Show S S SS S S t L Lt S S S.- S. Sf t tI I Tho The Old Soldier SoldierS Tarn I IOne I One day not long ago an old so Ier was toiling telling some of his bla experiences during the the war and also of some miraculous c escapes from death that be he had bad witnessed I Ilaw saw law aw a fellow tellow shot clean through tho the body by a grapnel shell within an inch of his beset beart- he lie said The shell came out behind and killed a II mule but ut the poor fellow that TV was as struck only gasped a a. little for air and then kept o on op fighting fight fight- ing Inc just as fresh as M ever e The rho room became very quiet and several looked toward Tangle who was present Tangle arose and looked looked meditatively around I saw something of or the same samo kind as es that lie bo began It was at one oue of the first en engagements engage engage- ments meats we bad had when we wc went to the front There was a soldier who stood right beside me mo struck square equate In the thc head bend with a twelve pound cannon cannot ball and gentlemen he never amer knew V It It The old soldier who had told the first story looked a II little sheepish and several severn laughed a little S But hut some sonic one Inquire It kill kiU him himl 1 Tangle looked up a n. little bit surprised Oh 3 yes cs certainly it Ii killed him he ho re replied replie But then maybe It was vas all ail for the thO best He lie might ha c lived lIed to tell the story Its It's probably just as well he ho added looking at nt the old soldier |