Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

would be. 1, was somewhat of "a relief
to the company pride to see that no Of
Tense was charged.
That fellow was graduated high in his
class. and afterward became military at
tacie TO a foreign embassy. He became in
time a great ARglomaniac and society man.
l remember his saying once to me:
How l love dear old London. Life
there is so nice and clean; a bath and
fresh linen every morning
Just imagine the result IL some Of his
fashionable followers had taken it into
their heads to make Inquiries Of his cadet
days and found a record Of his omission Of
clothing on that hot summer day.
The Cadet Who Lied.
Then there was the case OF the cadet
who lied, and. as far as / know the report
OF that charge was not read at parade,
nor was it posted for the corps to read.
The cadet that hed-tha Is, 1 mean the
one that lied. was 'hived' at il and fired
Tor twas a fellow who was never in
tended TO be an officer. a lantern jawed,
thin, weak eyed specimen, who passed as
an alternate when his principal failed.
In his plsbe year he had drifted down
into the imHortals.' that is, the tail end
section Of the class, and in a pretty sure
way to be found at the January
ton. You can call him Jamison, for that
was not his name.
sWeIl. Jamisen one day at recitation had
faced about after solving a problem in
'math' on the blackboard. and while stand
ing at attention TO be called upon to recits
saw the same problem on an opposite board.
but with a different result. He saw too in
an instant that he was about to add an
other Q TO his recitation record, and he
adroitly erased his answer when the in
structoris back was turned and wrote down
the correct one.
"'MF, Jamison. what result have you to
your probism?' asked the instructor. Jami-
son read from his work.
is that the result that you had at first
solution? inquired the instructor.
YES, sir
Did you turn around to the board after
you had stood al attention?'
mo. sir
The section is dismissed said the in
structor. Mr.. Jamison. you are under
arrest
mi disappeared that day as IL by
magic. Gradually from other members of
NA1 9sNNN0N ~ AtAAAA oAA III aAoIg. NO one
ever heard from him again at the academy
and he became knOgn as the cadet who
was found OF a lie and fired the same
day
A Wanderer I'm Texas.
After graduation / happened to be in the
town from which he came and was curious
cough to ask what had become Of him.
A" He never came back from West Point
said ~ INFORMANT Ne a. $3.50
from him and ! understand that bis
mothers death was FASTENED by worrying
over his absence
"A few days ago l met Thomas. wis had
been stationed at a Texas post and was
spending part Of his vaeatiOn here in New
York. and We fel to talking Of our class
mates.
And do you remember that fellow, Mr..
Jamisoa2' When you Mr. a classmats il
means that you have cut out-that fellow
that was found" On a lie?' he asked. I
was out riding near the post at san An
tonic on a hot, sweltering day last summer.
when out Of a cloud Of dust, coming toward
me, appeared the measliest, most misera-
BILE Wandering Willie that I ever saw.
He was unshayen, unwashed and IN
rags He eaught hold of my stirrup. and
as ! was about 10 snap him with my riding
stick he whinsd. Don't you know me.
Thomasf ! was with you at West Point
I'm JaWison-
II saw she poor deYfl all the change
that had and promised to look him up.
Ths next day l vent 10 look him up, but
I cOulsR't fad him. He was In the last
stages Of consumption. and 1 suppose that
he was buried in some potter's field down
in Texas
Somewhere there Is a full report on
Jamison's case, but out Of consideration for
his family it Vas never made public. Hs
was merely marked in the cadet register
discharged"