The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-03

\ TAt.t. or CAMP NikoFF.
The strange Adventures of Cant.
smith On Moutaukss Hills

AMP N4<1s r M~UiApk Pant. l. l..
S$pt- l&-Now. Il came 10 pa.w that n the
en1 81 dae afternoon the Officer OF the day,
having dr14Gk 3eetiy 81 tae cap thAt
si,'esF' 10 a Fs - claa bat cheer ard
likewise lc<ngSate, decided 10 forget THAI
IL was or dI;y ami stral.ed around IN
st.4rs1 - adventure. 80 when the nso.a
AaS riss*n ng wandered tRto "a swamp ap
% his AGgts and held intelligent converse
With the frogs that dWeEt therein. But IN
lie course % t3,ne. feel nS called as 10 his
lower extre mites and becoming weary *
the ssiEssaess 81 tae aatrachians replies 70
Ms @>t0te observations, he wade4 forsa
.>on ne swamp and climbed hillside on
the SUMMIT whereof he discovered a ftre
brightly burning. Nevertheless. he failed
10 distinguish Z as a ire until he had
~alkS3 .ako lt1c flAmea thereby arous.ng
severe comment ETom the mouths OF tina
eaclTc!ing So.oleTy. tne ssanse having posa-
Toes 10 roarss IN ne Are AMI roasting tae
officer because he disturbed the ashes IL
which sad patatces lay. The little halneS
cFawieG up the legs oE ne officer who waS
borne away 70 the hospital and dressed n
a decoi}ete garS OF sxeet oil and antsseptic
AandaSes. and put ASIDE 20 cool on a cot.
While asS.d0oas nurses ~ere calming ina
ofgiCcr Nith aoneyed words and ice. tae
co.OgSA az the regiment was making Fos3slsiss
Of inquiry, aud the purport az his ques-
lions Ms:
HAS anybody seen Capt. SnaithT"
BY at iEterpos.tio OF Providence IL
Glanced that ali who had seen Capt Smith,
tAe officer Of The day. had Immediately az.
tsr@ard been smit,ea wita acute loss ct
y
ment gathered Ntsle information by MS lEl-
qEir.ss Being however. "a pcstIvntiy per-
Severiug person. he kept on until he en-.
couuEered an orderly who vas sitting zip
drinking milk out Of a whisky bottle ana
reading moral precepss from y Yellow
hacked book, she language or watch Was
French az him the eo.onel made in-
quiry. eiicit.ng the ususf lack of iEfor-
nation.
Il viii go on and ask Capt. Kahn" auoth
the colonel.
tka- "a
officers. II came 70 the mind Of the or
derry that unless there was swift change
the colonel. upon reaching Capt hahns
tent would find that Officer engaged IN an
am nle game of cards with fellow
officer. Capt. Mum. the rules Of the game
beng that whenever either of them took
"a trick both shoul3 take a drink. For Il
was a day az iuh!iatton in the regiment.
fastening 10 the tent me wise orderly
gave warning in such good time that when
the colonel arrived Capt. Kahn VAS seat
source Of supply ard endeaveriDg both 10
keep his balance and brace MS companion
UP TO the occasion.
Capt. Kahn" auoth the colonel.
Yes. SIR" replied the captain. rising.
whereupon the demsjohn fell over.
Have YOU seen Capt. Smith this even
ing?'
mo sr." replied Capt Kahn. dexterous.
~ kicking the deniionn into a corner.
Capt: Kahn" said the colonel.
.'Yassur." said that gentleman, and h<ing
fell fiat upon his face and waved bis arms
AMI legs courteously.
Have you sven capt. Smith thls even
ing"
@Yasssir." replied the ether. striving 10
arise. bat giving it M after several at
tempts.
Where IS he2" came the next question.
rn-hfc-looklng for him now. sir re-
piled the captain. peering eagerly under
the cot
You may soIlcw me and look Tor him
outs de beth ~ you" ordered the colonel.
"Yasstr" sad CarS. Mum. and went
peacefully 10 sleep. whereby he a@eke sev-
eral hours later with n severe pain In his
interior, and was removed 10 his Own fens
In a blanket
capt Kahn spen; miserable two hours
tripping over his own obnoxious feat in hts
efforts al asd.ng his colonel to and the
missing officer Of the day, who slumberei
peacefully all night ard turned up IN the
morn, no with giit-edged certificate set
ting for that he ~as stricken with vertigo
in the q schaTge az h.s duties ard removed
20 The hospital NTH a very high tsmpsra-
tsfre-cartsficate NOT specifying thar ea1
n!gn temperature eas confned chiefly 10
ire legs This teaches that The curly jag
catches the suug berth. and also that is's a
tong time between drinks.
And II is no fable ether.