Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-13

was just room enough for him to flap his
wings whilst growing. During the gener-
ais Gust omary hunt on the lawn one after
noon, the captain hurriedly fixed up long
bamb from side to side over his perch, in
such way that he would be una ole to flap
his wings before growing; and then sat Up
all night waiting to see how the plan work
ed Not crow was heard from the gen
eral during the whole of the night and the
next morning he was observed to weakly
strut about without betraying any interest
Whatever in his numerous retinue. as if
vainly seeking some solution of the prob
lem. On the next night however, he must
have changed over to the only other perch
in the henhouse. for again his cl ,rion voice
rang out and disturbed the discounted cap
tain. But this was the generals last at
tempt, for the captain put up another huge
bamboo, which nearly broke the birds great
neart he even became SO painfully de-
1ected as to let Miss Priscilla promenade
alone for couple of days, but on the third
day sufficiently regained his spirits to make
gallant charge over the garden wall
Miss Priscilla fled screaming into the
house. as the captain, with a sharp pair Of
scissors In his hand, jumped the iron rail
ing and Gu: off the feathers from one of
the generals wings close to the joint The
result of this was that when the general
lext entered the garden and made his Gus
tomary charge, he could orly spread ont
oHe wing, and the wind caught and snun
him round until ne experienced an attack
OF vertigo which nearly proved fatal Even
Miss Priscilla faced his advance with
equanlmity. and "s-ss-shed'' and drove hin,
back in disgrace to his own DC main
Having overcome Gen. Crook the cam
tam next foe was the taitkless serpent
he mad cherished in his own heart, to Wit,
Gubbins.
PART H.
Three days week Gubbins did for the
captain and three days week for Miss
Greene. Or the days when he toiled under
the captains eye Gubbins was respectful.
almost reverent, and even adopted his
masters views with approval or professed
to do 50; but with the appearance of
Thursday morning Gubbins was a totally
different man. He regarded the captain
from Miss Greene's garden with an air
which was extremely exasperating to that
eholeric individual. 1t seemed to say: You
can order HE about on your own side of
the ratings; here 1 can do as l like, and
l mean to-" Then Gubbins would toss
things about in reckless confusion and
leave them so until it was with difficulty
that the captain could restrain himself
frCm jumping over the low iron rail How
ever, the captains opportunity came when
IL occurred to Miss Priscilla that if he was
lot afraid of Gen. Crook he certainly could
OF fear Gubbins. There was om.thing
in the orderly array of the captains gar
den which appealed to her very strongly
Nic was IAot IittHOulcll neFSeI, out GX
planned TO the captain that although she had
not had TIE advantages of military training
she could properly appreciate them in 9TH
ers In fact, the poor lady dWelt upon her
own deficiencies until she aroused a feeling
OF ardent chivalry in the captains sympl-
thetic bosom.
II think, Capt. Doubleday" she remark
cd, it would do Gubb;ns good if YOU were
KIND enough to gently reason with him as
10 MS obstin"cy. For instance, l preferred
to have a rose bush in that center bed ::
Gubbins replaced it with dahlias. When l
requested him to renew the parsley he
grCnted ard planted onions"
Now, Capt. Doubleday" continued moor
Miss Priscilla. Il don't think that onions
are either becoming or ladylike vegetable
and l should be SO much obliged to YOU if
you could convince Guhbins that they are
lar more appropriate ip his parish aIlot-
ment than in my garden
The captain kissed Miss Priacila's hand.
Say the word, my dear madam" he
replied. and I'll run Gubbins through the
body and fling him to the dogs, although