New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-12

tol thrNNt lhe 81 thnAti e& iniuHilor. Onc hau 'c
Crivtd ~ lea-t eleven S-ros Ia these five we-ks aud
u OF ihe inoet succ.tsful ii the three bad
teen tGuut Revpn+enths of uniiy. The triIpa-
p, to"evrr, IL uOwse prevented their Iisiug sgln.
pia"nalN, = ouid ,h-y aiIeiwaId pefit It, Tteie
were Sour. alsu. wuo ohai ed in other pairs Of
,",Iop-, ont lone nane WIS rot neuiioued.
ri-. f-d tlis the more, as could .tt'ihute my own
l'oc fortune 10 'ause powerful ls tie fact that
- was my ROOM Iale.
ii.rdi, saturday now. for two months, rassrd,
hut ii0u. lt with tie evening prade orders Tor
uou-'ers among US (4rd .omr III She other class' n,
rnII in December tie class lad leen pretty thnf'
Cul iy tintd; thou.h Of courre there yet exirted
lii'nt 4rd tiriIug diamonds i'll TIC lover sec-
TO f. WhO.e more imrute carbon had not yet been
rubted oil. in)s- VINO wers car,l-ss, indoien', or
inoapstle oi study, had b,en gradually removed
a. a. the nIItr tec'Ious; while the Industrious ana
sGtcess'uj we're tlUNIv and surely sculanR log
q eunri,es from ths dsugeiuus olnd OF tue lower
Tie end - ne enb.r found TOm in the second rec
iou, 10 Siioh he had been Transferred sep by STEP
for lie htd q Is Iisou gle section time. lie
IeHson ~ls ilat, notwilstonCiug his clear head ana
-uiuentiy natisnsti,a al mind he had not such u
nruuer ou be floor cf tie se' tiou-foou aS wouia
lead insri Tor to ivc Lim tie .uli credi th"t he
deserved. eill. ie " Que whose nnal success WAS
ss e., So. I'D gr 10 NH- -iow.
i ave b-cp leukirg exclusively OF our progress
inu,tl. air. vii,h VAS somewhat ut variance
pi'h tuat Ia In; lrh stuCicr; but Tom and mystn
wee 80 i,rauui, 20 To reach lie fist section III The
q l.urr ,uu g. t,l Ia tie month OF November. Afer
fiji inV tue .utiect Of Ea. irh grammar 10 this de-
i.Iu,it ve bad inkeH ~ that o rhetoric, aud tins
"a, ,ote l.oNod, teorc January, by some alien
o. 10 tu Ltclfali S.. On tie TWO folner hnd algebra
We NtIe to Le rNauiLed.
lie ftettw w,eL- 10 January were occupied In
tie euu i-nLuHl saIoIatIUp by lie Acad, ne Board
wi icli w.s n,u.ly tie s,ue IN its composition hbout
i,, urtr o whai usy te called the c'r'c to Tour o.
6. e. iqafifrul ~ the Que before which we were ex-
aiu,Atd ,rcViO1s 10 hCni.rOn. AS our class was 10
sut most in lis tu,ouder. and iu order that the
rejected ,n,s uisbt lie able TO get away Ne soon as
p. tibic We were eAaMit ed fir {. The ball was ne-
,pn 40 iy o ned hy he officer Of tie day, H. a. ~
M a. HE morning of January second he passed from
uue a., On of ,lr tsiracss 10 another wih flrst
i.r.ucI,-loaub class---malemaIcs-turn out;' in
ott ci.bcr - NSblsh we aiad,d, inspected and
ra.ci ed 80 the iuati0b ball In the academic
bu,icps. Tie result, in ibis section, was That QUE
90, 'iess~d cold, on demoa,tIation and pockeled
/ H.. zero urcetUc Wei ght OF Which be sank TO tie
second tcciOD, Icing prevented from going furthet
! By prev ious gooi max and by having ragged
! Sc sc enhGc L!scIsslOn can 10 u lowed to use
otly te blicGi ten ON question:. MOst oi The
otie4s Gu Itulik,ily vel; ouly one Other, ana he
os,ly On sc.ouut of is average, falling oo oi ths
a., ion Az Tor m,srl went TO lie board on Sinrm
ineo.sm. Ntich ois u,srd with toiefGble tuce S.,
hut lerit, ted and lJnuc "a sUuew bal while btihs
ques iOned Oh ugaiiihns; I'LL oi when, WIN re-
Nicu. average OF ABOUT tro-eTgit, leit ne niue
,LoSe the f,,ut Uf TIE section. Ion was lcileIlly
,uc,t ssi ul IL every rcs eot as ieaHed Tc" men
ter q. bis eion but al tie satisiae uon could
G iaiu ir,.n lis own lrs was bat lie had " test''rd
comi,eraDiy, but he J,-ved that lie didn't make
uany III, OFT NJ ns,akes.
Not one OF tue smmc,fais and only one OF the
seventh ciiop passed, and .oEe siso o tue slAtu
were " found" Ia f. gll,n siuGies only one OF t"o
' U,re found ccficent who had no, been declared 70
IA .ilc mathematical 'ourse.
/ 1t is an old habit of students, since the in-
PRODUCTION Of original sin, to play tricks on
their instructors, and West Point is b! no
meaus exempt from tho general failing. The
srthor relates one Of which be was guilty h1a-
self with On evident inward chuckie.
was Only txo days after THE affair that went,
In -hoIIs 10 81. ihc coniuauGaut on rome un-
iulro.iatt matter connected with my duie, ser
eapt Of the Cuuri. As ascerced tie aiel leaning
10 is Office ] heard lie little bill nag, winch
knew wst q ,uu ous to is ord.iiy who, pnVate
soi, ier Usually Icuai, ed In little apartment ad-
iuiaIhg. TIE later happened 10 lie AirtLuy htseht
Oh ,oue errait, and theie was DO response hcrp,
nv EuoCk, bicD wss 1nswcIed, ZONE VI, hbo
entered 1he coin,na ndsnt sat at his desk intent
ut0G some comnnni, alton be was writing, aud with
{" Give nv compliments to Dir. s.. and say that
w!sA 10 Gee iim IL uiy ofh,e.
". Sir. 'dirs mLing) and withdrew.
AL went down. The stair, lie added:
" III Ith uls III LIS IiAitcie '' w. INV
found tim"
Y.s. SIR" ard ! thought the commsndant ex-
le,eIif Nv slriou. 10 rec LsUtenput =. hho not
ltoGEht il incumbent On NO - tell tie commhioSh,
when he ~ error, any more tnhn 10 sppihua
Tim 90. My when no was ug.t; and ihs dl5iphbo
lhst beef. su1 e,teJ 10 ~ Neds compauion.bp WAS
MI 1. at led gwen PIsserce Of mind suIclent 10
/ .t quietly out oi tie Office. AID no" elghed Tor
ieouf proIi!ou. fie - suddenly called Lieoten
mt = away 10 he~-lofk, Ly tie autho'ly oi we
"a, eriLepOept that ngpt seek LIN there ior be-
ing "gu.e Nas night, 70, oi having tLe L0" on
~ .ice. vas delern.iLed TO go sl esd.' I.ough
gnol~erytd by me, the officer songht entered the
c,,ousto,ll; of G. soon sfer le II, hno even be-
foie tie return of tie orderly; 70 everything WIS as
il ,bouid b. behind Me. ,
l oc,c.ed,d 10 h. room with iust the success
6esred f1en called at the rooms of several oshoi
oie err but le Ugs Lot TO lie found, Though 10 hsd
b,es s.en Il iew uinutes beioe sid bad uicet hkey
ao.e - the oh 10 tie hotel went therefore,
but "tte Csl tain hhGnt seen iiini, shd IL lie wa
not about ne sIrscks, BE- Intir be ut some private
honse on tie poin'; aud II Lot there, lie nu't have
Qoie towards Cozzris.
: Tbe,e,ker aud ne souaht had friends In par
ticuiar Tar Us Ieai by, ard sGent q lev pi.asan'
moments there ~ wondering wLsie lie could De- Du'
lie sle hi was e&oeeui, AID hc must have gone
Down 10 10, Fll!.. | .OuId good opportunity u
ride ard thef.i"fe Cld MT hesitate To ettehu my
re,ra,cbef. B,rid,s, tie hshe we had been IN "
et nome Oh tie OCCASION Of our receit ,isi to that
vicinity lad uAL0 u IAc0LvtDiont 10 lay In supp ~
III tobacco. Oi WI i,h were now much III want
nj. pror-ut occasion, then, "as lot the !eso inpo
tan. aid happy on that account
i Isii vss VI succ.s.iul iu ny search, and, having
u.u,td what snpg hes could conceal under NY
over osa oOuoiuled tO return ana report FIoefess
Afrr rrturi ing 10 NY room unload, went TO Il
tdani' 's ilire, %, q b. lie had been
,ees. 70 WAS icld vi h Lieutenant 5. since my de
rr,,, sn thnt "a ar Ct oleoitnce Of orders seemed
| .rdly 10 REQUIRE that should go futher.
I a.; in t,r mean tine l fhd been detected In