Show A Badly Scared Polygamist A drunken soldier was the cause of a wild stampede last night In the eastern part of the city lives a Saint who is well known to be a polygamist Late last night a weary boy in blue was wending wend-ing his way campward but having a pretty heavy load to carry and becoming tired he concluded to rest by the wayside way-side The house of the aforesaid Saint stood near by with an inviting porch in i front of it and spying this the soldier crept in and laid down Whether or not it was his uneasy slumbers that awakened the inmates of the house is not known but hearing a noise outside the owner of the premises at once Jumped to the conclusion con-clusion that the minions of the law were on his track Listening breathlessly for a moment and hearinsr the sound nf subdued breathing he became thoroughly I convinced that he was a gone case Grabbing Grab-bing his pants in one hand and his shoes in another he softly crept out the backdoor back-door climbed the fence and made for the foot hills The whole thing was given away by a belated friend of the old man who met him about two blocks from home where he had stopped long enough to put his pants on Stopping to ask what the matter was the reply was Oh Lord Im a dead man The Saint was persuaded to return home and quiet was restored I |