The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-19

martial and the offender was
kcted and he ordered him shot and
ID, and gave the command 10
IL. They'd stopped just three
TED by the watch to do X all and
close OF the war they made him
OF police of a southern city
o earthquake swept over through
part OF the community and peo-
were frightened. They ran from
homes and haunLs of sin and
3ps
-4s >,x.,5 M ;v1.ssfs>~. ,sas.. yy.st@
crowded the city square. Why.
BANDS and thousands were weep
meaning and sighing-men and
en-. and the police came and they
simply powerless to avert the i'm
Inf calamity when somebody sud
said. Where liz the COLONEL"
n =" somebody replied. you will
him in one of two Or three
es. >"
Colonel Was Drunk.
they went to seilrch and they
IA him locked in the arms of In
I. so beastly drunk that he did
nilize the danger of the hour and
wrought him out. They put ms
ime regimentais on. they put his
ade on. they put badge upon
symbolic of his authority ana
mayor put a sword in his hand
said two him: Colonel, j com
ion YOU TO auell the eiot in Cita-
Fuuare."
hey put him on a white charger
locked like a snow drift, they
Elcd tho spurs to his feet ana the
imc power came back TO him. SIT.
tho blood surged through his
\ like O. fire pressure. He shot
Espurs into the white sides of his
h and the blood spurted in a criin-
ide. He lunged his horse in
sAs the surgine, moaning. crying,
Ing mass of humanity. his sword
bed and he gave Il command here
an oath there: profanity here and
knts and floods of obscenity there
in twenty FIVE minutes the still
Of the graveyard reigned In Cita-
s.tuare. 500 marvellous was his
Pr OVER men.
roae out: he threw his cockade
he ground he tore OFF his regi-
3taise ripped off the badge. threw
sword down. tore the spurs from
BOOTS. and went oaca ana crawled
she arms OF infany. where, three
jttfss.la.er. he died.
~-ar: away from his wife, Away
p his CHILDREN. away from his
g. Or Listen TO me. Never mind
| Il difference dovs It make II he
| greet and the people feared him
uss TIE only word could fnd that
'Ssha up ms career was my teAt'
ne efas a lepet'.T
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