Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-11-22

FUN with t6n. Never mind, lieutenant
(slApplng him Familiarity on the Shout
DER You'll get over It and regain full
Use Of yo1r psralyzed tongue after
while. will find something thatwill
restore your speech Aliccl Alicel"
Coming, papa, in moment" came
ssilvery voice from another part of the
house.
Like . ray VI loveliest sunshine she
entered, and al exclamation Of pleas
ure fell from her lips a. sight VI her
lover.
Lieut. Thornton, allow me TO pre-
sent my daughter, Miss Sanford. Alice,
dear, this Is First Lieut.. Edward Thorn
ton, new officer Just assigned to duty
with b Troop, Sixth cavalry.
The old man dartcd ont of the door
TO hide the toars that he could no long
or force back, and the lovers were
clasped In each others arms
mod. dear, what Is the matter with
papa? What did he mean by such an
Introduction"
As an answer he placed the commits
sion in her hands, and hasty glance
at the document told her oil. With a
glad cry she again claspcd her arms
around the young officers neck and to-
gether they wept tears OF Joy.
"Your father says you must never
mention the name Of Private Brown
again, darling" he said, with smiling
face.
81 Just don't care what papa says,
will always love him lie was my first
love, and the name Private Brown will
always be a cherished one in my heart
How handsome he looked IN his new
uniform with the straps Of a first lieu
tenant resting on his shoulders And
how proud the day when Col, Sanford
introduced him to the officers Of the
garri1on as a brother officer and as his
prospective son-in-law. From every
officer Of the post he received most
hearty welcome into the official ranks,
and not one Of them but felt honored
with the friendship Of ore whose hero
Ism had boon put to suoh an extreme
test and had not boon found wanting.
A couple Of years after their marriage
Lieut.. and Mrs. Thornton were sitting
on tho porch Of their quarters enjoying
tho refreshing GOODNESS Of New Next
cosummor evening. The lieutenant was
enjoying cigar and watching the ever
changing HUGS Of the western clouds rs
tho eun elowly sanz down behind the
Han Mntoo mountains while his lovely
wife sat scanning the columns Of the
last iasuc Of tho Army and navy Jour
nal.
10. Nedl Hero is an item about Mr..
vandcrcr,r she exclaimed.
What IA II, dcar?'
Dismissed from the service for cow.
nrdIoc IN the face Of the enemy In an
Indian campaign in Wyoming"
1T docs not nstonish me, he replied.
"such unworthy men but rarely get
Into The service to cast rcproach upon
the most honorrd profession on earth,
and they Invariably meet with their
just deserts. An ulcer has been 70
moved from an otherwise healthy
body"
Promotion came IN successive steps
10 our hero as the years rolled on.
Mad. Thornton now commands one Of
the most important posts In the far
vest he Is YET In the very prime Of
manhood, and Is the Idol Of his beloved
Alice WHOM marital life hos been one
Of tncloudcA happiness The majors
amt whom be and Alice several times
visited In her Brooklyn home, died sev.
cral years Ego leaving hun large for
tune, yet no remains In the service
where he found such great happiness,
and expects 10 serve his country until
retired by reason Of sgs.
Often they sit together IN ths beau
tiful western twilight, the diSniaed
handsome officer and bis lovely wife
and talk Of the strange events which
clustered around their courtship, end
the sweet woman 10 never 80 happy al
when he gently chides her for her lack
Of tastc In falling in love With an bum
bic privntp In the ranka