On the way to the depot Major Brown had said, "Now, Cody, when we come back we'll give Bache a lively ride and shake him up a little." Major Brown was a jolly good fellow, but sometimes he would get "a little off," and as this was one of his "off days" he was bound to amuse himself in some original and mischievous way.

Reaching the depot just as the train came in, we easily found the Lieutenant, and giving him the back seat in the ambulance we were soon headed for camp.
Pretty soon Major Brown took the reins from his driver, and at once began whipping the mules.

After getting them into a lively gallop he pulled out his revolver and fired several shots.

The road was terribly rough and the night was so dark that we could hardly see where we were going.

It Was a wonderful piece of luck that we were not tipped over and our necks broken.