Show this bridge is alov balovn m up during the army manoeuvres settin a comical incident occurred says the berlin boersen A young lieutenant of the cavalry guards who has considerable property was sent with six men to reconnoiter in the direction in which his regiment was to advance arriving at a bridge crossing the settin highroad he fastened a board across writing on it with chalk the words this bridge is blown up signing it with his name after this heroic exploit he retired a little ways way and treated his command and himself to an excellent breakfast in which several bottles of liquor played an important part tired from the ride on the hot day the little command after that repast took a rest along the wall of a cemetery near by allowing the horses to graze graz e in the meantime however an infantry regiment of the enemy had arrived at the bridge and its commander comm ander wrote another sign which read this thia bridge is built up again thol the cavalry patrolmen were discovered and were asleep the colonel of the regiment ordered the horses and arms taken away allowing them to continue in their slumber of course when they awoke a few hours afterward rd and made their way back to their own command without being able to give five an account of what had become of their horses sabers and guns there w was great consternation among them since the lien lieutenant tenant in charge of the expedition intended to retire rath into private life iffe it at an early date to devote himself to his agricultural interests the CO colonel lonel of his regiment save gave him the advice of executing the contemplated ed change at lt as early a date as possible |