The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-06-27
THE MAJOR.

10 relate and, what Il more uncommon, he
possessed the knack Of relating them well.
Get the Major in good humor- and 1t Is not
difficult to do 80 II Won are fortunate enough
to dine with hiM-and you may depend upon
an interesting story.
l had been dining with Maj. olympic at
the club one evening, and VIZ had been talk
lug philosophically Of ocean voyages and
"board ship" life. felt certain that the
sulject would recall to the Majors memory
an interesting experience, and was not dis
appointed. With the cigars came the follow
ing singular story, which must take the
liberty Of relating In my own way, filling in,
for the readers satisfaction, many details,
snch as imagine them TO have been, aud
which my friends siscsptibilitirs prompted
him 10 omit.
la 1880 the Major found himself In Aus
tralia. He had been away from home for
three years, during which he had done"
the two Americas, India, China, Japan, and
the Eist generally. Cape Colony, the East
aud West CJasts, Egypt. Arabia, and the
Holy Land he had done in former times
while hs could almost count his scampers
over the Continent by dozsns. Since land
ing in Australia, too, hs had spent four
months in cruising among tie islands of the
SOuth Pacific.
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