Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-09-30
The Duel,

luton I'LL the year 1915. Il period of for.
ty years, England was Engaged in war
without any in,ermission. These wars
Sas, SS's u Tus ins '7,eSp SpsR. aRo"Hf Holland the
French Republic, with Bunspars, and
again with the United States; sometimes
sngly, sometimes with several Of these
nations al once.
The battle Of Waterloo wus fought on
the LSIh jane, 1915. Yhal year. the
army Of England amounted to three hun,
dred thousand men; and in 1915, although
she had enjoyed thirty years of peace,
her standing army was still une hunlrcd
thousand strong.
In the time Of peace, one wouId think
that such host Of soldiers cou,& no, be
required for any purpose; and thcr irnb-
ably ore not, but it is the policy oI sa.a
go"crnmen'5 os that Of Englaal to kpen
as many men in the public service as prs.
Sihie. To say nohing of other purposes
It Is easy In al army of hundred rhou.
sand soldiers, TO have four or five thousand
commissioned ohi:ors, who generally be.
long TO The class Of gen'lemen-a class
that is found TO furnish the most useful
and the most submissive slaves 10 ,hase
who feed ,hem. The most useful, be-
cause, being well-burn, well-cducaled,
they ore very capable in thamsclye-. and
very lnnarnjial in others; and m st sub
missive. because they are so well y id.
and have no other service thgn public
office which it suits them to accept.
The nrmy Of England Is crowded wi h
officers who enter it merely a u trade or
profession, by which they may yet Iiv.
ing. horrid busin IS it is, Indeed, to
undertake to DO any killing of men any
where thar the Guvernmcnt NAV dDmqnt.
without asking any questions. or know.
ing or caring whether II is rgh, or wr,ng!
But SO it is, when rightly und'rs 'ord
and yet, we mast not be surprised II W.
Gnd, once in a while, man tuo good FIR
such a trade, engaged IN II. for it is gcn-
orally Ihousht fonorabIe, even the most
honorable of all professions, md but few
stop to inquire if 1t is also right,
/ Ny STORY will introduce The sort OF men
that IS an exception to tho rulr.
To be perfectly candid with my req l.
ers, must inform ,aen that have f,I~
So''e!, ''o "''''Ss " 'A' persons 'h"' 1 am
10 ,el' "0oW'' 1ne precise place where
II E'PPeheo mas a';o escape" me- o"' !
am 81 g II was somewhere IN tFeIaN':
ana 'hc exact Gate Is gone '"o~--h'iI I
kno" 'h"' it was alter me yen 1919. "a"
before tue year l91o' Tor "Ht WAS 'ha
time 'hA' heRrd II.
he g"'e'ol Po'ce OF EUROPE "h'ch
ioiI""eo me '''' OF N'ro'e""' r'sa-Hd
'he army OF England from ''fe'6' %1TYirr'
"ho' o''eF feo'c'oh 10 aoo", ono ,l"i'a lis
FORMER h"'"OeF' IL was as f'Nu'cV among
me m''i''ary S'atohs "I'''ih i"e Nirg",' 80
ana PROVINCES large number "l inc
survivors ol ,oe he'd OF " a'@F!"o were
gaff'Souea IN lfeI@n1' 'hey were gene
rally men VINO had seen la d service,
) and had earned 'heir honoFa 3n' olIceS IA
ihe Oat'le>feAd; but Il considerable nnn
, bef OF new men recsIyed arpon'm"nlS
through the favor OF their worthy and
powerful friends and came among The
| veterans win commissions in their pock
cts when gave them nigh RANK n'he ar
my. ne oIu so'olefS ha'nFa! y enough
} looheu upon 'nose IA" Ferrul,S a, as mere
} uPS'a'ss ',u ln:'"oe'' 'eF oeSP'Se'
.'sn' @ ,o' 'no'' ,n '"oNs' 'e,'ns' I''u '%
."o,n ~ '"' 'J''nLS .'r.s;l S""''r" 'y , we,
p'o'",''," H. ,;I,t :" pu'sos'"n "o'e ',o'!o
- - a,'e" ' I os N'n''h ny ,,o u e"u"'; o'leu''e
~ "'., se"lce:y ,, o1 "ooSI'' l'n'h'F'a' u
: ''a'e 'l,U ne, '"u'''o"'' ,l'a'S anu Sn'P'an'
CRY. no Apo,'l0 ,' 'o'' saws 'Ia' lno'oe
a anu anu '"'Its is Que o'p."ef ,.. 90 ''se'ne'. -
l Anu' 'as.ts '1. 'no ""'.'G'y sentiment " !"
!. S'anua'o o' J""s'ne"'' II IS h'e"" 10 oe
. or ouy PcoI'"'ion' "n9io o,"eF PenPl
n nave 10 he"' ior n' bo' ,h's Is o'"
e e'se"he'e. as wen as IN ''e br'''sn army
G ,of Tue oi'ices "ntcn are ''""s,' 'ne w 'n's
o hohorao'e, "a, a,e o''en oo'a'"eo oy '''ea'
d ''e nm m"s' h u'sno''ofaole. IN m l' 49,;