Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-11-22
CAPTAINS

>u INCONSISTENCIES you uiS uAili-
Hated"
"Annihilatedy' echoed .he captain in
ldignation.
Yes, sir; the umpire sent word as
on and all your company was sweep
way by the last discharge of the mil
ny"
by the militia, toov exclaimed the
lptain. well, TIN - Here give
ae my flask and sandwiches and take
ny horse"
The captain sat watching the fight as
RI rolled over to the opposite hill and
0nsuming mis- sand witches. He was,
IL course, annoyed at being an litilat-
q, but after all lie was saved some
larching In the sur, md the day was
OF. He wondered where he should
e likely to find his wife, who had
oppressed her intention of trying to see
Ometlling of the BY the
time. however, that he had finished his
inch and lit his cigar he decided that
e did not much want to ind his wife,
nd he lay back and smoked in luxu-
inus a
"Talk about meeting death with res
lid. I'm sorry 1t was the militia,
ather rash-a Balakrava sort Of"
He nodded off and his cigar fell from
lis lips. Hardly had this happened
when he was reused by a sweet voice.
Opening his eyes he saw before him q
avely girl.
II beg your pardon, rir," she said.
but could tell me where TO find man.
map
The captain looked at the lady. "I
Inn dead" he said, dead men can't
ind mammas."
"You don't look very dead" she an
Swered smiling.
"An Englishman never knows when
ne is dead" said the captain In hazy
eminiscence; but 1 have ii on the
authority of the umpire, IL that will
TO-"
II left mamma just about here re-
marked the lady.
'"Then she's undoubtedly annihilated
ilso. Nothing bigger than a mouse
could have lived through that fire."
Mamma is much larger than a
mouse" said the lady smiling.
Wont you sit DOWN. asked the
captain.
3he lady, smiling again, sat down.
She wore a simple dress Of white and
blue ribbon around her waist was
by the blue of her eyes.
II mustn't stay long," she said.
"At a moment like this" remarked
lhe captain. "a mans memory warnlers
free through the delightful ,abyrinths
youth and love"
Love! Are you married?
II was married" answered the rap
tain.
And you were thinking Of your
-"while his fancy pursued
the captain. pictures joys yet In the
tut, re-perhaps the near future"
The Lady was picking a daisy to
She raised her eyes for a mo-
ment and looked at the captain.
but IL you are dead" she suggested.
"Now you." the captain Continued,
himself on his elbow, ARE too
young to ever have n thought Of a
kiss
Il have certainly never thought
much of a kiss said the lady.
THE thought does not I'LL you with
delicious t~repidationT"
"Oh, no."
II thought not," said the captain In
a graiied tone. 1T does me, you
"Ah" said the lady.
"You can't know what it's like"
I've often kissed mamma"
Its not quite the same thing; still,
me how you kiss mamma"
well, %supposing my hand was man.
ma, | should 60 like that"
Il see. And what would mamma
"Oh, / can't show you that Ny
hand can't kiss me, you know"
But supposing / were your hand"
That's nonsense, isn't 1t? / couldn't
suppose that"
well. then, supposing I were mann
ma"
"But you're not a bit like mamma"
II have ii. Suppose you were man.
and l were you"
THAT would do capitally; but we
heed not trouble. | see mamma COM
ne now"
She pointed and at the foot OF the
aill the captain also saw ann
HAS she good sight?' asked the cap
ain.
mo, she Is near-sighted- I'm afraid
not see us"
"Ah!" said the captain, and he kissed
he lady. With a little cry and n little
augh she sprang up and ran down the
ill.
The captain closed his eyes but in a
moment a well known voice made him
pen them again. His wife stood be-
ore him. She was looking very hand
iome. the captain thought. BY her
ide stood young Jocelyn-Beauty Joce-
YIN, as they called him-the last Joined
ornet. The captains wife and Beauty
stood just in front of the cap
ain. some six feet in front of him.
II don't see why not" said the cap
wife to Beauty Jocelyn, and to
he captains horror, Beauty Jocelyn
dssed his wife.
Another asked Beauty Jocelyn.
II should like it." said the Captains
wife.
''This Is a hideous nightmare"
the captain.
.Just more!' pleaded Beauty
swell. II you win'--began the Cap
wife.
But the captain leaped to his feet.
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