Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-11-27
How the Young MIdshlpman Lost His
Goodbye Kiss.

Goodbye Kiss.
In the days of long ago young
mid>hipman i'll western town re-
ccive,l orders to join his ship. which
was to sail to the capture Of Vera
Cruz. Tie was going off iull OF ar
dor and enthusiasm, just spelling
to ,mmolate himself on the altar OF
his country. but the night before
he started lie went to say good bye
to a beautiful little maiden to whom
he WAS in lovc. He made the GUS
trmary vows of q Young officer go
my off To his first battle. but stay
ell so late that when he finally
kissed his love farewell and ran to
catch the stage, 1t MAS gone. and
he waS obliged to defer his depart
ure until the next night. The next
night he went to say goodbye
again, and again he lost the stage.
The third night he came for u pos
itively last farewell, but as he WAS
goi.gio give his sweetheart u ii.
nal kiss her mother interferctl and
and said: "No Jim, you cart kiss
Mollic goodbye Tonight. don't
believe you are going TO Mexico at
all. ltiS just Il scheme of yours to
come around here and kiss her
good bye"
File caught the stage that night,
and fought br.,veIy in Mexico
Years rolled by, and i'll his broader
field of life, he forgot his boyish
love. The civil war came, at its
close lie WAS covered with glory
Now he is an admiral, and yes er.
day | was with him at the Murray
Hill Hotel. We were walking the
corridor when IL beautiful woman,
ON The shady side of 80 | should
say, with SHOW white hair, passed
MS, and stopping Il little way OFT,
stood and looked at the admlral.-
Bein.a fine looking old gentleman.
lie is Il great tavorite with the In
dies. At once he saw the impress
sion he had made on the lady with
TN, white hair, and sad: Il Am an
old fool, know, but | think I've
made IL smash.' Let us stroll by
again." AS We passed the lady the
admiral heamcd up"n her gracious
Is. but to his amaZemcnt she walk
I'd straight up to hun, with a Sll
very laugh. and shaking hc!, fore
finger at him, said: mo, jim, you
are up 10 your old tricks again"
II the roof had fallen the almi-
raj would Tot have been so much
aStonished, but quickly recovering
his self.posSession, he grasped the
lad,'s hand and said: "Why, bless
you, knew you from the first, and
wanted to see if you remembered
me-"
".Jim, J,m," she rejoincd, ''yon
are Just as bad rs ever. Why
don't YOU grow better as you grow'
old! Now who am II"
The admiral was nonplusSed
again, hut with Il grace, courtesy
and sweetness that | have never
seen equalled, he bowed and said:
"My heart remembers You, tor my
heart is Aoung-but My head is
old. ana my head forgets."
"Well," replied the lady. smiling
up ut him. Il am Nlollie B"
The admiral uttered All cXclama-
tiou of surprise and stood fora mo
ment looking at the lady. That
name had swept away forty years
with all their changes, their wars,
their sut1erings and their houors,
and the admiral was boy again.
] Wish YOU could have seen his face.
and have not seen you since l
went to the Mexican war," he said,
,'and your mother would not let
me Kiss you good bye on the third
night. BY Jove, | believe Ill take
that kiss now"
mo, no! that is outlawcd. Come,
let me introduce you to my hus-
band.n
By this time the admiral had be.
thought him to introduce me to the
lady, and We were both presented
TO her husband. We had Il pleas
ant party at dinner, and the admi-
raj told the story Of his departure
tor Mexico just as have told it to