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'' \\'h<tt is the fare to Cleveland?'' 1'he latkr replied replied Bingam, ·• Great Scott! how they did run 1
that the fare was 2! Harvey then asked how much \[y dear fool, they ran so much like thunder that we
he charged for a hog or a cow, and the an~wer was had to run three miles to keep out of the way, and if
10 for a cow, and -3 for a hog. Harvey, jumping at we had uot thrown our guns away they would have
the clunce, asked the agent to book him as a hog. run O\'er us.''
llan·ey, while standtng sentinel, was found 1'he Professor of Astronomy asked, " Where is
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asleep on ltb watch. \\'hen the commandant a"ked the place in the hea,·ens called the 1enith ?" " It is
for an explanation of the affair, he replied that it must the spot in the heavens directly over one's head," re-
be a mistake, as he had given nis watch to his girl, marked \!ajor Rowe, " Can two persons have the
and abo all the jewelry he possessed. same zenith?" was asked. "1'hey can," replied
Bingam was telling of his experiences in Cuba, Rowe. 'How?" asked the Professor. " \\'hen one
and how the enemy ran. One of B Co. brownies (Car· stands on the other's hea'l."
rei) asked him, "Did they run?" •· Did they run)"