The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-11-24
WON HIS DISCHARGE.
q Soldier Who Very Cleyerly Worked sho
Nonon,ania Dodge.

WON HIS OiSCf7AHGGe
q Soldier Who Very CleVerly Worked Che
Monon,ania Dodge.
4 soldier belonging to one Of the
lGaho infantry companies worked
the monomania dodge cleverly
enough a few years ago and got his
discharge from the service as an in
capable unit for military duty. Be-
fore entering the service he had
been a telegraph lineman, and when
he came to the conclusion that he
had had enough of the service he
developed an uncomfortable mania
for climbing to the top Of the flag
pole on the post parade ground. He
secured a pair of lineman's climbers.
One evening at dress parade he had
been excused on account Of illness.
When the soldiers were passing in
review before the commanding Off
Ger at this evening function the ex-
lineman was seen to rush across the
parade ground in the direction of
the Aagpole, and in jiffy he had
scaled il to the very top. He paid
no attention to the commands that
were bawled at him to "come down
out O. that" but pulled small pair
of feldglasses from his blouse and
began to survey the horizon. He
gave no ear even to the command
ing officers demand that he descend
instantly. Or get shot, nor did he as
much as look below when he heard
the command given to three mem
bers of the guard, "Aim-ready''--
Of course, the command ':Firel"
was not given. The bluff did not
work. The soldier stuck to his
perch at the top of the staff and
continued hisranging of the horizon
with the feldglasses. The officers
of the post were in quandary, and
they were considering the advisable
ity Of saving the aagpole down
when the soldier at the top of it
climbed down.
ssE didn't see any," he said as he
was being seized.
"See any WHAT"
Indians"
lis that what you went up there
forf'' his captain asked him.
'Yes,- sir. The shoshones are
ABOUT to attack the post.
Hs was taken to the: suardhouse
and the post surgeon sent for. The
surgeon found the soldier: perfectly
quiet and rational. he talked as
sanely as any man could on general
subjects, but he seemed firmly per-
suaded that il was his special busi-
ness in the service to watch out for
Indians from the top of the hagpole.
When he was released, he went di-
rectly to his quarters, fastened ON
his climbers without being observed
and made such good time across the
parade ground that he had almost
attained the top of the fiagpole bsl-
fore the pursuers reached the base.
This time he remained at the top of
the pole for several hours, paying
no heed at all to anything that went
On below. he was SO busily engaged
in examining the distant plains with
his feldglasses that he did not even
see the soldiers rigging UP net at
the foot Of the hagpole. BE was
considerably surprised and grieved
when he was ierked into the net by
means of a lasso unerringly thrown
by soldier who had been cow
boy. He was out of the service
within juat the space of time that it
required for a reply from the war
department to an official letter con-
cerning his condition sent from the
pest. The members of the guard
who escorted the monomaniac to the
gate upon his discharge said after
ward that there was a broad grin ON
the sx-lineman's face as they led
him ont.
well, how about the Indians
nowa" asked one of the guard gust
as the man was about to be turned
loose at the gate.
Indians be ID" said the e1-
nonomaniac, displaying his wad of
back pay and allowance bank notes
aud his disoharge. ';Are you all
iaysf'-New York Sun.
Akin Bleasin.
Bown in the rural district it hap
uened that the mean man invited
the preacher to dinner. The mean
man had plenty of money, but he