The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-05-05

IN command. who had really a nne
Notwithstanding will call us the
fly by-nights, they will call us the
ghost hunters, they will nickname us
from one end of the army list to the
other All the explanations in the world
won make outsiders understand that
the officers were away when the panic
began For the honor of the regiment
and for your own sake keep this thing
quiet
The colonel was so exhausted W.T.
anger that soothing him down was MI
So difficult as might be imagined. r.
was made to see gently and by degrees
that 1t was obviously impossible to
court martial the whole regiment and
equally impossible to proceed against
any subaltern who, in his belief, had
any concern in the hoax.
But the beast s alivel He's never
been shot at all - shouted the colonel
"It's fat fragrant disobediencel I've
known man broke for less, damned
sight less. They re mocking me, | tell
you, Mutman They re hooking mel
Once more the second in command
set himself to soothe the colonel and
he was not man TO ne put out by CIR
cumstances He saluted and said,
"Regiment al! come back, sir;' then,
to propitiate the colonel, IAN none Of
the horses any the worse. sir.
The colonel only snorted and answer
ed, lyon d better tuck the men into
their cots, then and see that they don't
wake mp and cry in the night The
sergeant withdrew
His little stroke Of humor pleased the
colonel, and, further, he felt slightly
ashamed of the language he had been
using The second in command worried
him again, and the two sat talking far
into the night
Next day Int one there was n com
handing officers parade, and the colo
mel harangued the White hussars vigor-
ously The pith of his speech was that
since the drum horse in his old age had
proved himself capable Of cutting up
the whole regiment he should return to
his post Of pride AT the head Of the
band, but the regiment were a set Of
ruffians with bad consciences.
The White hussars shouted and threw
everything movable about them into
the air and when the parade was over
they cheered the colonel till they could
not speak No cheers were put up for
Lieutenant Hogan who smiled
very sweetly in the background
Said the second in command TO the
colonel unofficially
These little things insure popularity
and do not the least affect discipline. -
"But | went back on my word, said
the colonel
Never mind said the second in
command THE White hussars will
follow you anywhere from today Regi-
ments are just like women; they will
do anything for trinketry.
A week later Hogan Yale received an
extraordinary letter from some one who
signed himself Secretary Charity and
Zeal. 3709, L. c.. and asked for 1.-THE
return Of our skeleton which we have
reason to believe is in your possession "
"Who the deuce is this lunatic who
trades in bones2 said Hogan Yale
beg your pardon sir, said the
| band sergeant. but the skeleton is
with me- and IN return it if you Il pay
the carriage into the civil lines. There $
/ coffin with il. sir
Hogan-Yale smiled and handed . IN.
. PEGS to the band sergeant, saying.
Write the date on the skull, will
/ your
If You doubt this story and know
where to 60, You can see the date on
/ the skeleton But don't mention the
matter to the White hussars.
happen to know something about il
because prepared the drum horse for
his resurrection, He did not take kind
/ ly TO the skeleton at all.