Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 200, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 August 1913 — In Time of Pt [ARTICLE]

In Time of Pt

The new "beast,” ler-class man, at West Point had jCver heard i heavy siege gun fired. The first•lass man was solicitous. “You -.have never been close when me of these guns was fired, eh?” he Inquired. "No.” “No, sir,” coihmented the first-class nan. - • - i “Yes, sir. No, sir,” replied the ’beast” “Um-m. It’s liable to bust your earlrums for life. See here, don’t tell Jim I told you, but go to the commandant and ask him for—.’’ The up-per-class man was so solicitous that ae whispered the rest of his communication. A few minutes later the few cadet presented himself before the .commandant. 1 “Please, sir,” he said, “I want some pin-cotton for my ears.”—New York Evening Post,