Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1865-06-10

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on. The canfidI'rs AMI their friends
have assembled. Just then a stout fellow
seiz.s Abe and saws that be- mus, be th,
captain. Abe laughs and says there are
many things that he knows about. bu.
that fighting and military matters he has
no taste for. lie has read Caesars Com
mrntaries." aud NJ .rlborough's battles. and
the War Of Independence, and Wclling-
toms battles; but that he does not fancy
this reading will have made him soldier,
and rs to drilling. he has no notion scarce
ly of the goose step, much less tho platoon
exercise. Sill his f lends insist. They
donht if the Major knows even who Caesar
and Marlborough were, and certainly he
thinks himslf fully as great man in his
way as the Duke Of Wellington, or anv
general alive. So Abe consents to stand
as n candidate, not b,lirving that he
will b. chosen, and his friends gather be-
hin! him in n long line. They bcckor and
shout to their friends. " Come along. come
along. join us. Abe Lncoln's the boy to
lead u.s." The Major stands up, with
head and chest swelling out. to marshal
his followers, nothing doubling that they
will outnumbcr his competitors. Other
candidates come forth, and several lines
are formed. The umpircs take their posts.
the open space is cleared, the the time is
up, the word to march is given. or steps
the Major. left foot first. with martial
strut, g'ancins his eyes scorntully around
him. lie has long line. hs feels conf
dent Of success. Now Abe must march.
Away he goes. Right or left foot first he
scarcely knows; not very erect in his car
riagr either, hut with a firm bold step,
which might make IN enemy in front
quake, if it does not the ground. His
friends follow closely after, touching each
others backs. many laughing and shont-
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show them how to do that by aud by. 1t
looks as it some game were being played
by boys-biggish boys to be sure. Abc's
line files past the umpire. who begins to
count. The Major halts altogether. and
stamps with Disappointment Oh the ground.
Abe's followers number more than his by
two. The Major feels as If he could eat
those two If he were to try; but they
naturally won, let him, so he marches
home in high dudgeon, and little more is
heard of him.
Abe is now captain Of company of
fighting men. Before he goes to the war,
he wishes to set his house in order. His
partner in the store insists that the store
will not flourish unless whisky and other
sviri's arc sold. Abe says stoutlv that
spirits arc tho ruin Of mems bodies and
souls. and that he will b. no party to any
such transaction. Money might be made
or not by selling spirits; that is not the
question ; il it right or is it wrong? The
partner holds to the first opinion. so Abe
finally says that lie will wipe his hands of
the whole concern, if his partner will un.
dertake to pay over the value of his share
Of the goods.
Abe believes that all ia right, and away
he marches with his company to the Black
Hawk war.
Abe sets to work to fight. as he does
every thing else. in carnest. War is a
serious matter, no childA play. and the
Indians learn that to their cost. They
. are cunning. but they find they are op
posed TO one who possesses qualities which
"rr superior to cunning. by which all their
stra'agems are countpracted. all their wil.s
discovered. ABB and his men do not find
that thu drill s.'rgcant's Lessons are of anv
great use in that sort Of warfare in which
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has taught them 70 trust % each others
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