Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 November 1881 — A Story of Major Sanger. [ARTICLE]

A Story of Major Sanger.

Thtffbllowlng story of a well known .army, officer, who has redmtiy been located at Fort Lincoln, will be enjoyea Iff army circles. The Major,although a plucky fellow, is Very di min native in pfaito and is known as a “bantam’' in military slang. He was was returning one fl °r f Bismarck to Fort Lincoln, which is *be river, and the ambulance in le was riding was delayed by a id a wagon drlvbn by on* of lha class known as male whackers in that country. Thedriver of the ambulahce and the mule whacker got into a woi.dy altercation, and Major Sanger became very indignant at what he hec lleved to be impertinent language and unwarranted interference lu his Journey. He jumped from the ambulance, Tom Thumb in sise, but a veritable Goliah in fury, and exclaim*!» "Git that wagon out of the way." The mule whacker looked al'hlm quizzically, and asked: ‘.‘Who the deuce are ywif’’ * "l am Major Bauges, ol thf i^naje ? a iX™y t 7° Ut ° get ' mV * ,PD The mule whacker ejected a mouth* fnl of tobacco into the load and re* marked:

"Do you know what I'll do with you Msjor Banger, of the Army, sir, if you don't make leu noise with your ' ‘‘rff set a mouse-trap,and oaMyooi Major Banger, of the Army, M ana' giveysu tfrmr puppy to playVntb.” For once in nis life the Major was "stumped," and the person who alludes to mouse-traps Ih his presence, since that da& forfeits his respect forever. M