The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-09-04

while tho brightly smiling little beauties
pattcd his horse and waited TO be thank cd.
Just then Porter aud Newton returned aud
announced, with their hands TO their caps:
Through some unacCountabe mistake
General, ali these people have been invited out
here 20 picnic aud to meet you. They have
brought plenty of provisions and are prepared
for good time"
"0h! LtAi!" said the General, "that I
should lig gosipons1n important inspection
for country pienicl 90. Porter Newton go
tell them; tell Col. Dare aud tho rest OF them
TO 500 that these people have the good time
that they eamo for. I'm - If thoy shall
be disappointed. but I'd take an immense
amount OF comfort IN hanging tho fellow who
got this up"
The result was that tho soldiers and the citi-
zcns for once in their lives enjoyed a royal
good time. Swings were riggcd in the grove,
Copenhagen circles were formed, the brass band
played iriRhtlul dance music, and tho ladies
opened their bnskets and everybody was fed
The officers made Camptown and bought
all tho Ice cream, lemonade and pop" that
Chambersburg could produce. That night
Capt. Sheetz took George Frank firmly by tho
collar mud remarked:
SEQ here. young feller. nothing but the
success Of this day saved yer life. That news.
paper man was here and gave you clean away
What in blazes did you do IL forl"
Gross. me, heart, never told him any such
durn thing. jest sed they wanted TO have it
at early SUNRISE an they did, too for / heard
couple of the Troop fellers sittin' on tho
fence as ! come into town say how nice it
would bG 20 have picnic commence early in
the mornin' and keep up all day. with ali the
gals in town out here An ! say, Cap, wasn't
il fun though 20
At Martinsburg ono day George went 10
Capt. Sheetz with face rs long as tho moral
| Law.
Cap. Iwant TO go home. There's a woman
down street yonder keeps the North American
House. an she's athreatenin' 10 marry me-"
Woman keepin' hotel; threatenin TO marry
you? Why, you confounded unweaned baby,
what are you talking abOut?"
No fooin' about it. She gets after me
every time go down that way, and she's just
aworTyin' tho life outen mo"
After some further talk tho Captain got It
into his head that some designing old woman
had taken FOOLS fancy 10 tho pretty boy. He
had heard of such things, aud tho more he
thought about il tho maddor ho got until
finally he jerl6ed on his cap aud coat and took
himself down TO tho North American House.
lie called for drink swallowed 10. and not
| seeing Mrs. Hannah tho landady In question,
| asked for her. She was in the ladies' parlor,
and would rec him.
My name is Capt Sheetz, maam, and I've
come down 10 see what all this ere is atween
| you an my drummer boy, George Frank"
"Oh yOu'y come down 10 talk about that
dear sweet boy. have you. Welt"
'Well / must say Pm thunderstruck to
see woman Of your ago a-runnin after n
childi"
Here. man, hold on there. What arc YOU
talkin' aboutf" and she glanced at the Captain
balefully.
Amt you a,tryin' to marry my pretty
drummer, and a.worryin' the life outen him ?n
bod drat yer pretty putty faced drummer.
as you call him. DO look like woman that
WAS a-ROin' around the country marryin' pretty
babies2"
"No, pl be hanged If you do. But he
Says"
= / don't care blame cent what he says an
If he comes a.pestorin' round here after my
Lizzie any more, and then tellin' | want TO
marry him, I'll scald him."
But maam--@ DO
"Don't but me- A woman Of my wears eb :.
an you old enough TO be my granddaddyl If
you must know il, your lOng-legged gangle-
Skinned, wal.eyeda baby camo around here
after my da'ter, an made me believe his daddy
was with about million dollars. / thought
that of course he must be rich an was wilIini
enough for Lizzie to marry him. an told him
30 once or twice. DO you hear me?"
"Yes, hear you. And I'll bet I'il make
that boy hear me, too whom get my eyes on
him again. So it's your daughter you want him
| to marry, and not you, eh?"
Il don't care a cent whether he marries her
or not now, but she's awfully sot on it. Now |
| don't want you to abuse that boy because I
like him, and | toll you l won't have him
| abused"
The Captain was walking gravely back to
the guard house in Market Square, for he was
on provost duty, whom he met tho Chaplain in
high state OF excitement
Hello, Chaplain, what's the row?r
n nj uI hat Il
and piety, and struggle daily with the flesh
aud the deYil to be Christian: but [ feel that