The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-05

Out and werc sitting or tho edge OF
the caldron writing with pain. and
moaning. Al their heads they had
/ tiny red hot fcelers like little files.
! just as reached for them they spranS
into inc poison and Disappeared, There
tnevcr has been case Of the iron
iwor,n since
In my connection With tile artil-
lery have had some other experiences
with cannon that arc a, least en-
/ tertaininS II not SO remarka Bile as this.
on fourth OF June / once found my
self in Mapping. il, England, when /
felt 50 far overcome by the heat that
| decided 10 lie down for while In
| a cool place. The only refuge ! could
sec vas the nuz2ie OF one of the huge
cannon that are planted there. | crawl
! ed in. and soon was In 4 sound sleep.
| unfortuna;cly i did no, know that it
I was the Kings birthday ana that ali
! me guns had been loaded 10 fire a
salute Presently the troops arrived.
F! the artillerymcn took their stations
| and OF went all the cannon. Your hum
| Pie servant. the Baron Won Munchhau-
! SEN was shot clear across the Thames
| ana new head-ii first into a mighty hay
| rick
| we Munchhausens always have been
unusually sound siecpers. and | did
not awake, but slumbered peacefully
Perhaps ] might be asleep to this day
III the owner OF the rick had not sold
| Inc hay three months afterwards
w
they awakened me- This narrative has
Deen doubled at times; but the proof
OF It's truth is furnished by near
tree that stands there TO this day. AS
you know. pear trees blossom in June
| When awoke the tree was full OF
'he nnest FULLY ripened fruit. and very
| welcome it was TO me after my long
| sleep
! BY The way, while was In London
! saw the royal coachman do a raj her
/ amusing thing. Whenever he snappcd
his whip he did it in such n way that
me lash formed perfect monogram
q. x. (Georgius Rex) in the air. 1t
| was rather skilful.
| However, was going TO mention
another little episode connected with
! the artillery. When was In the Prus
sian army We beslcgcd a little fort.
! the name of which have forgotten.
| The commander was anxious to get
| information as to the affairs in the
neleasued garrison. but the enemy
! mat 1t was impossible to send in a
| spy.
! AN idea struck me- placed my
| self alongside of the muzzle Of our
! largest cannon, and as 1t was fred
| sprans on the ball. The moment /
Was under way began TO consider
and saw many difficulties II is true
rI f.lt
! bht now could get out again? They
| might hang me as a spy. That would
never do.
/ just then a cannon ball came from
the fort With Quick decision leaped
| from my own TO that OF the enemy
Land returned to my men with whole
| skin, though ] had failed In nv mis-
sion" consider myself rather FORUM
! ate The cannon balls were extremely
! *inoth and ii was somewhat difficult
| 10 maintain scat on them However
ais we'll that ends we'll
Durlng this campaign we fought
constantly until my right arm became
50 accustomed to shifting with the
sword mat for eight dayR after our
'ihai battle 1t continued the motion
! lhYoluntarily / had 10 tie It down to
my side and leave 1t that way for the
| habi. 10 wear of
Habit Is queer matter. anyway.
! For Instance. gentlemen, we arc all In
the habit OF seeing the moon wane
nonthly and finally disappear, and then
we think that the SO called new moon
rs arriving Well. can tell you differ
entity AT least once the entire world
was misied by It's habit OF thinking
that way
Was on n Walt to the SINH OF
Persia. AMI one evening he entertain
90 INC with his very fine defamation
/ of Persian moonlight poetry, when he
I Rroanrd suddenly and said: -Alas! there
are spots on the moon again. That
/ - rust from the dampncss OF tho gea
SON OF course, / smiled within my
sell at the Shah's Ignorance: but he was
!!npasEi0ned about the moon, 30 To DC
him favor decided on feat that
1 do not hesitate TO characterize at
Immensely difficult.
"Not to annoy you with dulI details,
s'cccedcd IN dnyising machine which
enabled w 10 lover the moon IN thu
"nrth When the Shah Hhw it coming
nc ordered al his gold!crH TO fctri
sand ana WINE the CIVILIZED world
KIN sou gentlemen among g.. wne no
~ I'll surpriecd nj the temporary
abscncs ~ thc moon. your friend who
Is talking TO you now. Whn snparin
tending the pollgh!ng ~ r.; for wher
Tho moon same down W1 found tha
there really we're Hrcnt runt spots OF
IT. before we raifcd 81 aKhip, hOwr2cr
J IL Was AK bright az ST eYHr war,
- do not often inli NJ his rHpHri
mont, for tic ayta.ngc m;rd rnnno
2 grasp the simple trhitI WfiiIt IL anap
: Yrc.dily ~ thH aily and disErhrtfD
Eles told ~ ',ravfIFrs md pfjirrs WI,
. have no pcnFe ri litter bon0t ri
modohty. For thia fes4Dn bs.i,at