Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-01-04
\ CAPTAINS DREAM.

away by the last discharge Of the mi
lishy."
"By the militia. tool' exclaimed the
captain. ~ ell, I'm id. Here, give
me my flask and sandwiches and take
| the horse"
The captain sat watching the fight ~
! il rolled over 10 the opposite hill and
consuming his sandwiches He was Of
course annoyed at being annihiatad;
| but after all he WAS saved some march.
! ing in the sun. and the day was hot.
! He wondered where he should be- likely
| 10 find h. wife, who had expressed her
! intention of trying 10 see something Of
! the maneuvers. BY the time. however,
! that he had finished his lunch aud In his
! cigar he dcx ded that he did not much
want To find his wife, and he lay back
and smoked IN luxurious ease.
Talk about meeting death with resig-
uation!" unused he; "why, it's splendid.
/ I'm sorry II was the militia, though. !
! suppose our charge was rather rash-a
| Balaklava sort Of
He nodded of. and his cigar fell from
his lips. Hardly had this happened
when ne was reused by sweet voice
Opening his eyes. he saw before him a
lovely girl
Il beg your pardon, SIR" she said,
"but cor,u YOU tell me where TO find
mamma
The captain looked at the lady. ii
am dead. he said; dead men can't find
malnmas
You don't look very dead she an
swered, smiling.
"An Englishman never knows when
! he is dead. said the captain in ha2y
reminisceuce; but ! have it on the au-
thority Of the umpire, if that will do
IL left mamma just about here" re
marked the lady.
"Then she's undoubtedly annihilated
also. Nothing bigger than a mouse
could have lived through that fire.
Mamma is much larger than
mouse" said the lady, smiling.
"Won't you sit DOWN. asked the cap
tain.
The lady, smiling again, sat down.
She wore simple dress Of white, and
the blue ribbon round her waist was ri
vailed by the blue of her eyes.
IL mustn't stay long" she said
"At a moment like this, remarked
the captain. "a mans memory waudcrs
free through the delightful labyriulho of
youth and love-
Love! Are you married.
IL was married, answered the cap
And you were thinking ot your wIIe:
while HE fancy" pursued the cap
tain, pictures joys yet in the future
perhaps the near future"
The lady WAS picking daisy 10 pieces.
She raised her eyes for a moment and
looked at the captain.
But if you are dead she suggested.
Now you the captain continued,
raising himself on his elbow, "are too
young even To have thought of kiss"
IL have certainly never thought much
of a kiss" said the lady.
"The Thought does not fill you with
delicious trc,ndationy'
"Oh, no
Il thought not" said the captain in a
gratifed tone. 1T does me, you know"
"Ah!" sand the lady.
"You cant know what it's like"
eve often kissed mamma"
Its not quite the same thing, still.
show re how you kiss mamma.
"Well, surprising my hand was mann
ma. should go like that"
Il see. And what would mamma du;'
"Oh, cant show you that My hand
can't kiss me. you know"
But sulposiug were your hand
That's nonsense, isn't III couldn't
suppose that"
"Well, then, supposing were mann
MAJ
"But you'rc not bit like mamma"
Il have it. suppose you were mann
ma, and were YOU
THAT would do capitally; but we
need not trouble. see mamma coming
now"
She pointed, and at the foot of the
hill the captain also saw mamma.
HAS she good sight;" asked the cap
tain.
"No, she is ncarsighted, I'm afraid
,he'll not see US.
ALI! said the captain, and he kissed
the lady. With little cry and little
laugh she sprang mp and ran doyR fhe
hill.
The captain closed his. eyes, but in a
moment well Known voice made him
open them again. His wife stood before
MN. She was looking very handsome.
the captain thought. BY her side stood
young Jocclyu- Beauty Jocclyn, as they
called him--,ho last joined cornct. The
captains WIFI and Beauty Jocelyn stood
iust IN front ~ the captain, some six feet
from him.
IL don't sce why not" said the cap
tain's wife ,o Beauty Jocelyn, and to
tne captains horror Beauty Jocelyn
Iii ed his wife.
Another asked Beauty Jocelyn.
Il should like it," said the captains
wife
This isa hldcous nightmare, thought
the cap,aiu.
"Ju-, ouom more pleaded Beauty Joce
lyn.
"Well If ,uu' bcgan the captain's
wife.
But the captain leaped to his feet
"The devil Ee cried.
"Oh. Won are awake now. dear, are
you?' said his wife How imprudenl
to sleep in the sum- ! met Mr. Jocelvn