Gunnison news-champion., 1914-01-23

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listed nsn- I bid you drink Q taosG
wtth ne 70 Sergeant HANNA"
But. 0eneral, I have done nothlnG
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Observe the RoAesty q Q vsol
hsso. Vet wait sntil ! en- throuGA.
WITH due seGard FOR his schievenssts
- . soldier. ! propose this tosst IN
eo0menoratioa of . Greateg aesl e
0alAantry then th0oo - aFms-ths go
tare Of Miss Molly lseDoaala!"
There vas . quick upliftinG Of eupa,
. burst ef laughter. sal . vOlley q
suesttens. tAs Sergeant staring shesk
ostiOaless, his face AsshsA-
What y It. 0eneralf"
Tell ~ the storyi"
Give W the teke!"
But ] assure you II y - jDke. I
have II 1iPsct fpOm the sair lips Of the
lsAy. Brace yourselves, sentlenea.
fsr Tie shsck- res yexAs West Psaat-
srs hose. anl pet tAs hOsor penains
With the regiment. Miss Molly Ne
DDaal1, the teast q "a Fort DOdse,
whose bright eyes have won all your
hearts, has given hers to Sergeant
Hamlin Of the Seventh. And now
again. boys, to the honor of the regi-
ment!"
Out Of the buxs Of conversation and
the hearty words of congratulation,
Hamlin emerged bewildered, finding
himself again facing Custer, whose
manner had as swiftly changed into
the brusque note of command
81 have met you before, Sergeant"
he said slowly, before your assign
ment to the Seventh, | think. am
not sure where; were you in the shen-
andoah? 2"
Il was, sir"
AT Winchester"
Il saw you first at Cedar Creek,
General Custer; l brought a flag"
"That's it; l have the incident
clearly before me now. You were .
lieutenant-colonel?"
"Of the Fourth Texas, sir"
Exactly; ! think l heard later-but
never mind that now. Sheridan re-
members you; he even mentioned
your name to me a few weeks ago. No
doubt that was what caused me to
recognize your face again after all
these years. How long have You been
In our service?"
Ever since the war closed"
For a moment the two men looked
into each others faces, the command
er smiling. the enlisted man at re-
spectful attention.
81 will talk with you at some future
time, Sergeant" Custer said at last.
resuming his seat on a log. s'Now We