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Show Short Stories THE POTTED COLONEL. Philadelphia Bulletin. Admiral Dewey, at a meeting of Civil war veterans, spoke of marksmanship. "Americans are admirable shots." ho said. "An accident that happened on a foreign hunting field last year could never have happened In ithls country. "A colonel and a captain were shooting shoot-ing together. The colonel walked some distance In advance of. tho captain. Suddenly a flock of birds arose and the captain, letting drive, spattered shot all about his superior officer. He had aimed wild in his excitement. The colonel had had a narrow escape. "The captain hastened jforward, shouting his apologies. "The colonel, with a grim smile, picked a shot out. of his arm and said: " 'Look here, what are you out after today? Partridge or promotion?' " |