Show The Coolness of an Old Colonel The coolest man I over knew was oll Victor do bt Ililaire tho Colonel of an infantry regiment that saw somo service m VlLcrn said Col Henry Dubois ono of a part of French oflicers Now it happened that in Col St Hilaires re imcnt there was a peppery y oung reI i rnt l g lsl JJI on lieutenant who 1 is as hot as tho Col I nel las cool With him was always aq you 1 mjish say a woul ind I blowam tho blow first Ho ha id fought so man duels that tho soldiers used to cal him udden Death and to say that the bes w ly to end I tho war y I tbot for him et challenge the enemys whole all manu man-u man Well ono day this lieutenant hal committed some fault for which tho Colonel onel gave him such a scolding that the youn fellow H hot blood couldnt bear It any longer Quick as lightning ho whip ped out a pistol 1 nnd fired right ut S m i 1 I l Hihiros face so close that tlio muzz ilmost t touched him But tho pistol miss cd firo md the Colonel Biid quite cool foity ciLht hours arrest for not keepin your i arms in proper order Andwai that 1 ill Iho lieutenant got askel dozen voices at once hi im hsguisei amaement Thai was all mil I call tel you tint ho thought I was uio enough Ha General gool ovcnin I vv is just telling theso gentlemen how yo once put mo under arrest for not hallug my pistols in working ordei Ifnrier JII9fIC |