Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-07-07
The Cadets at West Point.

The Cadets at West Point,
Mr.. Willis, Of the Home Journal, among
Other things, gives the following account of
the Congressional Committee Of "visiiors"
to the wcs, Poin, Military School, and what
he saw while IN the Visitors train:
"But we came to see soldiers, anl I will
uy,,o say nothing Of scenery. Only-ifone's
unlimited delight may speak a word as 1t goes
to It's dungeon OF siloncc-lhc reader should
run no risk Of dying without ,isi, to this
spo, ofNaurcs mos, ran,on eNtnwgancc Of
beauty Leave no love nor wonder, no ten.
dcrncss nor taste, a, home, dear reader You
will want an YOU can be, do, borrow OF ina
riuc, for exquisite and enthusiastic delight
and appreciation, e; wcs, Point uu a Sum.
mcr's day. Oh the
And now that Tho key is turned on that In
toNica,iug gentleman, loi us have a cool look
Cor a cadet, or something with which Nature
has nothing to do. This range Of cannon,
(ihc passing officer tells us) is To fire a salute
presently, for the Board Of yistcrs on their
way to the public buildings Aud here comes
Gle Of cadet, from the college, To man the
guns. and We will take sea, upon this big
rock and see the mauwuyr.ug.
The urh,l,ile grey eoais,wIIh their cplu-
lc,icJ captain, had few minutes exercise m
wheeling, advancing and loading tho pieces
II ordnance, and then the nine gentlemen IN
plain coats whom the powder was TO honour
we've seen coming from the hotel escorted
tnnd, as a matter oi mc'e Visibility contra
d.c'ntlIy 'c'ip''d)hy 'h' Colonel in command
and The Military professors Inc h'a'' guns
were han"''d Ike ii'N'h'nI' "l '"' ''u''''
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course WIN 'ho' 10 'n' 'ha'ie o., anything
to h'i) Ihe echoes presently discovered
we're the answers To those pulled strings Tor
which my wondering niue companion gave
the captain the most credit They rc'erhe'
rated back nom The mountains ~ lh'ee p'aI''
The last coming from the Storm Ming with
long 10" rolI' Ike the most distant 'hu"o'''
tas measured 'y The "a'eh 'i gen"e'na"
who stood near u.s. Two seconds between the
hr'' peal o' echoes ana TIE second Ten oc-
tween The second and The 'h'Td') Iho'e can
mons Voices impressed me curiou'ly-as The
first time had ever heard our familiar noun
wins adequately sTokcnio' 1t was certainly
the first time had ever heard them aHSrer.
Human uiicanec does uoiscemio couobora'e
our claim as lords OF creation s'ouily as We
assertit and shall have my own misglv-
ings on the subject, fear, now that | have
these twoniy.iour FOUNDERS, until can speak
to the mountains and Get some sort Of civil
answer, as ihey.do.
The cadets mess room (ior we lad sever
al friends among the Professors AID had fall
len into the procession Of oivisla'ion), Is IN
very imposing new building ol Norman arch
ileciurc, which "ieIIs' admirably on the
scenery on "hIeh 1t Is placed aud Is height
cncd by II, IN Turn, with most cmbellishing
foreground and background. The interior
looked simple aud serTlccable. Table was
laid tor dinner. and we took gucss at the
weight Of the singula-ly massive china plates
,ha, were sel-manuiaciurei especially for
cadet use and contingency. One Professor
though, a plate might weigh two pounds, an
other three. But il intended, as it probably
was, to show wha, the supporter for a sol.
dier's food, (or the bottom Of his stomach)
should be like, 1t is certainly Of sturdy pro-
mise fora campaign. The small round seats