Washington sentinel., 1856-04-01
TribuIatIons OF Cadet-Equestrianism
Extraordinary at West Point.

Extraordinary at West Point.
An amusing correspondent of "Life Illus
trated," gives the following as portion Of the
cruel experience of a cadet at West Point. We
fancy we can see him riding pretty much all
over the horse, trying to find an easy and safe
spot where he could hold on. The correspon-
dent who is, Of course, himselfa cadet, says;
When came back from furlough, my class
had ridden for q year, only for week or
two. Nothing daunted, however, by this, and
bindly trusting to fortune and my own powers,
Ibackled on pair of rusty spurs, bound my
self securely to an enormous sabre with pom
derous iron scabbard, and sailed forth Dra-
goon brought me a raw boned vicious looking
animal, which after some preliminary difficult
ties, | succeeded in mounting.
"Trotr' Horse started-so did /, half off
nv saddle. | had never been taught TO keep
my heels turned well out, and accordingly my
spurs went in. Horse "went in" too. Motion
peculiar. Began to suspect was losing my
balance. Sabre flew out, and hit the horse on
the head In plunged my spurs deep among
his ribs. Another jump. Sabre flew back,
and hit him on the fanks. Spurs worked con-
vulsvely among his bones - jump, thump,
spur! Horse reared seized his name. Kicked
up; caught his ears, and saved myself 1t be-
gan to grow exciting. Finally, horse started
off. Such a race! Pulling on the name had
no tendency to check his mad career. Rather
seemed to irritate him. Had good hold with
the spurs, but did not consider myself perfectly
safe. Sabre flew up, and hit me in the face
Blind for moment, and heard something drop.
Looked up into the saddle, and saw was not
there. Concluded it must be me on the ground.
Horse standing near, eating grass, and looking
at me with quiet twinkle in his eye, adding
insult to injury.
IMPROVED MoDE OF TELEGRAPHNG.-Mr
Lewis White, Of Hartford, CT, has invented
machine for the more speedy despatch of busi-
ness in telegrapbing 1t consists of a bank Of
keys operated by spring, which is touched by
the fingers like a piano. The characters are
cut on steel spindle, SO fixed as to make
break and connection, and each character is
complete in one mark Several motions are
saved by this arrangement, as one stroke
makes character, instead of three or four.
The whole is constantly in connection with a
battery, and By pressing down spring A, for
the character corresponding to A in
the telegraphic alphabet is formed on the strip
Of paper The characters thus formed must
necessarily all be in proportion, no matter how
long or how short pressure is made upon the
spring. The instrument is only foot long
and three inches high.
TRANSIENT You've GENTLEMEN.-Girls, be-
ware Of transient young gentlemen; never
suffer the addresses of stranger; recollect
that one good steady farmer boy or mechanic
is worth all the floating trash in the world
the ailurements of dandy jack, with gold
chain about his neck, walking stick in his
paw, some honest tailor's coat on his back, and
a branless skull, can never makeup the loss
Of kind fathers house, good mothers coun-
sci, and the society of brothers and sisters;
their affections lost, while that of such young
man is lost at the wane of the honeymoon
'Iis true.