Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1867-11-26

1 epduietteS, SuVeE UuCLOHS auu silver SWOrU ScaD
bard, he must be an officer, and an infantr,
officer too. The figure came nearer !; ever AMI
anon lurch was made either to the right O
left, displaying, in . Typographical view Of tn
field OF operation, what Is called an angular up
proach, much in use in the investment Of . cit
adel 1t was the Major he had pledged to q
many toasts st Gen. C-'s banquet, tha
the moon sorely effected his brain, and h,
seemed to have doubts whether he was ap
preaching the tents or vics rersa.
"Who comes there?' l promptly beloved
out, bringing my rafting musket to charge.
"Hic !-a-a-friend, was the reply.
Advance, friend, and give the countersignP 7
The Major approached to the point of the
| forgetting the importance of my position are
bursting into an immoderate fit of laughter.
There the erst proud, but now humbled com
| mandant stood steadying himself as well as he
was able, and making all kinds of grimaces.
The moon, or the champaign it matters moi
| which, had made him oblivious, and his ideas
had accomplished such sudden stampede, thai
he, in vain, beat the Assembly" on his pate
| with his fingers they would not come to roll
CALL The countersign was Bunker" but i,
was as far off from the memory Of the Major as
the date OF that important battle.
"Ye-e-s, sir. I'll give it directly" said he
tdPpiuS lOiCHCdQ Will Ills udllQ. Oeu
| nington!'
[ remained silent.
well, if it amt Bennington-it's s Lexington,
or some such place where battle was fought y
still kept my musket at poise.
Look here, Mr. -,.you know me; ]
cant remember the counterslgn Allow
me to pass and ii give you the word to-mor-
row morning"
This would not do for me; it was too glorious
a triumph, SO [ Justify called out
Corporal of the guard T.
Immediately there was confusion at the
guard tent, and the command of Turn out the
guard, was heard.
The Major, in the meanwhile, looked implor-
lngly into my face, and entreated me to let him
pass and not expose him to the young gentle
men, 1t was of no avail, l was as firmly frea
as my bayonet. At last the enraged Major
seeing the Corporal with his file of men ap-
preaching, bitterly exclaimed
Il tell you what, sir, I--hic!-I know what
the countersign is, but, damme-I wouldn' t
give It to you, if you were General Scott him
selfp'
The corporal and file of men took the Major
in charge, and passed him in at the guard tent ;
where he was received by the officer of the
guard, and escorted quietly to his marque
The next morning, after the guard relief, the
Adjutant called on me and stated that the Ma
jor commandant wished to see me. went as
requested.
Mr. - said he, looking strangely sheep
ish for a man of his nerve, Il admire discipline
and | am reioiced whenever | see those under
my command determined in their course of du-
ty. When L told you yesterday to allow no one
to pass without the countersign, l alluded to
those dlsorderly characters who disturb the quiet
OF the camp by their noise and rioting. | mean
the citizens. You did your duty, | admit, in
bringing me to stand but you might have
spared me the modification of passing before
the whole guard. Young men, sir, are apt to
make capital out OF an occurrence of such rare
nature they take dark view of it, You
might have allowed me to pass-and there
would have been an end of the matter How
ever, say nothing about it, for when you arrive
at my age, you will acknowledge that the best
of us have their weaknesses. [ think you want
ed leave of absence? You are free to visit your
friends and enjoy yourself until the present en-
campment is broken up."
l was gentleman during the remaining days
OF the sojourn OF the corps in Boston.
Among the graduates of the class of 1922
were many who became conspicuous men in af.
ter times: Among them | may name some who
were prominent In the late war-GeLerals HUI
ger, Walter Gwynn, j. H. Winder, Charles
Dimmock, G. W. Reynolds, Dixon s. Miles,
Irlmbe, D. q. Reynolds, Mansfield and Ma
hon. Robert ID. Lee, Jefferson Davis, Magru-
der and ). Il. Johnston were in junior classes
Among those who signalized themselves as cit
lzens were }. II. b. Latrobe, A. j. Donaldson,
Aston, Whistler, and Hamtramck, who com
manded the Virginia Regiment during the
Mexican war.
Among those who were commissioned in the
Engineer corps was cadet by the name of Voss
"a strange and eccentric genius. He was SLOW
enly on parade, and had more marks against
him Tor unsoldler like appearance than any 9TH
er student, but wltha he was keen scholar,
and drank deeply, at the we'll of science. The
most learned professors could not bother him,
and no problem SO abstruse but what he could
fathom its depths. His personal appearance
was anything but prepossessing g-and, but few,
If any OF the cadets associated with him.
Such character could not remain long in the
army-for, it was not his element He resign
ed, and opened country school, but he was too
learned for his pupils, and could not bind him
self down to rudimental education He at
length turned up in New Orleans, where he in
vented formula for the breaking up of all
the gambling establishments of that CITY, He
offered, very fooishly, to sell his discovery to
some of the keepers of Club houses they, in
return, offered him a fair bribe to destroy it,
which he refused to take. The consequence
was-he disappeared, and has never been heard
of since
WHICH STITCH is THE BEST ?-The two lead
ing Sewing Machine Stitches are the Twisted
Loop" or Wilcox & Gibbs stitch, made
with one thread, and the Lock -stitch,' made
with taco threads At the ''Great Island Park
Trial, where the contest was between machines
representing these two stitches-each of them
claiming superior merit ON account of its pecu-
llor stitch their respective claims were submit
ted to the ordeal of thorough practical tests
each machine being required to use thread
from the same SPOOL make the stitch of the
same length, and perform the test-work on the
same piece of goods, with the line of sewing
side by side The results were all decisive, and
an erery test in .faror of the Wlcor Dc Gibbs
Mnchsae." And the Judges decided that
1.-THE Iioisted Loop Stitch, made By the WiN
cor & Gibbs, rs, for general purposes, superio,
to the Loch- ShtchF' See report of "Grand
| Trial"
| ELoPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY "A shocking
case of elopement and the FIRST affair of the kinoc
we have known in Charleston, S. c., occurred
last Thursday night. The guilty parties are
the wife of white grocer and black man whe
kept small wheelwright shop. The parties
carried with them some $500 in specie, $500 ir
greenbacks gold watch valued at 5000, some
other articles of iewelrv and the clothino of thf