hurt, did not yield a hair's 80 nd tonics. TOM AND THE MULE PARTED COMPA broadth, Tom's nose did, aad to such an ex- tent that it haa to be carried m a cold water poultice for the remainder of the day. «c Indeed, Tom might have gone into nvalid- 18m on account of his wounded member aud been excused from rogular duty. Butho was too busy. He had started five different varieties in the camp—running, club swing- ing, ropoe climbiag, football and boxing—and some of his admirers classed tho Russian batbing among tho sports. More than balf of his own company indulged regularly in one or move of the these facilities for exercise, and in the other companies, in spite of somo exclusiveness, there wero at least a bundred men who consulted him frequently on powts of physical culture. In keeping with the spirit ot his “agreoment with the colonel ho made himsclf entirely accessible aud accommouat- Ing, heiped all men and sots who attempted o have gymnastics without going to the quorters of company C. After gaining his point by boasting until all other companies were exasperated to high degree of emula- tion, hio becamo as fair minded a judge as any one could usk, deciding often, in_impromptu competitive struggles “against his own com- rades. Ho began to think that the lieuten- antoy would cost all it could be worth Tho colonel’s football duly reached camp and the first gamo played with it was a grand success. ‘True, the sides were of only twenty men each, but as the wholo regiment turned out as spactators and roared incessantly dur- ing oach match; there was no lack of excito- ment. Beside, tho playors wero as savagoe and reckless as any lot of collogo boys, %0 it became the custom for one of tho surgeons to be on tho ground during a game to give prompt attention to the wounded; this indi- cation of possible bloodshed enhanced, if po: siblo, tho delights of pluyers as well as spe tators The Indian club prize y Preacher, and a great load was thus taken oft Tom's' mind, for the winuer not only declined the canteen of whisky which was to supplement the money prizo, but he wouid not oven_entortamn the su should take it and pass it ai riends. Kyven the mouey ho did not retain, ku privatoly asked Tom to give it to the Touse, 1n récoguition of the splendid servica he wus doing to men who lived quiet, by Keeping the *Torriors” poaceablo by surfel mg; th m with stories of fightiug. Meanwhile, the spirits of thie regiment were notably improving. Tho men wero out of doors far moro than before, and many b cama as playful asa lot of overgrown pup- plos, o spirit of misohior, as manifested v practical joking, beeame as common us iu thejregiment’s oarly days, when the men in their new found sense of freedom, seemed ir- repressiblo. Al tho old tricks Wero resur- ro. ted, and new ones were Jdevised, To onv of theso tho founder of tho gym- pasia owed tho most exciting experience of seeadis life. Ono wmorning he borrowed for about tho tenth timo the mule, Daniel Wob- ster, with the mulo’s eart, to hiaul some wood for the bath house. Daniel was the pride of tho regiment; ho had more admirers thaz all the wagon horses aud ofticers’ chargers com bined. Like littlo Buttercup ne ‘“was o plump and pleasing ereature,” for beside his regulur rations of corn, onts and hay, he re ceived daily 1n the agprogate a large quantity of bread, aud not a little sugar from soldiers who would feed him bit by bit, th fluous rations, merely to' sce’ his coa autics. o wis always full blooded e to eujoy a lively trot, and the men some slyly l00sed hum, to see tho blissful capering in which e always succeeded in indulging, beforo boing caught und taken back to his stable, Tom left tho animal and cart standing at the head of company (s street while he went to his hut for a hatebet, It occurred to some son of Belial to 80 disposo the harness that when Tom started agaic the mule and cart would part company. The trick wus eutirely satisfactory to the man who played it; the shafts of the cart camo cown with a bang, tho reins slipped from ‘Tom's tingers and thon Daniel trotted off and tried to nibble some dried pine needles from a bough with which some men had orname on Thanksgiving day. Tom spang forward to secure the mule; Dauiel also sprang forward with jutentions diamotrically opposite; Tow ssuntered off ob- lquely to disguise his intontions; Daniel eyed him suspiciously a moment and then moved ooliquely in tho opposite direction Tom got a bit of bread and tried coaxing, but the mule was not hungry just then, apparent 1y hie was oo happy to eal, or perbaps he had Boen infected by the regiment’s athlotic craze and wanted to prolong and vary his exercise, Al this was bs gratifying to the spectators ®4 10 the wule, but 0 Tom, whose every wo- mout was precious, it was first annoying aud thou enr Boside, it 15 deprossing to suy wan'sisensefof dignity o follow all the was won b und among hi ted the frontof a but | THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. SUNDAY: MAY 31, 1891—-SIXTEEN PAGES, War Time: of “Helen’s Babies,” “All He " Ete. Conyright, 1801, by the Authos, Continued. vagaries of a mule who bas no sense of re- sponsibility, and it is more thar dopressing 10 have fifty or more people observiug the op- tion and laughing at its froitlessness, all_though aud terribly weakon- ing to self-control is to bo subjocted at such & time to a steady drizzle of advice on the the- ory aud practice of mulo catching, particular- v when the tim is morally suro that his advisers, singly or ever caught amule in th So when Tom had heard and rejected o 8c0re or two of suggestions, and big Billson, who had just joined the throng of observers, began an oracular deiivery on the art of se* curing runaway mules and dotailed several of the plans which, unknown to himn, had al- ready haou offered, Tom lost bis temper aud shouted “If you know 8o much about tho business, come d ch him yourself!" Billson was nothing loth to put his theory, whatever it was, into practice. As for Dat el Webst he stood still and looked at Town i manner that seemed almost remorseful ; he looaed as if he were about to approach and surrender of his own froe will. The volunteer catcher could not have had a be ter opportunity, for Daniel seemed seomed oblivious to his existence, The — relus lay upon tho ground right oehind Daufel, with a loop ao- comodatingly to one sideand out of the rang of the animal’s heels. To catch a mulo un wares is no ordinary honor, particularly when there ara numerous witnesses, so Bill- s0n | pared to make ussu nce doubly sure by removing his shoes so that he could move noiselessly, Then e advanced on Danel in exquisite style; but for the movement of his fect bo might have been taken by any one in front of him for a statue, so motionless were his arms and head. Tow also stood stock still: bis worst encmy would have been welcome to a triumph just then, if by gaining it Tom might onco more bo able to put Danicl in the cart and go for wood. As for Daniel, he ned a petritied mule: no one had ever be- seon him quiet so long. Tom aftorward declared that Danicl winked at him with ono eve—winked as plainly as_man ever did, but the significance of the act wus not compre- hended at the time, Billson's advance continued until 1 seemed to the lookers-on that by stooping forward quickly he could seizo the reins before Daniel could move. But Billson was not zoing to imperil his chanco by any sudden movement; even the rustle of clothing can be heard by a mule, whose long ears were not made merely to bo laughed at. Billson slipped along until tho toes of one foot wero within an iuch of the reins. Nono of tho lundred or more men who wero looking on spoke; they scarcely oreathed, the tension was 50 extreme, Billson advanced bis right foot to the side of the loft; then, instead of stooping quickly, he sank slowly--almost im perceptibly—to” a_ sitting position, until his Boay estod upon his heols. . Even’ thon most wen would have snatched quickly at the reins with the right haud; Bilison, on tte contrary, softly put out both' hands and both touched the reins at the same time. At that supremo fraction of a second T iel Webster, lis gaze still fixed upon Tom, wuceled his' hina quarters sharply to the leltand In air; thore wus a sound, as of a nammer striking a well-filled barrel, and Billson rapidly went through motions sug- gestive of a scarecrow being kunocked to pieces. As for Dantel Webster, ho cast just one glance upon bis would-be captor and then manifested his glee by a littlo ecstacy of mule sco-suw, risiug aiternately upon his front and hind'feet. T'he wholo crowd of ob- servors exprossed sympathy for him by laughing uproariously and hurling all_sorts of sarcastic remarks at the dejectod Billson. How loug this cruel sport might have con- tinued is unknown at the prosent writing, for Tom Mottray suddenly mutterca, “Gon- fonud the bruto!” and started 1 rapid pur- s it Dunicl understood the meaning of this movaoment, but, like a true philosopher, pro- ceeded to turn it to his own advantage, He trotted all over tho camp, skitlfully avoiding, howover, his own stablo and every othor place from which he could not safely retiro. [t was not in human nature for the other soldicrs to s0e a chase and uot join in it, 5o s00u thero were scores in hot pursuit, and tho numboer increased every moment, for Daniel made known what was going on by dashing through company streets and bo- tween huts, with the panting crowd behind nim. Once ho seemed caught by his own folly, for he found himself wedg2a between one hut and the cross-stick chimney of tho nextone. If his head bad been where his tail was he might havo boen caught, but after Billson’s oxperience no one carod to touch any of tho rear portion of the harness. “Run around the hut and grab his bridle,” shouted some one. “I'wo men started, Instinet, or_perhaps a correct understanding of tho English lan- guage, caused Daniol to try to hack out. This atterapt being discouraged by a fame man who belabored him with a cand, Daniel mado one more effort to go forward and he went, 50 did the chunuoy, which foll upen one of tho men who wero to soatch the bridle. The other man succumbed, with a scream, to a well-delivored bito on the shoulder and again Daniol was fr Muko a ring around him!" shouted Tom, “There are euough of us to corral him; then some ove cau catell him beforo e hus time to kivk somebody olsn.’” The crowd spread rapidly into a largo ci cle. Daniel stopped and studied this move- went; be turnad slowly and soon undorstood the onemy’s intention.” Then ho dropped his head a little, which caused & farmer soldier to remark : “He's givin? it up.” Fvidently the farmers’ experionce had been contined to horsos, for mules do not give up. Danicl’s attitude was not one of dejection; it was sololy meditative. The sage boast waited until tho circle was formed and the men bogan to close aistance; then he took his bearings, declared his intentions by a vigor- ous kick in the air, dashed through tho circle and made straight'for tho breastworks, SFollow am closely " shouted “Keep him well closed in_all around! breastworks will stop him." The men did all thut wus expected of them but the breastworks did not. Thoy were barely six foot high, and atthough vortically wallod inside with logs aloug thoir eutire lougth thore were amateur bomb-proofs at wvoints. Over one of these, built in to" form, Daniel made s way 1o the parapet; a try tried to stop him, but retived when Daniel advanced his hindquarte Tom sprang upon the parapet from the opposito direction and the crowd massed behind, Duniol *took in" these demonstrations Bebind him was defeat and captivity; be fore him was a wide, broad expanse of soil with ot a wan upon it. He raised nis tail, uttered @ loud bray, gatherod all his feot to® gether, slid down the slove aud into tho ditch :apo was casy enough. Then Lo wado Aght for the onowy's works. Kvory oue sprang upon the parapets to gazo at him; no one was afraid, for, although the lines weve within guushot of each other, unarmed men wero seldom or nevor fired up: on, for it was not the “business season’ in military affairs. Suddenly Tom exclaimed 1_don’t propose to have that mule charged against my pay if 1 can help it.” Then he too siipped down the slopa, clam- bered out of the diteh and flew after Daniel Webster, The crowd was speechless for o moment with arazement. Nevertheloss it was @ crowd; for the time being a mere mob in respect to its likalihood to follow o leader | in anything whatever, So when Preacher exclaimed, *He never can catch him without ho.p,” aud joined in the pursuit the whole crowd swarmed after. | At tirst the enemy's sentries, of whom only two were in sight, did not observe the move. ment; when at [ast they saw what was going on they were too astouished to do anythiung ! but stop and sta Put Daviol Webster did not stop; he continued in his course, regard less of the slight abbattis in front of the ene. | my's works. Indeed, with tho perversity which is the leading characteristic of mule nature, he preferred tho hardest way of do- lug anything. Worse still, none of the seomed to forseo the probable operation mulo trait. Danfol saw the enemy's ureastwork, it was o slight elovation, but no wule [ existence, when at liberty, ever . om, The st an orportunity to climb to the highest attain ablo ground in sight. He did not know what recoption might awalt him; it is cqually cer- tain that he did not care. The mon had more knowledge, but appar. ontly not & bit less rocklessness. Their blocd was up, and if Daniel went into the en- emy's camp they wore going too. And Daniel went. As he got out of the ditch and began to scale the slopo, where he could not raiso his hind foet to kick, Tom clutched the roins and gave a mighty jerk. But the bit in Danfel's mouth was not a curb and the mouth itsolf wus not delicate, so the brute dragged Tom along to the parapet, where in self defenso Tom had to lot go. Then Daniel sprang into the rebel. cump aud away among tho huta, followed by not less than a hun- dred union soldiers, not one of whom had any weapon larger that a knife, To startlo tho average southorner is not ocasy. Hois aterrible fellow when excited as his enemies have ofton learned to their sorrow; but ordinarily ho is as splendidly imperturablo as the Nosth American dian, Nevertheless he is human, so ment sat enthroned upon tuo visage of man whom the mule chase passed that worn- ring In the ebel camp. But, the “Johuuios'’ soon comprebended the sitaation, Thoy also understood the ways of mules, for the muie himself is a_southorner; at the north he 1s almost an exotio. The deni- z6ns of the southern camp wore just as weary as their enemies of doing nothing in wintor quarters; they were equally frantic for somo new sensation, so before Daniel had been in minutes thore were severn nong the pursuers, and the number increased so rapidly that two minutes later it was hard to tell which color prodomi- ted in the mass of uniforms. How tho officers of the confederate camp, asion no one thought to in quire; tho mulo was enough to think of for the time being for he thi the ways and byways of the camp as industriously as he hid thoso of his own. He might. have con- tinued to do so until the shades of evening nid him from view had it not beon_ for some bugle notes which the wind wafted from his own camp. It was “dinner call” and Daniel, mulo though ho was, knew it as woll a$ any soldier, for daily when that call sounded he' receivea a hatful of oats. Tno men did nov understand, until the stablo derly afterward cxplained, why Dani turred abruptly at this call and made for his own camp, bui turn he did. He found his way over the enemy's works, dashed through tho unfinishod abattis, across the neutral ground, over the union breastworks and into his own camp. And after him camo all of his original fol- lowers, noone in_the enomy’s camp having attempted to detain them. With them camo a large number or confederates. Military visits are nsually returned with promptness, but never before had a_call been roturned quito 50 soon_as this. The *4Johnnies” did not exhibit tho sligntest curiosity i their now surroundings; like their temporary asso- ciatos thoy saw only the pointed cars und graceful hindquarters of the tireles Daniel Waebster. But although socing nothing they were not unseen. The officer of the guard was inater- riblestate of miud about them and 50 was the ofticer of the day; as for the colonei he could hardly beliove his eyos when the noise mado by the host thundering down the parade Tnr OrricE brought him to the door of his hut. What to do ho did not know; it would be ingloriovs, rather than otherwise, to capturo a lot of un- armed men, but he certainly coula not enduro the idea of b lot of rebel soldiers prancing and howhngturough his camp. To add to his per- plexity the officer of the day came to him for orders, and the lieutenant colonel, who was an excitabloe litue fellow, wanted to know ‘what the colonel was going to do. Meanwhile Daniel Webster continued to maintain the lead by several lengths, but he suddenly ended the chase by dashing into his | stall and beginuing to munch oats as indus- triously as if ho had never possessed an idea of doing anything olso. Thoro was an awkward sileuce in the crowd s0 cuddenly brought 1o a halt; it grew more awkward as the men who did not “belong in tho camp looked at those who did, and then at oach other. _Finally one ot them asked : “Durn {t! What do you s'poso you uns officers'll do to wo uns “‘Don't wait to find out,” said Preacher. “Git while yow've the chance.” ““We'll help you,” said Tom, -'by protend- ing 1o chaso yoi. Leg it, boys:it's a pity wo can't keep tho acquaintance, but now and beroaren’t the time and place. Coma along.” Off stavted the wholo gang, and none too soon, for the officer of the guard was just ap- prouching tho stablos with a dozen or more men, Tho graybacks saw him and feared, but Tom pante y dur their own men, while you can.” The visitors followed Tom's advice to the best of their ability, although they, hke their blua-coated followors, were badly winded. As tho wholo crowd dashed up tho parads tho colonel muttared to the ofticor of the day. 1 do beliove thut fellow Mottray 1s help- fng us out of an infernal puzzle.” The confederates went over the works just whore Daniol had first showed way aud as they reached onen ground they suw na im- mense reception committeo awaiting them on theirown lines. Tho Two Hundredth’s boys had sense enough to stop within bounds, but soverul cimbed the works far enough to seo their late associutes gev out of harm's way. And Tomn Mottray was immediately arrested by the onicer of the guard, who, assisted by a filo of men, conducted the culprit to the colo- nel and roported. “T'his is tho man, colonel, who T am told led the crowd to broak guard and go into the enemy’s camp and brought rebel suldie here. ““Licave him to me,” said tho colonel, grufily, for now that responsibility for tho rebels wis off of his mnd ho began to feel indignant at the disturbance, the cause of which he had not yot learned, “Young man,” said he, “If you don’t got vour commission, and do get A severo court tuartial sentouce, you neod blame only your solf, You ought to kuow that such a wild trick as tois 18 utterly, shockingly contrary to good ordorand military discipline, and can't by any stroteh of discipline bo' con doned.” How camo you to begin it¢ 1t was all for the sako of saving govern- ment property, sir,” said the prisoner. What do you mean (" 1u reply ‘Tom told the story of tho start for wood, tha trick with_the mule's harness, aud then tho escape of Daniel Webster, As it ocoued to Tom that the disturbance had be- gun in tho colonel’s own camp,and the colonel wight be held to account for it, he laid great stross lu his explanation upon his fecling, as ho followed the elusive Daniol over the breastworks, that were the mul to escape the government would be that much the loser, and the ememy that much the gainer. “I do not deny,” said Tom in couclusion, “that [lost my head over the thought that wero the enemy to get Daniel, the value of thio boast would bo stopped against my pay. A bundred and ffty dollars charged to a soldieron $13 & month, would have a terribly saddening effect upon the payee, colonel.’ “Good—good 1" said the colonel who had not heard the latter part of the story at all. “You followed tho mule to save the govern- went property, which was @ purpose entirely shoot—they’d kill some of but—leg it boys— leg it v thanks,” said Tom. “Aud you did tot ask tho enemy for assist- ance!—they took part in the chase of their own accord " ‘Eutively ud you didn’t even ask auy of your com. rados to help you recover the mule Trom out sido tho lines, let alone from inside the euo my's camp “Not & man; men never noed follow in & chase, colonel; doesn!' with your military expericnce!" “It certaiuly docs, Well, I don't see but I be asked 1o that agree oa1 maken & prt po tina sfa st wrand ward off snff bourd oi inquiry court-martial. 1 ba@ spocial reasons for wanting to avold any Brouble in the mattor, as—well, liston caroffly to the special order on parado to-night.” Aud again Tom Mallry, having gono with foar and trembling b colonel's quarters, returned 1o his own with bis mind in the most_choorful condition imaginablo—again his comrades, who kn he had been taken to the colonel under gffard and had returned a freo man, regarded fim with curiosity not unmixed with awo. flBut neither fatigue, elation nor intorviewd by comrades made Tom neglectful of hM. purpose, so rudely frustrated by Daniol Webster, to get a load of wood for the Russian bath. Then there was a game of football to maunge, some quar- rols over rope-climbing to bo adjusted and a full bath to be taken, 5o Tom had not much timo in which to wondor what allusion the colonel would feel it necossary to make, in ordars at parade, to the Daniel Webster affair. ado took place at sunsot and with it camo the customary reading of orders. Thero was the usual routine sentences of regimental court-martial, promotions and r ductions of non-commissioned ofticers, ote., ete, until Tom felt assured that the colonol had'thought best to drop the Daniel Webster episode from ofticial consideration. But sud denly the young man startod as if he had just been subjected to an electric shock, for the adjutant read as follows from the special order of the d “For goneral fitness and for special sor. n raising the reglmental standard of Al efficiency Private Thomas Mottray, Company C, has boen appoiuted Socond Lieutenant by His Excollency the Governor of the Stato of New and will be obnyed and rospected accordingly, Licutenant Mot tray is hereby assignod to Company K, vie Second Lieutenant Smith, resigned.” Tom had previously supposed that no one ever listened to speciatl orders, but suddenly he changed his mind, for as his name wa mentioned ho re 1'a vizorous dig in each side, from the elbows of the men to tho right and ' left of him, and tho man behind him tapped him on the shouldoer, while from the oxtrome loft of tho rear rank, whero all tho short men were, he heard tho thin voice of Wurrekin's Mouse pipe forth: SHip —hip—1!" “Sh-h-h ! hissed tho orderly sergeant of the next company, who stood aimost beside littlo Murt; a serious breach of discipline was thus averted, for the company was pre- paring to cheor on parade—a sin almost as terrible as to laugh aloud in charch. Tho next sound Tom heard was simply appailing; it camo from the Adjutant, and was as fol- lows: “ Private Mottray to the front and centro— march ! Ordors had to be obeyed. so Tom did as in- structed. When he reacued the centre tho adjutant ordorod : “Forward. Murch?" ain ‘fom obeyed. When he was within three paces of the adjutant that officer said “ Halt Then the adjutantshouted the c order: “Oficers to the frontand center. March " As usual when this_order was given, the band begun to play, the oflicers—in lne in front of their respective companies—sheathed ventional s SurATIED THRIR SWORDS AND MARCHE their swords, faced inward and mavched toward the cénter, where they were joined by the adjutant, who had first whispered to Tom: “Step the least bit to the rear of the colonel, and three or four paces to his left,” Again Tom did as no was bid: meanwhile the adjutant bad fronted the officers and marched them up to the colonel in the cus- tomary manner, shouted, ‘halt!" and all d. utlomen,” said the colonel roturning tho sulute, “I want to make you acquaintod with your_ coming associate, Licutenant Mottriy. You all know what he has at- tempted, in accordance with my instructions, t0 do for the regiment's physical well-boing, and you also know how well ho has suct coeded. Cowme, Mottray, you can't afford to snub commissioned officers any fonger.” This was tho colorel's invariable joke whenover a private or non-commissioned ofti- cer was promoted, so all the officers dutifully laughed; then, although few of tnem had previously deigned to recognize Tom’s exist- ence or work, they severally greeted him as heartily as if 'he wero an old friend, and Tom, who had never forgotten the mafiners of a'gentleman, carried himself with such composure as to muke a very good impression on his now associates, “Mottray I want you to take with the field and stalf toniht.” Tom wondered how his private dirty vni- form would look among the good clothing tho officers woro in winter quarters; he also wonderod how and w no_could obtain n uniform befitting his new position, when the colonel wurned away, and the adjitant slap- ping Tom on the shoulder called him *old boy,” led him to his own but, explaining on tho way that the colonel had been so satisfied with his work that bo had recommended him for promotion & week before, that bis com- mission had arr day at least & month before it was expected—and that the colonel had been so amused by the mulo chase incident that he haa insisted on announcing the promotion at_once mstead of bolaing 1t in reserve some time; he had even been so thoughtful as to borrow an officer’s uniform coat from another lontenant of about Tom’s height and f o said cont was 10 the adjutant's teut and he, the adjutant, was sure that the sooner he would put it on und call on the colonel tho botter pleased the colonel would be, Tom lost no time In following the adju- tant's suggestion, and the colonel welcomed him with effusiveness almost fathe he supper was not very difforent from that sup. vlicd at the company cook-house, but there was milk for the coffee, and after the meal endea the party smoked cigars instead of pipes and lounged in comfortable camp chairs and not upon the floor. The compuny did not oreak up until tattoo rol-call, and then Tom was informed that qaarters were ready for Lim in tho subalterns’ tont of Company F. When he went to inspect them the hut was empty, the first lieutenant being engaged listoning to the company roll-call, so Tom dropped into a chair besido the table and took from inis pockot the phatograph of the dear: est girl in the world, /The only light in tho hut was found from a ngle candle, which was probably the reason that r'om brought the picture s0 nearhis gyes that it repeatedly touched his lips. As for the regimbit, it was in such fine coudition when the spriiig campaign opened that tho colonel was e brigadicr general “for speciul efiiciengy in maintaining the physical condition of, bis command.” ~ Hut “lom was not jealous,’ fgr the new general made bim aid -do-campy’ pnd gave bim a fow days' leave of absonce, THE BND, your supper. e A New Move. Leslie & Leslio, 16th and Douglas, C. J. Frice, Millara Hotel W. J. Hughes Farnam, 624 N, 10th, J.'W. Clark, 8. 2ith & Woolworth aye. A, Shroter, 1523 Farnam, All the abovo named leading druggists haudle the famous olsior Springs, Mis souri, waters and Soterian Gin, AL The Private, Maurice Me Kenna. It was duty alone in his bosom that glowed To dischargo to bis country tho doot that he owed This was Lhe loadstar, the sanctified surine Of the patriotic private that cheered in the Lin - - - Ask your grocer for Cook's Extra Dry Im- perial Champagne. Its boquet is delicious, und it is porfectly pure, Try it. The Errors of Man. (i)l Tl ) () Clothing manufacturers are mortals and make errors. They will buy thousands upon thousands of yards of cloth in all sorts of pat- terns, and, too oftentimes, that which looks the handsomest in the piecelooks the poorest made up, and makes the poorest “seller” in the lot. They lay in the wholessler’s loft year after year, the sewing loses its strengh and the goods often become moth eaten. By the retail- ers of this country that class of suits are pet- named “bull pups; *hestnuts,” ete., but they are finally sold to some far western fel- low for little or nothing. The jobber’s loss is the retailer’s gain, who ships them home and yells to the workingmen, “Bargains, Bargains, Great Bargains,” when, in fact, he is making lots of money on a lot of old, dark, bad patterns that the workingman east of Chicago wouldn’t buy at any price. That is one reason why a wes- tern man in the east is often pet named and spotted at once as the “western hoosier.” “panks,” * O] O ] (] Show us a clothing house anywhere in the United States of thirty to forty years standing, and we will show you a house that never re- sorted to that class of trickery. For the custom pained is only temporary at best. = me = THIS WERERK WE OFFER An endless variety of New, light, bright sparkling and attractive Cassimere, Cheviot, Worsted, Fancy and Plain Black SUITS FOR 7.50 That will please any workingman, banker, lawyer, doctor, merchant or clerk, and not a single suit but what was Made This Season. The above sale includes 1862 young men’s fancy pattern Cheviot Suits with the best of fancy satin lining, in the coat as well as vest back. Alsoa full line ofindigo Grand Army Suits, warranted not to fade all at $7.80. £ ] [ 1@ @] O [) Qur store is bristling with activity, and we mean to keep it up. We are showing the largest and finest line of Neckties {5 3 | for 25¢ ] In all imaginable kinds of goods and shapes. NNNNNNe=r== and H0c NNN\NN== (il O (B [ [ (B d Our line of- Neaeglige Shirts Is as complete as that of any house in the land and all our, other departments arc cqually as complete. ' it B (] O We Have Got the 38 by the And we mean to hold what we have gained--- “The lion’s share of the trade, amassed after thirty-seven years of honest dealing, HELOOOO Corner 18th andFarnam Streets Horns.