, 1905-10-26

were r.ght-".o i
hand, sab, ana ....-..gt.'
Those were hES VIZ t.. While his
demeanor was in cyA51I.tncc with
them. And what could | do but shake
his hand und order twenty pounds OF
sugar seGr to my house us IL ~cl!nchcr?
Another of ny critics WIS Majaii
Hollc. The majah insisted thai my
wish TO die for my country had moth
ing to do with it; that. ! had been or
dcrcd TO hold IL certain position and
that it vas my duty to do it: that it
looked more like leading II regiment
out to play Il game of baseball than
to fight ard other remark that cut
deep. l could not challenge him. he
being my inferior. but | twcakcd his
nose for him and stated that if he
would challenge me ! would waive tho
difference in rank.
The l::aiah was all ginger. sab. lie
had the challenge ready i'll ten minutes
and all vas arranged TO E""ct nuI:
EaWuin&. Each was fully determined
to Kill The other. but we were not t.
meet. That night while II, WAS Go.ne
AI' l'N-i'lT VI t4lt l'lfktkH ~ Wis -
badly Kicked by an army mule that lie
was scn to the hospital. \ few days
later he was gIbbIe1 up By the enemy
and held prisoner t. the end of the
wuh. | mel him on the streets Of this
town Il year later. l was about to
glare at him and pass him by when he
held up his hand for me to halt and
said:
"'Colonel Bunker. l have come to the
conclusion tlat my words of years ago
were uucalled for. You were put i'll Il
certain place to exercise your best
judgment, and whatever you did was
right. | wish 10 recall those words.
sab. and | wish you to accompany me
around the orr and take Il nip in
honoh of the renewal of our friend
ship
1T was Il time when all men We're
buryinG their animosities, and tie ma
jah and | 1901 buried ours. / then had
only one more mar to deal with. He
had been lieutenant colonel in my bri-
gade. and it had so happened that we
had played poker together on many oc.
casiOns. 1t had also happened. as it
will sometimes. that | had most al
ways been the winner. The colone!
was Il gentleman, sab. as well as Il sol
dier. but his losses ranked Il bit.
When my trouble came he remarked
that | was probably leading my rcgi-
mcnt in search of Il four ace hand. and
when | called on him and demanded an
apology he refused to make one. /
,,-,i,.,1 tho Jif-,,n,.n II, ,,h 1. aud ,Inl
lenged him. He promptly accepted. AS
both of us wished to have the affair
over with mt the earliest possible mo-
mCnt we went out within the hour. As
both of us were dead shots 1t was pre-
dictnd that there would he Il double
tragedy, but there was Il roaring farce
instead.
I'VE entered Il meadow we'll beyond
the lines and were about to take posi-
tons when we discovered that we had
stirred up Il nest of bu~mblcbecs. The
insects attacked us with fury. and both
of Us were Stung repeatedly hcfo' we
could make orr escape. Tho humor of
the thing appealed to each man. and a
few judicious words from the seconds
brought about IL reconciliation
II had determined 10 play no mo
poker with the colonel. but ut his ear.
nest and repeated solicitations ] did
relieve him of small sums Mt regular
intervals for the @ year or two. \
good soldier and Il game II sab. but
not up on the points Of the great Amer.
ican game. That's all. s~ah-that's ALL"
And when the cocktail was brought
he drank it ut Il gulp and was soon
holding in sleep. NJ. QUAD.