The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-08-10


AN officer at the guardhouse, g lieu
tenant, think, senior"
I'm settle tina; Lieut.. Robertson'a
business II he keeps on with his Joking
tricks" muttered the colonel TO him
sslf. i've told him once he ought
TO resign from the army and join the
MINISTRIES"
"Nou know, Good.by." he resumed,
that sleeping on post ia a very se-
rious oiirnsc In the army. An enemy
might surprise an entire camp II a
single sentry failed to keep On the
inert"
ayes, yes, senor," replied ahc child.
with auPuished utt.rance, "hui he Is
such fine big soldier. and 20 good Can
You not pardon him?"
u don't know, said the colonel. COM
hitting the same cruelty for which he
blamed the lieutenant
oh. eoFuuci, | beg IL OF youi FL
IL l."
'lf you whnt?"
OH" cries the child. dropping the
wrnpped-up machete and pnssionately
clapping her hands together, while
tears stand Ia her eyes, ~ thought
my life worth anything would give il
10 make my friend live. lie Is young
aud handsome, he has many friends and
rclativcs ut home In America. Espe-
cially there II n beautiful young lady
that he that he Is very fond Of I. /
am nothing. am an orphan. would
like 10 die for him
The colonel IL a man of family. aud
has a little daughter himself. Very
likely he Is bit ashamed Of having
nbettrd and brought to this height tine
torture Of the diminuti,e tAnRie-hnired
creature that stands before him with
moist eyes and hen,ing breast.
Your petition Is granted uood.by."
says tho colonel, hastily, clearing his
throat and tossing his pipe into the
tent.
How eau Good.by'S infinite relief and
JOY, frantic ms her late grief, b. de-
scribed? She cried: "Gracias, graciaSl
. thousand million thanks, most super
lativcly kind and great-hcartcd
colonel" and, rushing forward, seized
and kissed one OF the colonel's sun
burnt paws.
The colonel laughed n little. and, pat
ting Good by on the head, said:
Yes. my child, there won't be any
executions IN this camp while I'm here.
Sou needn't salute my other hand.
Now tell me how you came TO take such
an interest In Private Bouiellc. What
do VOW mean by this fiery regard? I
think you are the youngest young lady
I ever met that was willing 10 die OFF,
hand for somebody else. In America
sometimes the young mcn pretend they
are going to die for young ladies, but
they hardly ever do"
GoOd-hy blushcd, smiled and cndpav-
orrd to explain in happy, serious liitle
voice just how the matter stood, with
all the " hys and whcrrforcs. II think"
she concluded, 1T may lie a. his rcver-
cnce the priest said one Sunday, that
the sun here in Cuba shines down
straight ilt1 our hearts and makes
them warm and quick. DO You think
that is SO. Senior Colonel? Are not hearts
also warm and quick In America"
WELT" quoth the astonished colonel.
here is science from babies and suck
lings. Yes-l don't know perhaps
YOU can study these things In books
when You get older, Good-by."
Meanwhile the colonei's orderly had
been sent to the Ruardhouse 10 fetch
Private l'outellc. The well-prupor-
toned, handsome giant Of soldier
marched up across the parade ground,
and, stopping half a dozen PAGES from
the colonrl's tent, silently Salutrd the
commanding officer. at the same time
nodding impcrceptihly TO Good-by.
whose strange ictc.a-tete with the
colonel had perhaps been reported TO
him by the orderly.
"Boutellr." said the colonel, what's
your offense this time, anyway"
Liquor. sir"
"The old fault. Now look here, Bou-
tcllc. might tell you what a fine fellow
YOU ARE and what a bad fellow tina
friend Of yours. the bottle, II. ! could
preach YOU a regular temperance SER
mon. and bring down the house by in-
Producing the story of this little Cuban
girl that thought YOU were going TO
he shot and wanted TO give her life
for yours I could, but IFS out OF my
line. and perhaps the chaplain can do
Il better. The chaplain gets paid 10
talk on Temperance and preach SER
mons. ] suppose I'll give him the story
of Good-by so he can work II into a
sermon some time up home. Al
want TO say to you here Is this: IL
had n friend that thought ms much
of me rs Good-by does OF you, I'd try
never TO diSappoint or lose that friend.
She's persuaded me to pardon in you
an imaginary offense whose penalty is
death. ] suppose that pardon covers
all Lesser ofTenscs-and you may report
10 your captain"
think both Private lloutciic and the
colonel were moved considerably, for a
moment later they shook hands, thing
exceedingly unmilliary. Bouteile also
shook hands with Good-by. and told
herr "Muchus gracias, senorita." for
saving his living merely fault in
Spanish. Good-hy wanted To present
the colonel with her unclc's mncheie.
The colonel dcmurred NJ FIRST, then
took II aud s.yiy handed Boutcile q
fiye-dollar bin 10 give the child later.
When the regiment left Cuba week
Good-by cried quite a bit.
but, az she told me, whenever she
thought to herself that Senior Boute,Ie
was going to rejoin his family mud the
young lady he WINS fond of,
Il made her very glad. Before we went
a subscription list was circulated In
camp for the benefit OF "Anita. alias
Good-by. a Caban orphan" and tho
colouel's name was at the head Of the
paper. IL became quite n matter Of
regimentai pride 20 get up liberal
sum for the child'H maintenance and
for several yeara to come.
Good-by Ii now hard at work learning
to write. no that she can correspond
with Senior Bouselle, her handsome big