The Capitulation of the Major

Major Andrews, a gouty, retired military officer, governs his household with strict military discipline; being a widower, he feels double responsibility for his vivacious daughter Lillian. E... Read allMajor Andrews, a gouty, retired military officer, governs his household with strict military discipline; being a widower, he feels double responsibility for his vivacious daughter Lillian. Every morning before breakfast he has the butler blow "Reveille" on the bugle while the gar... Read allMajor Andrews, a gouty, retired military officer, governs his household with strict military discipline; being a widower, he feels double responsibility for his vivacious daughter Lillian. Every morning before breakfast he has the butler blow "Reveille" on the bugle while the gardener fires a small cannon and hoists the American flag on the lawn. The Major has a stron... Read all