New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-12
NEW PUBLICAI/UNS.
LIFE AT WEST POINT.

n,Sa humorous aspects "t the Wn'hfl i''''''
-, vs.t Point are here described 10y "'''f
10 bed ony TO draw upon riri '''f ''
.,coI r,muiscences tn Oh's'u tir ma'rth''
g, m entertaining volamc. Under 'he 'o'"i-
name of Richard Raula"ii'e' '' r"'''''
AZ. history of ti. early military "'''i'u''''
\, odr;ssjop 10 The tar iaucd nursery 'l 20"
,ra,,.a States army. and h,s r"m,rso'le ups
,,d.dowus during lis four years course ~ ''a'
,,.,;,ntjen. Tie iuteriw Z" IT," AtA"e"} IL
nrob,bly more faithfully, aud certainly NOR"
.,.nb,colly described in these pe-es na" i" ""!
Ysrort Of The ,Gieiul Eonid Of NrIt'f''
Here is the record Of !br frsi ia. .Tc'S'''S ''
tbs novice. after passing the ,"'n'a"''' 'A'
animation which gave hun scn ''''A 10 tue
Academy
Tie heating Of the drums, ut ooe O'clock =. m,
WAS the sigua for II, aiiihg =" O. -'.'' '''" ~
for dbu.r roil-,all ard 'Lr "h7 '' ','
fupity afforded uie ior e'iis .l 'h''' - wy a.
mates who ad YET a.llVc' :: go
,ixty of u, and n ti'! lo'Ah- '''' w.
a. -. .acsd nahum ,oH,h Co. ir cry, ''"
io.ten L-Io.s oi t'e pow, tr E'i
Nev-Enpl,pdrr, the r.'V!'- >"".'. e. t'
toL.cco.'l lewipg Nesi, er. .l ''.i 81 'i'e 80
T,y,s were re- r.tehied. lie '"i te'si :" conn.
,na,f.. in u,suy wss oie - tirHFi'i.i en-, uio
sxity in rrpald g. some ui.bn. 'e- ut.ii'n icy
,y.re T., yiolAt. H. the u,At moNcus.t -. baid Or
foot We Were fOutd, h., C!ri oil uu,b io-i lns
and pulhug on the Iaft 81 cur ri.tDWb, lbo i""
rsnks Al Iaf0de ret AID IhNint it',iNtd tioi
Iessou. tnunciultd vi Lea, cou.utt, ou 'ie en, :
nj mi eif 4 like h4sh oi n, hiLl o.. "a t0is JI-
tiou 10 that attt utou at tie ,ou a. to U'n, a. p
roll wa. called, and we eta "a IA &c heas J..
Xs were marched, III Cuso Of'.r, in tgutut 81 H.
teen or twenty e4ch 10 ,ng tet'ef 1 ,ouisei "nc
suublinS over ea Ctlct oil Tie VIZ, 20 ths 'siDe
lue receiving litter ielHke- i'r our " q a.t,1'io
Was there ever II mole iU,iuuus D. ace itau
that If dozen ,lebes on ileif trrt u.lcb l" 81 te
rider Not one Oi thtm La'ins ai1 Ca 0i ue
difference between qn'r. Ola fttD'"0T - &, or Tie
meaning OF auy uIluaTI cou.i.a,d, e. ct ierh'Ts,
fOrfrard m0St "a sAd h0it Which E..'tr was 10 Ns
tbe most gisIeiul word in tie w'ole Nr,a"ula'!
Our optical powers We're, III Ob,'iei,e IL iArt'"c'
tons concentrated upon ttr saui oi iue soh-,oiil
OF tue nlau next ia trout. Br c,ngL, tLh PEE,
through the lett cOiuer O Il eye, a. p'iiIah eiet-
ialore, who, ss we pass, d lem, coUd Df'tly sdlr
press iouO laugh, and coU.d rot AZ J. IL nhi :,
with tbs fros-p"ud philrOp'e'. a. Uay ce i1u TO-
you, but for cur ebiis 1t Is iar ot.s Nle'. We ~es
ss unfortunate in Tire II tss- il ~ Ou o Il, f'r We
were .uIe 70 take sest. L,Ioie tie couinsi.d VA
given, o be Glow in obc,ug ~L,u A. came. "a
move our seats NJ bCut sIb.ssIon, AZ . err vi"
regard TO the conmahd '1S,, as We bec Sc-e ia si'
hug down.
What WAS TO me wore than ali, = rcrort was CIR.
rulaeG that seemed to place H. lO,ltIOB Oi nil
tary Disgrace. L wSs even acCused Of totisSlug an
uu.oldi.IlIhe weakuots, AID # allowing uiyteii
10 be surprised ty hn occurrence ~ i.c uoft i1Nsi
nature, during tie no u. tho neai. Ie.er %
The moment vi eli c.sc"Ief,G ny . iGrty head 10
lie situated eAa iiy III t. Very tt.ctI.o o. IT of u
smad comet much reseg. j : what :. tie Sniti,r-
snee Del ar,n.eut, woLld te c'ded iN.l-b lied
potsio lhis teIresiral booy iso bee. kuuch d,
~ hen he h.a 4 p t.,I. m i..tf
BY lie reckltts tile hIst < " is wolc l. 0.p al
Vest Point hand Of sonie ole woJ Ii~L expect 10
survive tie pIoseut eAaulIt StlUu.
We stumbled back as We tad c,me, and 60 COR
Gnued ~ do until tae rys enc o. tae sguat-Ifiii
bsd taught our feet 10 Iise tL0 fl t'e.,Aei witt
The sane cacenee as II laIis 81 one ua,. .re. lie
hs, orders received, alter ciDHeI weIe Ia fis. The
barter aud have my hair or II ed. b,is sose Wi,u
that funetionsIy, aud un"i lng TO t,,o mote .1au
Absolutely ne'essaiy vi ~ iuAurisn' a. ~.
tempted TO in.truct him Low ! rlrtcd - Lave II
Hone. Ay, ay, Sir lie rel Led, and proceeded
with his work uuIil l, thiukiAg 1t ~Dait ruihce,
pade remark To that effect. 4" u la u AL night.
Sir" said lie, AID chp,' I" eb,, " chp,' ~ra'
the memorable shears uil The ;c'siul 'a's ddn
know me, and ny tho, ghts lad ~al.cei e. al the
~sy back Lly fatheT. O, K, tist ~ele about lti'
lime undergoing d similar tb1ush much Hore cerc'
aonious process. Probably "Old y. had really
heard Lot word OF I'll bad - t'n siadn'I he
cropped LupdI lleLs every jane i0r tie iosi iei
lhan he what the regulations reqa td oi i'a.
TIE process of weediug BY which ae Ounce
are dropped from the raLks 10 make way ioi
the brighter spirits Is de-crb,d &" tie lie.
The first Monday in Se Ieu.'et wac one q. tht
most exciting eras in fOurtD~ ~ cb,st NE. W.
bad no soouer broken rankr, after m-f,ilDg fl II
dinner on that day, thlu We made tl,h " tIeah
from tue parade ouud .s II known Oii ON each 81
occasion. The cvurt " Tie bHTfhcs tt.d lot nave
been more promptly cleared VI ny ti7'sln-itc, tae
AL aeIolitic shower descebo'0 ttat uoL' nt upon II
or a cry OF fire te Iei>,d AZ lie hbieiy vi CIHg
AWAY we went d huuGl.d LU'iL Dl.I CAf-t.iis oIE
spIearing around the corner ~i'h q TaIioiy "heh
II il Oid not essst tie Cstrl ~ hb ctoi nous 1ir
Ier al ledst hioid, gtGi Zeal oi .'iUs'iit't .
those OF tie higher clIs.er ~bO, b. 10 meta s'h
teested Themselves, Tut VIII more Cgniiy ioioV c,
us. Il called it d9Liy; he poi'i srn would 5'
exelusiyeness; fol lac We 90, ,iHdsa TO "aiai uel
would doubtless have iuh a. !ast ss ~c .I1.J
The cause Of lhis eXciitl.li "ss tbst u'c u.arg'
of the Irec. ding week w,ie pos',1 tie t.llt vi ti'
library. Mt Oi us but se,i,o to p, IL 'Lest
marks an i Cex o. Liz future tuc,oss bod " Jo,t
Up" three times dung tie wstA Ind Aor ptrecis
a. thought, Understood tie ,eveTl subJtols Alc
been required to di,cuts aud t.eltiDfo ielt cohh
dent OF seeing total Of Line CtIDritc ny Leuic ~
other words that / lad "mi4e1 II .or re week
What wss NY surprise, tLeleiOIc, "ier irnnd ~
re.ull Of tie tLiee Te1ilAtIous Only fiX .Ld ei@t
teuths, an average OF Lot qare !r,-A.re. "a f"i
1om wLon kuew 10 &c Ieffeciiy con. e.saDt Viti
everything we had yet It-b Over. tv wHs more IN
Fortunate in bic max lban even n,s,i iio coui'
po, avoid betrayal in the look ot osarI ointH' u
with wh b be e2auiIed tie Lsi, tu' u Lever ever
10 me, aCAIOwl, dged any sorpdse, aId ltd lie 81
GouteGy to say the re,ull was b-''or ilau he ha.
reason TO expect. His cOudue' on sp,b .cc 81 1:
bavored of slgbt degree Oi str' i"l"n o Ii thoi'
was such siOt on Lis tn'~,iiJ, lne-in"co az u
never appeared except ia sUch ,&f Ics-I - OF eel
sonceniaion GA tiis, ] aiwsy though i fsIter ~
ornament than d llcmlth.
There were very few If our class WHO nd re
IeNed What ui,ht be ,altd AZ - iirIi mLrk. nue