I Can Fancy
That There Is One Mule Still Chuckling Over The Fact Of Having Gotten
Even With A Commanding Officer!
It is, quite warm now, and the ice has
gone out of the river, so there will he no trouble at the ford
to-morrow, when we start back.
There is one company of Faye's regiment stationed here, and the
officer in command of the post is major of the Third, so we feel at
home. We are staying with Lieutenant Harvey, who is making it very
pleasant for us. Hal is with us, and is being petted by everybody, but
most of all by the cavalry officers, some of whom have hunted with
Magic, Hal's father.
Last evening, while a number of us were sitting on the veranda after
dinner, a large turkey gobbler came Stalking down the drive in front
of the officers' quarters. Hal was squatted down, hound fashion, at
the top of the steps, and of course saw the gobbler at once. He never
moved, except to raise his ears a little, but I noticed that his eyes
opened wider and wider, and could see that he was making an estimate
of the speed of that turkey, and also making up his mind that it was
his duty as a self-respecting hound to resent the airs that were being
assumed by the queer thing with a red nose and only two legs. So as
soon as the turkey passed, down he jumped after him, and over him and
around him, until really the poor thing looked about one half his
former size.
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