The Bossier banner., 1886-01-28
"A PECULIAR CASE.
Deeds of Friendship Worthy of Damoa
and Pythias.

Deeds of Friendship Worthy of Damon
and Pythias.
A young man by the name of Tomski
lived in St. Petersburg. He was anxious
to enter the army. He had twice made
the attempt to pass the requisite exam
ination, but failed each time.
One day he received visit from
friend whom we shall call Jimski.
While conversing about the military
aspirations of Tomski, Jimski remarked
laughingly:
Suppose take your place and pass
that examination for youp"
Jimski, by the way, had been Lieu
tenant in the army, but had resigned.
What was proposed in fun was actually
carried out in all seriousness. Tomski
and Jimski came to the following under
standing:
Jimski was to take the passport and
| other documents of Tomski and go to
| city in Southern Russia There he was
to appear before the examining board
as Tomski, and having passed his ex-
animation was to receive a commission
in some regiment stationed in that dis
tant portion of the Russian Empire.
He was then to apply for transfer to
ST. Petersburg, where he would turn
over, his uniform and commission to the
real Tomski. Jimski went forth with
/ the passport of Tomski, who in short
time received the following letter:
ALLOW me to congratulate you.
have passed the examination and am
now Lieutenant in an infantry regi-
ment. Tomorrow / shall apply for a
transfer to st. Petersburg
Tomski was delighted, and was im-
patient for his friend to'arrive with the
uniform and commission. just at this
time war broke out between Turkey
and iiussia, and Tomski received the
following letter:
II have bad news for you. My APP
plic;ltit for transfer has been re-
fused aid l have been ordered to the
front
There was nothing to be done ex-
cept to wait. Two months afterwards
Tomski received the following telegram
from the ,eat of war:
..AlloN me to congratulate you. /,
or rather you, have been promoted for
gallantry IN the field, but we are
wounded. hope we will recover. p.
S.-Our bravery has been rewarded
with the grand cross of the Black Eagle
Order"
/ Tomski -7as somewhat bewildered at
the honors thrust on him, but shortly
afterwards he received another letter
from Jimski alias Tomski 1t read:
1--WE are getting well of the wound /
received at Plevna, but have had bad
luck otherwise 1t has been discovered
that we are short two thousand roubles
in our pay account while / was Acting
Quartermaster. /, or rather we, will
be tried in few weeks. / am afraid
we will be convicted unless you send
me thousand roubles with which to
: lubricate the investigating committee. =
, Tomski was overwhelmed by this
news. His good name was in danger
: if his friend was found guilty. He for.
warded the remittance, and in short
: time was delighted to receive the fol
: lowing letter from his friend
, 81 fabricated the investigation com
, mittee and have been honorably ac
quilted. We did not steal the money
after all when was in the Quarter
masters department. Your good
r name has not suffered. I've got some
good news for you. We fell in Low,
with beautiful girl and have mar
, ried her. You can have no idea O
how happy we are. We talk of yol
constantly.
7 When Tomski had finished readin!
l this letter, he began to cultivat
b thoughts of suicide. He, too, ha,
s matrimonial intentions which he in
Y tended to crafty as soon as Jimski re
a turned him his name and uniform
e How could he explain the matter to hi
r lady love, now that he was married t.
+ another girl, whom he had never seen
S in Southern Russia. Tomski was il
: despair. He was in hideous fix, bu
n there'was greater calamity in stor
(! for him, for few after he received tn
f following letter:
!, my DEAR FRIEND-We will soon b
+ clasped in each others arms. | al
: coming to St. Petersburg with our wifi
e and child You must try and get m
), out of this scrape. I have done grea
a deal for you. / have ruined my healt
q anu lost gTeaG uedl VI hiHe. No"
L is your turn"
v TO the horror of Tomski his frien
e Jimski arrived at st. Petersburg wit
e his wife and child. The scene wa
" painful in the extreme.
i. "Here is your uniform said Jimsl
e to his friend, ''and also your wife an
II child"
t, The poor woman, who did not kno
e that her husband was sailing undt
It false colors, tainted away. She 500
n died of grief. Tomski and Jimski al
y now in Jail awaiting their trials, whic
Il are not over yet by any manner I
n means. Translated from the German
e By Il. E. Street.
b -
le Not Anxious to be Guest.