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J How The Colonel Lost OUT |
By Henry Harmon.
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"Yes,' said the colonel rehectively,
''many queer things do happen-things
that man would have hard time In ex-
planning if he were called on to do so. LII
tell you, young gentlemen, that in this
life of mine have had at least one ex-
perience that would drive some men to !
drink" And the colonel looked around
suggestiyely.
The colonel, one armed veteran of the
civil war, was the best raconteur OF the
club, and as such was eagerly listened to
by the younger generation. A tap of the
bell brought round of his favorite bev-
erage, and, after sampling it, with glass
es in easy reach, we all settled back in
our chairs to listen to the story that was
| sure to come.
! "You fellows have all heard how lost
| this arm at Pine Ridge? When enlist
ed in the Twentieth, like many another
young fellow, left a sweetheart at home
| whose promise had been given me-a
beautiful, high spirited girl who kissed
me goodby and saw the regiment march
away with cheer on her lips and but
few tears in her eyes. Before we parted
she slipped ring on my finger, and as
left she said, Wear this, dear; bring it
back with you and be true to your flag
and me-
"Well, l wore the ring all through our
long, hard campaign until that Fine
, Ridge cannon ball came along, took away
arm and ring and left me unconscious on
the battlefield. After hospital expert
;; ence finally recovered sufficiently to be
sent home, with colonels commission,
discharged as unfit for duty.
"At the old home l was, of course,
treated as a hero. The young ladies in
! sisted on showing me fattering atten-
tions. was asked everywhere and was
quite the lion of the hour.
: "Isabel, my fiancee, was as devoted as
:, before, 1 suppose, but her nature was
7 such that she was too proud to show hel
feelings as plainly as my vanity some
times wished her to do, and as conse
: ouence l began to think that she hat
u changed toward me. 1t may be that an
other girl, little, plump, black eyed
y charmer, had something to do with thi
y idea, but at any rate l soon began to no
" sice other charms than Isabefs.
y zone night my iancee and attended
p reception, and Sadie, the black eye'
y charmer of whom I have, spoken, wa
T. there also. Isabel and / had tired o
* mingling with the throng and had foun
ie a secluded place in the conservatory. w
~ talked until weary and sat there in 81
y. lence when Sadie came in. She did no
&c see us, and as she stood by the side of
~ large palm in an attitude of unstudie
OF grace thought she formed the mos
ed beautiful picture that had ever seen.
aac, almost involuntarily | contrasted he
charms with those of the proud beaut
at my side. To my eyes the advantae
all lay with Sadie. Her beautiful
rounded figure seemed TO be my ideal {
loveliness, and | wished that / migl
clasp her in my arms-arm, mean-an
- tell her how sweet picture she mad
The longing grew almost too strong to
resisted and had half risen to my fee
forgetting Isabels presence, when W:
stopped by a strange thing that was tai
no ing place. Family outlined, mere v
sh por at first, but growing palmer vii
IN each succeeding second, where Sad
ng stood there appeared the figure Of
a mans arm clothed in a soldiers sleeve
blue.
ch "The arm slowly curved itself arouI
we Sadie's waist, and, as it tightened itse
Ich into affirm hug, like star Of light rii
ip- on the hand showed itself to my startl
ce, gaze. My eyes seemed to be startil
his from my head in amazement for the ri
his was that which Isabel had given n
an and the hand that / looked at was t
re- exact likeness of my missing one.
ca, "a cry at my side of mixed fear a
lex rage brought me to my senses. lsal
lis was standing with outstretched arr
the pointing at the apparition. What dc
ng this mean, slrF she salu. lier Vo
lea aroused Sadie, who, seeing the lima
-, | L. led, nj tlu fniutn1
,lly 81 have told this story to several p
on sons, ana put one mas ever peeh apie
od' give me any explanation. he was
. ascetic from India who was lecturng
THE Influence of Mind Over Matte
who told me that my desire to embrs
Sadie had been impressed very stron
on my astral being, that my astral be
tied had for the time got control over
of physical body and that the arm whicl
attic saw was the arm that had lost and,
ella ing lost, was trying to follow the impu
tate that would have controlled it had it S
ave continued to be part of my body {
fore subject to the control Of my mind. Q
to ers did not accept this theory, and sol
on / regret to say, were skeptical, whil
aent few did not hesitate to say that the
.ces- sion had been induced by large, '
lred developed jag. You fellows can think
ine1 you please. 1 ledNe lne solutioh
ould you."
@ ins- "But, colonel" cried several in prot
arn- "what became of the girls? Did
! hy marry Sadie?"
rbis i Marry! Huh!" grunted the COLI
bare between swallows. Don't you kno'
,ala- was never married? Isabel dismissed
,env then and there for losing the ring she
Al given me. And Sadie, when ! asked
49, later to marry me, replied with Ill
;aa,, cealed horror that she was sorry,
iSan ,',ia that she could never under any circ
t all s;ans na sro aIoonts p yrore IN tbe Il
lne of embracing every woman whom t
oNer former owner might take fancy to. y
utoI' And the colonel set down his en-
ilttie glass and went to join another grou
s'on Nickel.
He Walked.
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