The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-05

tho space of time that Il required-for q reply
from the War Department to an official letter
The members Of he gnard who escorted tho
said aIicrward' that there was a broad grin on
well, how about bout Il '9 Indians am NOV noW ~ asked
one OF the, guard Just rs the man was about to
nc turned loose Mt the gate.
Indians be DAMNED said tho ex.mono-
mantac, displaying his wad of back pay and al
iowanSo bnnk notes and his discharge. Are
A, soldier stationed Mt a Kansas post got his
a'ssharEe from the service a few years ago by
that, could be attributed only to insanity. The
lhlrd day after this soldier arrived at the Kan
sns post with n shipment of troops from. a
NcDrhskn garrison he was put on guard. He
was walking No, l post In front Of the guard.
house when the post chaplain, n very ponipous
rifle salute, nor any other sort OF recognition.
uhS chaplain d a., turned and walked beck past the
ff Fom inc no %a d'd poa nGa T Eis S so much Tb. as ST. a lock
strobe up to tho sentry with wrath in his eye.
ny man. said he, do you know who l nmi'
Tho chaplain looked aghast.
II am the chaplain of this post, he managed
The soldier looked him over critically from
We'll" he said finally, you've got a damned
good job. haven't your
Ten minutes later the sentry was relieved of
his gun and belt and was in the guardhousc. In
the afternoon he was taken before the com
manding officer. lie looked at tho command
ing officer uuiZZicallv.
You're a blooming old fraud" said he to ono
or the most stately Colonies, in the army. -
The post surgeon was called in. He began
Questioning the soldier. who would answer no
questions,
"Oh. you're the sawbones, I scc,'' snid he to
the surgeon finally. And you don't look ms il
you knew as much about surgery as me aunt in
Ireland"
his soldier was outside OF the post gate. with
his discharge in his pockct, two weeks later.
A sailmaker's mate in the navy who wanted
to got o"t OF the service to go into business with
some money he had fallen heir to. made a sue
cess OF the %monomania dodge. 1t is tho bust
ness of a man-of.wa r'sailmaker's mate 20 sew
up members OF the crew who die at sea In ham
m9cks, preparatory TO their being cast over the
side. This sailmakeris mate appeared on deck
one day with a queer look in his eye, and an
nounced to his, s%hipmatcs forward that he was
for burial in the deep. Some OF the men watched
as he went to the sailmaker's storcroom
and began to sew himself up in n new hammock.
men informed the officer OF the deck OF the case,
and, the sailmaker's mate was put under obser.
vation in double irons. When he was released
from The brig. still under observation, but APP
rect TO the storcroom. got another hammock,
and began to cnshroud himself again. The
skipper OF the ship reduced him to the ratio OF
man away from the sailmaker's stOreroom,
Thinking tina, II he was removed from the sight
or the stored.up ~hammocks his mania might
leave him. The night OF the day. he lost his
rate tho ex,sailmaker's mate broke into the
storerooin where the new were kept,
and sewed himself up for burial again. Then
got his discharge. He started a tobacco store
Tor sailors near one of the navy yards, and for
some t!mo he made 1t a practice to stand In the
doorway OF his shop and grin when any OF the
board OF surgeons, who had pronounced him in.
sane, passed by. as they were compelled to do
on their way to and from the navy yard.