New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-30
THE NATTER OF A KISS

SER N my opinion"
Admiral Brown bowed Il am obliged IN ,,o,,
Tor your opinion" he said, with q merry twinkle
II lis eyes I DO endeaVor, to the best of nv
pr 1919 aDLhs, TO be unselfish Now, in your
i wish you good day, sir exclaimed the
General, with fresh flame about the eyes as he
snaLched up the hat he believed TO be his
me same 10 you, and heathful cOnsjtu-
uonal into the bargain" said the Admiral in
his most Urbane manner
II ISin be none the less healthful. as you call
H. ana none the less pleasuTable either, that
take II alone. sir
agree with you. When one has ones rag
out as the saying is
General Green stamped hard on the Turkey
eaIpeL ana immediately afterward let loose an
expressive mOnOsyllable
quite So When one has the govt should
ne careful Now, If you viii do me the honor TO
admiral Browns smile was like gunpowder on
me hre Of the Generals wrath "Confound it,
SIR he cried. a waiter rushed into the snok-
ing room, which these two had to themselves"
Beg pardon, gentlemen; did you caIl?'' he
asked, with a look of surprise The attitude of
me two old friends was, for once, not at all
Bring some ice" said The Admiral.
Uncertainty sir"
The General limped to the door purple as to
.l14Ss eAeeks- Halfway he turned and shook his
TIsnt forefinger at Admiral Brown. If your
s0H. se said, pTeSumef to accost my daughter
whip him on the Parade or off it, and tell him
what I think Of him"
''Gadr' said the Admiral as If he had heard
a very good joke. what q capital show you'd
make, the two Of you, at that gamei Pom my
/
suppose you know Eric is one Of the champion
lightweight boXers?'
General Green put his hand to his forehead.
come old chap. murmured the Admiral, |
moving his part toward the door lets be
sensible At our time Of life
Down dropped the Generals hand. He was an
eXceIlentiy preserved old soldier. barring his
govt which was intermittent He dyed his hair
wore corset drank brandies and sodas and
TN give him week to apologize" he said
tensely; and if in that time get no apology
III give him his lesson"
I'll tell him what you say. Anything more
to give him?"
No sir" roared General Green. ~Our-our
friendships at an end-blasted by that iniqui-
tous young puppy And I'm glad of it. sir-glad
from my heart"
Wish / could say the same. old chap"
The General seemed to relent, but only for a
moment. There, sir he said, I've given you
my last words Good day" He turned to the
door and smote the carpet with his stick
Admiral Browns mouth twitched mrthfuIy.
Well" he said calmly, you've given me a good
deal in the course Of the last fifteen minutes.
Suppose now you give me my hat"
The General started as if ne had been pricked,
and glanced al the hat in his hand.
Just then the waiter appeared with the ice.
take that hat to the gentleman sonder,' said
the General
The waiter seemed more perplexed than be-
fore He said Certainly, General" yet stared.
The Admiral took his hat smiled with the
utmost sweetness considering what a bronzed
and wrinkled old fellow he was. and observed. |
The ice is not for me- General Greene is rather
warm. Take il to him"
But the General hurried from the ROOM with
growls that would have done credit TO a small
menagerie.
All right, John" then said Admiral Brown:
tn have IL and some whiskey and cigar" He
sIung himself into the easy chair nearest the
window and became grave. He grew more
grave as he watched his old friend totter down
the club steps and across the road to the Vic
toria Gardens shaking his head as If he were
somewhat palsied-
sFPoor old Green" he said. with real tender
moss Hes certainly not the man he was a year
40 He was still musing, not altogether gayiy
for he too was in the sixties when the door
oreped and a handsome young fellow entered
-.sTbought I'd find you here" he began; but
ba broka off with a "HeIiOi what's the natter"
dnoiraI Brown had jumped to his feet and
,1era vas neither sweetness nor light in his eyes
nov He faced his son with squared chest and
cIenched hands
sTNToyv then sir he cried, I've a tough bone
n nick with YOU. What the dickens DO you mean
bv kissing Helena Green in a puhlc placer do
,ou know what you've done, sir? Hou've"-
PM Eric Browns face arrested the further
eow If his fathers rhetoric. It was grlnning in
mo coolest imaginable manner. Not a particle |
OF shane on il either Why. hang II all, dad,
he said blandly. she asked me To-
Asked you to- -
..PTnt blank You know what jolly girl she
is and | confess I'm awfully"--
1T know nothing about her except what see
~ her But you must be out Of your mind"
II thought she was-at first said Eric, still
smiling NJ -, -,
and were you toO?"
Neither Of US I'll swear. Helena drunk! My
nat dad You're pretty rude"
''I4ae circumstances, Sr?" cried the Admiral. |
as II he we're again the Audacity. yelling to a