The Litchfield County post., 1829-01-08

Geek FCoH Very handsomely done
 IGkc aim
 Eom doWn Cartridge No, No! Fire! l recollect that firing comes next after ta- king aim, according to Steuben; but with your permission, gentlemen, I'll read inc words of command exactly as they are printed in the book, and then l shall be sure to be right. o yes; read it, cap tain, read it, (cxclaimed twenty voices at once,) that will save time.'
 'Tenti"n tho whole, then please to ob- serve, gentlemen, that at the word fire ! you must fire, that is, if any of your guns are t0Gdem'd you must not shoot in y' 0r- nest, but only make prctencc like, and all you gentlemen fellow soldiers, who's arm ed with nothing but sticks, riding switches and cornstaIks, needn't go through the fir- ings, but stand as you are, aud keep your selves to yourselves.
 HaJ cock, foolk! Very we'll done.
 S,h,u,t, (spelling) Shst pau That too would have been very handsomely done if you hadn't handled cartridge instead of shutting pan, but suppose you wasn't mo- ticing. Now 'tention one and all, gentle men, and do that motion again.
 Shetpan! Very good very we'll indeed, you did that motion equal to any old sol- diers; you improve astonishingly.
 Handle cartridge! Pretty we'll, consid- erins you did it wrong end foremost, as if you took the cartridge out of your mouth and bit off the twist with the cartridge box.
 Draw rammer! Those who have no rammers to their guns need not draw, bur only make the motion; it will do just as we'll, and save a great deal of time.
 Return ron,mer! Very we'll again! But that wouln have been done I think with greater expertness if you had performed the motion with little more dexteri!y.
 S,h,o,u,Ider foolk :! Very handsomely done indeed ! Put your gun on the other shoulder, gentlemen. Order foolk! :! Not quite so well, gentle men-not quite altogether. but perhaps ] did not speak loud enough for you all to hear,me at once. Try once more ii you please: hope you will be patient, gen tlemen, we will soon be through.
 Order foolk :! Handsomely done, gen. tlemen very handsomely done and alto gether too, except that few of you were a Leetle too soon, and some others leetle too late.
 In laying down your guns, gentlemen, take care to lay the locks up and the other side down.
 'Tention the whole Groxnd fooM !- Very well.
 CAarge bayoneti [Some of the men - , That can't be right, captain; pray look again, for how can we charge bayonet without our guns?
 (Coptain.) l don't know as to that, but I know Pm right, for here 'tis printed in the book; char, yes, charge bayonet, that't right, that's the word, if know how ] to read; come, gentlemen, do pray charge 1 bayonet; charge l say Why don't you charge? Do you think it ant so Do you think have lived to this time o'day and don't know what charge bayonet is? Here, come here, you may see for yourselves: {: it's as plain as the nose on your fa-stop -stay-no! halt ! no ! no! Faith Pm wrong! I'm wrong! I turned oyer two leaves at once, but beg your pardon, gentlemen, we will not stay out long; and we'll have something to drink as soon as we have done. Come boys, get up off the stumps and logs, and take up your guns, and we'll soon be done excuse ne if you please.
 Fi1, bayonet!
 AdUance, arms! Very well done, turn the stocks of your guns in front, gentlemen, and that will bring the barrels behind; and hold them straight up and down if you please. Let go with your left hand, and take hold with your right just below the guard. Steuben says the gun must be held per, pertic'tar-yes, you must always mind and hold your guns very pertic'lar. Now boys, 'tenton the whole.
 Present, arms! Very handsomely done! only hold your gun over t'other knee tother hand up-turn your guns round a little, and raise them up higher-draw the other foot back Now you are nearly right very well done, gentlemen; you have improved vastly since first saw you you are getting too slick What a charming thing it is to see men under good disci- pline Now, gentlemen, we come to the revolutions-but Lord, men, you have got all in a sort of a snarl, as I may say how did you get into such higgety -piggety :?
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