The Shasta courier., 1870-07-16
NUMBER IL.
Social Life I'm west Point.
A correspondent of the New York Tribune

A correspondent OF the New York Tribune
writes as follows from West Point
Social life at West Point is sue oeneris. Il
is kind Of 'cadet sandwich" made with
ample and tender slices of the fair sex. and
occasional gilt epauletts and dress coat. to
serve as mustard. The superficial and civil.
ian cynic is prone to smear at the crazy infat-
uation of the silly girls" who annuallv vie
with each other in wasting their sweetness
on the usually unmarriageable and always
untedged heroes of West Point. But. o
Tools and blind The cynics, not the girisl,
us only natures certain law that thus Is
followed by Edith and Imogene. and all their
rare and radient sisters. Iuprimis. cadet,
are Ike certain very choice -vegetables-vou
can have them perfect and genuine, and,
above all. fresh, only for u limited time and
At one favored place. That alone is positive
charm enough to captivate any properly CON.
stituted maiden for while there il a da.h of
the full blown military in all good socetv.s
th rose bud military il fouud only at West
Point. Besides. there i. a certain peachy
and exquisite bloom about the freshlv.ripe
cadet that Ia net only irresistibly facinatins
C. all lovely demoiselle-, but it is unrni.tak.
ably parent To every married and unprediu
diced mile observer. Behold the ingeni0u.
youth in sporle>s and bewitching uniform
Observe his native moiestv struggling with
the Consciousness Of exalted mertl See the
SNOWY and unsuliiei trawsers and the match.
less fitting coat of gray, with dainty little
tails. and magnificent auburn buttons. three
noble rows adown the manly chest and in.
dehnite twins and triplets in the relrl n tie
the jaunty cap and the mvs'erinus chevrons
IN the arm. prophetic of future stars upln
rhn sttntll1arf G
locks and the-np. alas, poor Y rick a
stern decree cans rms the hapIrss cadet to
clpseshaven misery Reflect what potent
magnetism must invest the youth who can
still ;ttrac the far upon whose blu.hine
cheek he may no' thrifty promise. if chance
sfou'd f.ivp to Lestow the harmle.. but
ee { ic thrill Of pard nabe nuStached
-alutel Ii any man tnink- to spy levity
here II. let him stand rebuk-d Mt only
ha' your cadet everything handsome ab1ut
INN, but he ~. in god soorh full Of all man.
l'ne~s aud courage. far beyond his average
fellows. Chosen nt the first tor his intelii-
gence aud physical perfecfness, fur hard
wears OF arlu 'u+, unrr.enting, self-denying
discipline have stamped him with nearly
every manly excellepce. save that nne polish
II experience which M tutor save Time can
ever give. Ii ir1v without ruieness. respecr.
fuI but not ob'equ'ous amply trained in all
gymna-tic exercises able IT, almost witch
the world with noble horsrnanship. and to
Gazzle it with perfect precision on parade, in
Il word displaying all the strength and git
ter ot fascinating war, with none of its coarse
hard@hll and ghastly horrors where is the
marvel that these young gentlemen are, for
one hnlcy"n week in their opening lives the
cynosnre nt many bright and friendly eye?
All Their iaurels are iairly earned. and only
thoughtlessness or envy would seek to snatch
them