Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-05-17 | Page 10 | How They Got Lost

HOW THEY GOT LOST Col had been out to a club 1 jinks and was going home in an exalted frame of mind There was a heavy sea seaon seaon on on and the Colonel was doing the street in approved nautical style Presently however another silk craft crail appeared going In the opposite dl- dl ree This strange gentleman was also laboring home homeward ward under reefed close saUs and a bad jag ag The Colonel viewed his approach with considerable anxiety and desire to avoid the collision col col- which seemed Inevitable Ship ahoy y bawled lJ Col I S Does h 1 yer anchor c drag Keep KE well to winard wheezed the stranger thickly Im doln hie m n b i Bt Keep Keel to right t or well we'll bosh I. I rH t 1 hie left YO lef an Ill I'll go right suggested I Colonel another trial fyAll if rl Andt hey made r I t doing They came face to lace iN j stood rocking on uncertain feet and larding each ch other with inebriated Vity vay Col took off his leg pard he said politely Sho s t rj h m m upon you he stranger took oft off his hat also Sc sh me he said ov r Which I 1 have no control c t Don mention it ole said the Colonel heartily and in so doing lost his bal lanca nc and plunged head first between th theother gentleman's legs The aston aston- stranger went over the Colonels Colonel's I head ead In a parabolic curve and hit the ld walk with a tremendous clatter I Oh I beg ten thousand ad Mid the remorseful Col The he stranger was weeping In contrition All my fault he sobbed Fact is m mt inear I Ilm l bit under the in- in f rP k t. t s I fear T Took drink r branny n n an it wen m head Sho shori shor- shor ry i 1 jt The Colonel was overcome with pity rr Poro he hll said Pore pore pora But Ill I'll shee you home ve J-ve ve been a but Im I'm J cly shober Never al' al ec's m head a I g lf fish Come long gd They were re on their feet a again Tn The Colo- Colo lo- lo took his new friends friend's arm affectionate affectionate- i nd 1 they started 1 t the e time they had reached l the I i nger's quarters they were singing hap hap- 1 nd doing ragtime stunts all over the e t. t rs caa only When th they y came to separate t th idea that they must so soon part bt K OVer th their lr minds in the nature of ot a ock Ok I. I t nl ol hap said COL 1 e e Besh of must must- part ye er j I pon go m dear frien walled the lIO ot er dismally Don break away away like t t f p ius' ius said Col Ole Oler r sh fer me me If e stranger was all sympathy Ill Illy 1 h e. e y oU u home hOI he announced i The he Colonel was overjoyed so together I rett retraced ced their steps step They came to 1