Deseret Evening News | 1907-09-28 | Page 21 | The "Old Soldier"

TIm 10 Old Soldier There Thre Is I an en f elderly but ed clerk In one of or the departments at al e Washington Ole whose extremely trel martial martil bearing together with the he red r face race and md white hair hl so 1 Intimately associated lal ed In the popular mind with lh the mill mili military tary tar ha h has on oa mare mar ore than ta one occasion caused the old gentleman to be b taken for tO sonic some distinguished officer or ot This mistake on oa the he part pr of his hi fd tt 1 It Iw w Is I a source of t much gratl all h t to the old gentleman and he h never nver loses lose 10 an n opportunity to 0 heighten the he Illusion luI on their part Recently this hl clerk cerk wa was WI In a Pull Pullman Pul Pullman man Inn I to a train for tor New Nw N Vs k w when hen hn th usual ml mistake take m cm i 1 d s ii v veral eral rid mn I the tho Ih 1 ln I II 1 I king lna i li Irk I rk hh h salui etti In I ti n turn iw ed d With military gravity Finally a aman man giving evidence evidene of f having dined In a i hit hi too tuo freely greeted rId the he I h old chap with How Ho are I you U General The old gentleman gentl m n did not hot reply but gave IVO the th unknown a glance alan of great severity Then Tn turning to a who hn chanced ohlee to tn be b passing at et the th mo Ino mint mem he h called out ou Here boy b tIla Gh me a copy eop of nf the Army and Navy Register Harpers Weekly We kIY