The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-01-14
A CAPTAINS DREAM.

Dul dlltI dll llt WIS edNtl sollt lldItu-
ing in the sun. and the day was hot
He wondered where he should be likely
to find his wife, who had expressed her
intention of trying to see something of
the maneuvers. BY the time. however,
that he had finished his lunch and lit his
cigar he decided that no did not much
want to find his wife, and he lay back
and smoked in luxurious ease.
Talk about meeting death with resig-
nationm mused he; "why, it's splendid.
I'm sorry it was the militia, though. l
suppose our charge was rather rash-a
Balalilava sort Of
He nodded off, and his cigar fell from
his lips Hardly had this happened
when he was reused by a sweet voice
Opening his eyes, he saw before him
lovely girl
Il beg your pardon, sir she said,
"but could you tell me where to find
mammal
The captain looked at the lady. Il
am dead, he said; dead men can't find
mammas.
You don't look very dead she an
swered, smiling.
can Englishman never knows when
he is dead" said the captain in hazy
reminiscence; "but | have it on the au-
thority of the umpire, if that will do"
81 left mamma just about here re-
marked the lady.
"Then she's undoubtedly annihilated
also. Nothing bigger than mouse
could have lived through that fire."
Mamma is much larger than a
mousse" 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 moment like this remarked
| the captain. IA mans memory wanders
free through the delightful labyrinths of
youth and love-
Love! Are you married.
Il was married, A." answered the cap
tain.
"And you We're thinking Of your wife?
while his fancy, pursued the cap
tain, pictures joys yet in the future
perhaps the near future
The lady was picking a daisy to 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 trepidation:'
"Oh, no."
Il thought not, said the captain in a
gratified tone. 1T does me, you know.
"Ah!' said the lady.
you can't know what it's like,
1--WE often kissed mamma
ats not quite the same thing; still,
show me how you kiss mamma
"Well, supposing my hand was nam
! ma, should go like that"
Il see. And what would mamma do?
"Oh, l can't show you that My hand
can't kiss me, you know
But supposing We're your hand
That's nonsense, isn't it; 1 couldn't
suppose that"
well then, supposing | We're man
MAJ
"But you're not bit like mamma"
Il haveit Suppose You were mann
ma, and I were you'-
THAT would do capitallyi but w
iced not trouble. / see mamma coming
now"
She pointed, and at the foot of tn
hill the captain also saw mamma.
HAS she coed sight;' asked the cap
tain.
mo, she is uearsighted I'm afrai
she'll not see us.
Air said the captain, and he kisse
the lady. With little cry and littl
laugh She sprang up and ran down tn
hill.
The captain closed his eyes, but in
moment a well known voice made hin
open them again. His wife stood befoI
him. She was looking very Handsome
the captain thought. BY her side stoo
young Jocelyn-B Beauty Jocelyu, as the
called him-the last joined cornet. Tn
captains wife and Beauty Jocglyn stoo
just in front of the captain. some six fet
from him.
Il don't see why not, said the car
taius wife to Beauty Jocelyn, and
the captains horror Beauty Jocely
kissed his wife
"Auother: asked Beauty Jocelyn.
IL should like IT," said the captain
wife.
This isahideous nightmare, thoug
J the captain.
"Just one more'' pleaded Beauty Joe
lyu.
It "Wen. if you'- began the captain
= wife
3 Bur the captain leaped TO his fel
/ "The devil" NE cried.
y "Oh You are awake now, dear, a
q your said his wife "HIow imprude
u 10 sleep IN the sum- met Mr., Jocely
e. and he kindly helped me to fnd you.
~ Il was delighted murmured Bean
L Jocelyn.
n Delighted, you scoundrell exclann
n 10 captain. You dare TO kiss my W
4 before my very eyesl And she-she p
- mits itl" and the captain groaued.
nj My dear .ptain, kiss your wifi
d. expostulated Beauty Jocelyu with fais
l' eyebrows.
4, Charles, How dare Your said /
IN captains wife.
= "You deny its Nou have the audac
- TO deny its just now, this very nome
,. you kissed her twice
OF you mnzt have been dreamii
e Charles
Ilo "At first 1 thought / was, said
n captain bitterly; "but am awake no'
e. "Ah, but You were dreaming"
sisted his wife, and her eyes wandel
la from his face and looked down the n
side.
Near the foot OF the hilli side by 5
with q stout woman la black, the e
tain sax Vhifo 'nusliu dress ava G