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It 9 related tliat. Peter the Graat, str...

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Day
6
Month
April
Year
1887
Copyright
Public Domain
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It 9 related tliat. Peter the Graat, strolliiif; Incognito through the camp, came upon a party of non-oommltflonéd ifliwrs .1 rul trrenadiers enaotlng a comedy. All at once liis brew beaamt clouded. In tNe plei e ti soldier, in the uniform oí liis üimrd cooimlta, at ¦ eertal a moment, a robbeiya Neverthelew, he allowed the play to prooeid; tbe court-martial is siim ncd on int stage, and tbe thief 8 (enteneed to da th. The ipeetators, composed of 'ili rersand men, sbowed the inpet lively concern In tlie performance, and iHUjthed at the grotetqne contortlons of iln conili inned culprit. Tbe nmateur actor played his part veiy wt-ll. line come tiie squad tliat is to execute liim. " Fire," orders the lieutenant, and the amateur aropped dowu dead, his heirt pleroed by icven lm Iets. No niakc-believe, bilt ded In dcd. Whereupon the craperor dmpped Incocnito, and addreawd tlioe usaemlilid: "A poldier o( iny guard who o.in mi ii tf cl a robbery must die ir' he dld mt lei l, u iiy did he boaat of it, and toil his uniform ? It is I who onlered the loaded niks given to the men. I henct-fortli lor1)m! my soldiers to ply the (rade of inummer.

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Ann Arbor Courier
Old News