Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 158, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 July 1913 — Obeyed Orders. [ARTICLE]

Obeyed Orders.

Murphy was a new cavalry recruit and was given One of the worst horses In the troop. “Remember,” said the sergeant, “no one is allowed to dismount .without orders.” * Murphy was no sooner in the saddle than the horse kicked and Murphy went over his head. “Murphy,” yelled the sergeant, when he discovered him lying breathless on the ground, “you dismounted!" “I did.” “Did you have orders?” “I did.” “From headquarters?” ■“No, sor; from hindquarters.”—Ladles' Home Journal.