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w * ;N *" .. | * - , ^ ' S-LV ' ' v ^ ____ ? ! ? * ! ? * < ! * ??? ? * * * ? ? I An Episode of the X | Russo-Japanese War. | 4">,l"i' !' 4f ? !' !' !? 'I- ?! >fr '! 'I* I Original.] At the commencement of the RussoJapanese war Sessau Hera no. a young Japanese, left his weeping mother and nweetheart to go with his battery to Manchuria. While the separation and knowledge of their beloved Sessan's peril constantly wore upon the women, they were from time to time made happy by news of the young man's steady rise, he soon attaining the rank of captain of a battery. His promotions delighted the loved ones at koine, and little Tsusitna Amakuki's eyes alternately shone brightly at the hope that ^ / her lover would come home a great I?' warrior and were sad with the thought that he might never come home alive. But one day news was received of a very different kind. Captain Herano bad been stationed at an important point with his battery and ordered to hold it at any cost. He had been at: tacked by a small force, which had Uv..c.' . come on steadily in face of a terrific fevj,?v fire with no loss whatever, and before I. ; they reached the Japanese position He?nd his men found it necessary fe; either to desert their guns or be taken (prisoners. Herano drew off the command. leaving the gnns. which it was - impossible to save. But before the Russians came near enough to prevent him he seized a caisson containing am> monition and with the help of his men dragged it away. This was the only part of the battery saved. His'general, seeing his retreat rode up and ordered him to go to the rear under arrest "General," said, the captain, "I have a request to make. I desire that the caisson we have saved be placed under the care of my first sergeant" ^"What's a caisson compared with a whole battery?" snarled the general. "Ydu should have died at your guns." "That would have involved the death of many more who may live and conquer by my retreat" I The captain naa oeeu au eiirencut t officer, and the general was too much engaged with weightier matters to hear more at the time, so he granted the strange request and ordered the hist sergeant to take charge of the j -caisson. As soon as there was a lull | In the fighting a court martial was ordered to try Captain Herano for his inglorious retreat When his little jarweetbeart heard of bis disgrace she was more pained than if he bad died hi defense of his guas. Sessan wrote ; only the facts, not venturing any opinion as to what punishment would be meted out to him. His case was a mystery to his superiors, for they were ; !jah aware of his brilliant record up to; the time of his disgrace. Finally the court convened, and the' captain was brought before it under a j charge of cowardice and inefficiency, j the specifications being, first, that he j bad not died at his guns, but had him- j self given the order for his men to re-: treat; second, that he had not trained j his men in marksmanship, since bis shots bad done no damage to the en- j emy; third, that he had dragged away : a caisson of ammunition when the same ! effort might have saved a gun which ! was far more valuable. j Jgf-y. Some witnesses testified that the |i.V ' gunners fired too low, others that they , fired too high. One witness declared that be could tell the difference by: sound between a shotted gun and! blank cartridge, and that Captain; ^v. Herano's guns were not shotted. This pgj was the most damaging testimony of; the prosecution, for a commander who ; j would receive an enemy with blank ^cartridges must be mad. When the I evidence against him was all in. Cap-: ? tain Herano was called upon for his ; defense. At his elbow stood his first! sergeant, at whose feet were piled a! ? dozen shells. At a word from Herano j * the sergeant took up a shell, which he j flifted with such ease as to surprise all : - present and placed it on a table be- j hind which sat the president of the : court. ' "There." said the accused, "is one! of the shells with which we defended j ourselves in the recent attack." Taking a heavy artillery saber from ? the sergeant Herano raised it and held ggwiip It poised for a moment above the shell V The court, seeing his intention to bring , ??* cwnrd rinwn on the eXDloSive, : jumped from their seats, bat too late. | The saber's edge descended with ter^ rific force on the shell. ( p? Was Herano so desperate as to comp : > mlt suicide and kill those who sat in |1&' judgment over him! j No. There was a surprise in store for those who looked on. with eyeballs ; ' i starting from their sockets. The shell was split in two like wood?which it was?and out poured a heap of sawdust while a red dust of brick rose 1|? - from the parts. "Gentlemen." said the captain, "do you wonder that we were beaten with such means of defense? You think we should have died at our guns. Well, suppose we had. who would have .known of the character of this ammunition?" Every shell proved the same, and the court was convinced. * 1 1 4?IUk? in a rew days jLsusiuua v>aa ucu^ui- i ed to hear of her lover's acquittal and reinstatement Two hours after the arrival of the. news it was announced that the officer In charge of an ammunition manufactory had committed harakiri. The government having need of an officer it could trust to inspect all ammunition sent to the front promoted Herano to be major and brought him back to Japan for the purpose. Thus in leas than a year of service he was \ enabled to marry his sweetheart and live at home. BOBBRT C. GIDDIS. ' . v Too Lazy to Look. 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Monk?He is wagging his tail very friendly, but he is growling, so I don't ' J A- 1- -II T Know wnica enu iu ucuctc.?ucauc s Weekly. More Regulation.. gj&m / ^ | || J Miss Ladybug?Why was your flight arrested? Mr. Lightning Bag?The fly cop said t was exceeding the speed limit and wasn't displaying my iignt m uvhu? Kansas City Times. " i Blind Man's Buff |n ths Woods. Willie Babbit?This is Johnny Hedgehog. I can tell him by his quills.? Comic Cuts. ^ i The Harvest. The Man?May, dear, I hope you may never have to reap as you sew.?Harper's Weekly. Discipline on 8hipboard. First Sailor (proudly)?Been 'avin' a long yarn with the admiral, I 'aye. Second Sailor Qealously)?Humph! What was yer long yarn? First Sailor?Well, the old man, ' ex ter me. 'e sex, "Starboard yer 'elm, yer knock kneed lubber." An' I apt and I tea. "Aye. aye, tir!"?Sketch. - :) ' i ". %; v 4 h ? j Humor <mS Philosophy | I By DUNCAN M. SMITH 1 j PERT PARAGRAPHS. t 1 Iu a divorce case a charming widow I Is usually first aid to the injured. - ! A woman always Insists that a pho- I tographer shall take her as she thinks ! she looks. i ? The man who has no special cause of | complaint often acts as if he has a ; grudge against tne universe. It is said that every man has his price, and women who are first rate judges look at some of them and say it ought to be about 37 cents. """ When a man sees double perhaps it Is a sign that he is living twice as fast. You sometimes wish you knew the n# nopa HIloH fl /Hit thflt uiauu VI vai V CUUI, umvu m you might connect it with your neighbor's darling feline. Instead of saying that a man Is painting the town, for variety we might remark that he is frescoing the corridors of time. Nothing is so pathetic as the man with a pull who cannot impress the truth of that fact on the police. It is a wise young man who can read the "Nothing Doing" sign when he calls on a young lady without waiting to get bumped. The boy who 1s trying to give a correct imitation of a tough kid forgets it as soon as his father looms up. Annoying. Fm fond of gayety and youth, Both young and handsome am I called. But still I must confess the truth, I wonder why I'm growing bald. I notice that my chums of old A rounding of the waistcoat show; They shun the darkness and the cold And linger by their fireside's glow. A host of roistering youngsters now Quite pertly call me "Uncle Jack"? Dear me. I really wonder how I best could coax my scalplock back. I do not cieariy unaernana How it from off my head was hauled, Because I'm gay and festive and? Oh, hang it, why should I get bald? Had Met Hrm. "It seems to me," said the busy business man, who never got home until 10 o'clock at night and who left again at 5 in the morning, to his youthful caller, "that I have seen you before." "Possibly you have." said the boy,l unabashed. "I am your oldest sou." j Kept In the Lead. "Did he make a hit out west?" "Yes; he led the procession." "That was fine. What kind of a procession?in honor of the governor or something like that?' "Not exactly. You see, a horse had been stolen, and the people out there were suspicious, but he managed to get away." Was On to Him. There was a man in our town. And he was wondrous wise, But when his wife put down her foot He shrank a heap in size. And when his wife was gone again With all his soul and heart He swelled up to his former size And tried to look the part. Too Near Home. "He used to talk in favor of dividing up." "Yes, but he has modified his notions." "What caused the change?' "His wife bought a riding habit of that sort" Uiam oocm niwnn. "I expect to live this way the rest of my natural life/' "Natural life?" "Sure." "I thought you told me you were liring on raw food." Can't Clean It Up. "What is there to see In Philadelphia?" "Well, there Is the mint" "Will they let you go through It?" "Yes, but not the way you want to." With a So!iNo doubt *** ut[ ) girl was f Quite pretty and She was in fact young men. Method In His Regard. "Jones seems to fairly dote on his mother-in-law." "Yes; it Is cheaper for him to jolly her along than It la to keep a hired girl" ' Vp. .'v f ' * ',;-' * ".'* !< ;V' ." . "-' ' " . :, How a Man Proposes. MHEffBHRo^K ri Xy ^fcm \v ^ He?Oh. you're the dearest sweetest ij| little honey bunch in the world! W|H :.:?$ you marry meV She?Of course 1 will, you big, dear. V -f: silly old goose, but don't muss up n^y fialr so, sweetheart.?rinsourK rrem. The Country Doctor's Horse. w ewmm Country Doctor's Coachman (to home v that has stopped at bouse of former-' patient)?Go on, you fool. He's dead- ^|y| M. La fousse. befog completely ruined and having resolved to '.eomtpK^gSI suicide, tried it first on his reflection V in the glass to see what it looked like. "He Is aiways talking about the ' "IS 8Qe UtnierD jaweu: ?r uirnm 7'phia Press. Hubby's Dislike. ' Friend?You hare a nice little how here in the suburbs, hut I should think :f?ij your husband would dislike cafriifuf tnSDsMrs. Suburbs?He doss. Be dlshkes it bo much that be frequently negMSi ' to catch the last train home at niffet? New York Mall. ? QJ_t?SJ , ..." "How did yon lose your bairT "Worry." 7;^, "What dld^yoa worry about?" " boot Mdi my kttL"~TTll|^l Weekly. * ** :*VV--- ' 7 >;>& ^v7- iSS-^^pSSsJi