Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-05-28
Falstaff Mastering His Recruits-A
Comedy of Errors.

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A number of lsughablc incidents oe-
CURED yesterday while Col. Pardca was
mus.criug the GABRIELLE cavalcadr. 1T APP
pears that the faithful did not respond 10
the cal! to action as readily as was an!ici-
pated and hence those. who mounted at
the appointed hour, had to sit on prancins
stecds an hour or more, and after all the
| delay. Instead Of the immense display the
people had been told was forthcoming, it
consisted Of only fifteen horsemen-two of
whom were darkcys. After COL Pardee
had for about the tenth time gathered the
faithful about the little equestrian nucleus
in front Of Sam Coultcr's butchcr-shop,
the color-bcarcr, a: pardcc's smiling order
to fall in by twos," mounted his war
horse and began to unfurl the flag of the
free. But the gallant steel, unwilling to
mix with cquincs of that ilk, or with good
horsc.scnsc being 10th to "aii and com
fort the motley throng in thus prostituting
the stars an | stripes, bucked right Justify,
and finally placed the color-bearer hoys au
combat in the dust. The flag was now en-
trusted to other hands, and the long-pre-
pairing, long -starting cavalcade was again
ready for the march. Right jubilantly the
martial Pardee gave the command % fall in
by twos," and again the faithful band with
the bandlcss and rather luke warm Beach,
moved joyously and scatteringly forward.
Again the Command was given to halt, for
10 and behold! the sun-soaring, cloud dc.
flying IIamblctonian eagle which orna-
mentcl their flag staff, had disappeared
from his accustomed perch. After dill
gent search by score Of Garfeldc by
ISLANDERS (none of the newly hcdyel cav
alrymen, having experienced such diff
Guilty in getting into their saddles, daring
to dismounD the omnous bird was found
ANONYMOUSLY buried in the dust. S,me
providcnt satellite of Garfcldc produced Il
piece of whip-c'rl, and the Ascending
bird was lashcl GLOW typical of the treat
mcnt of the weak brethren y to its place
again, and once more at the /" fall in by
twos." from the somewhat worried rider Of
the little Indian ponv. the heavy horse
brigade made dash forward. But alas :.
for the ill.omcns Of the frownin- gods, aud
the the inconvcnicnt and often laundering
watchfu'ncss Of the ubiquitous Pud This
skillful conccaler of the defects of 90 our
Delegate" arrested the career of the at
last disappearing cavalcadc with the an.
nounccmcnt that something was wrong
The unlucSy bird was again missing. Pul
rushed into the street, and soon emerged
from cloud of dust bearing in his anti
quarian hand the rccrcant and now foul
| bird. 1t had attempted final refuge in
one Of the naples that ovcrhung the street.
but owing to the Gariic!lc lash that tct-
tered its CALLED legs, it had missed the
| limb and fallen to the ground. 1t was
again placed on the Chicayy staff, stron-
ger cord was bought, which, with Pubs
insinuatiny skill was passed in number
of frmcr coils, and the proud bird that
through so many decades Of the once hap.
py Republic cxulted in its glorious free
dom, resigned itself, with torn crest and
dropping pinions to its fate.
Once more the clarion notes Of oft
repeated command rung alolt from the
I.lliputian stecl. and over the hills went
the Gariclle Gilipins, in a specimen of
cavalry order that, seen by those doughty
masters of the rein. the Great Fitzpatrick
and Shcnondoah Phil, woull have given
them fit Of Indigestion for u month.
! Yale Caro'cade!