The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-13
ANECDOTES OF MILES.
How the General INDUCED In
a Practical Joke.
FELLOW OFFICER TIE VICTIM

Amusing Incident on One Of the
western Trips Of the Former Conn
mander In chief Related ny an
Army Man-cIever Comp Executed
BY Mnes on a Train.
Although it is generally understood
that the sense Of humor Of General
Miles, who has just been retired from
the United states army, is not suti-
GENTLY developed even to enable him
to hold position On Punch, a story is
told Of him which would indicate that
under proyocation he can Indulge ia
sportive practical joke says the Wash
ington correspondent Of the New York
/ Tribune. .'The Incident said an army
man. is accepted by some OF US ais an
explanation of some Of the friction be-
tween General Miles and his colleagues
/ which years Of association have deyele
oped
"a number Of years ago Niles, who
IS big man physically, and another
well known general, clean shayen and
OF small stature, were detailed to re-
port to western garrison. AS the In.
cident which I am about TO relate has
/ never been forgiven by the small gem
| eral. who still brides at suggestion Of
the indignity he suffered, / shall omit
his name.
ITO this companion Of Miles was as
signed the duty Of arranging for berths
on the Pullman car. The two generals
then were friends, but each took pleas
ure in getting the better of the other
all with apparent good nature. Wheth-
er there was conscious or unconscious
jealousy at the bottom Of their amiable
conflicts / do not know
ION this western trip the small gem
t eral selected Of the only two available
berths the lower for himself When
Miles found that be had to climb TO the
top bunk he protested saying that ina
} much as he was hy far the bigger q
] the two he hould have had the lower
! berth. But the other general was in.
flexible, and Niles had 70 climb labort
ously into tie unwelcome port.
"Down below the triumphant general
chuckled, while the notes from the up
E per berth where Miles was trying @
adjust himself for the nights sleep
Y could by no means have been mistaken
for a vesper service.
e 'By midnight the Pullman's diapasor
4 Of snores indicated peace. suddenly
It an uproar disturbed the sleepers. Tht
i trouble was between a very insisten
9, woman who Ind boarded the train at
= town in western Pennsylvania anl
e the porter
Y General Miles pushed aside the cur
talns Madam lie roared, what il
le heavens name is the matterr
A AIatterp she repeated i arrange
Il BY telegraph for a berth in this car
u and the porter tells me that two arm
IL men have got accommodations an
e that | must Sit up.
be "'Thats all right, madam, reptile
le Miles. I can arrange matters for yo'
ar My little boy is occupying the bert
Of under me. and you can turn in vii
ty him
ty aThe excited woman calmed dow
expressed her thanks and proceeded
ed make ready for the night At IA
81 iuncture the little general was ava
IL ened
IL ".There now. little boy said 7
tn woman, detecting signs of uneaslne
nd in tie darkened berth; don't make N
he noise Your father told me to sle'
ee here
on "'What does this meanT exelaiml
the now thoroughly aroused a
-er wrathfuI little general.
en- "The woman repeated her lnstru
he tons.
nd Madam. came the voice from Z
IN lower berth, 4 am General \. Of t
th United States army, and ! coapmm
Of you instantly
OF SHE never finished his stern ordi
ny With a shrek the woman snatch
lb- her belongings and fed 10 some reno
ed, part Of the train. But, while the re
CO. Of the awakened and eonyulsed ocC
pants enjoyed the performance, the
ensued a colloquy between the genel
&. and Miles that was suggestive of
Geld Of carnage. The little man cot
Of not be Modified He swore wendell
;. against Miles, and the enmity has
I'M creased with years"
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