The New York herald., 1870-06-12
WEF4T POINT.
Inc otar .dings" in the Various Subjects-The
0oa' Race Won by the Second Glass
The Would-be Wives at the Point.
WEST POINT. June IL. 1870.

being l0St from tne opening 10 the Closing O Tue
campaign What makes their victory all the more
glorious is that their nominal enemies the profes.
sors are all alive and well ever thus proving that
even West Pointers know how to fight battles n |
which, although the artillery may play an important
part the cavalry charge In squadrons, pontoon
bridges be laid and engineers erect defences,
friend and foe outive the struggle 10 congratulate
another over each others prowess. or course,
Joy regns supreme in the barracks, and although !
champagne Is tabooed and cocktails are not recog-
nized either in Uptons tactics as to columns Of
fouro or Cookies "sngle rank in cavalry there Is
Q good deal Of Jovlahty in the graduates
quarters, and more than one cadet feels
taller by many inches to-day than he
did week ago. The class have been granted
the inestimable privilege Of going to the hotel when
ever they like during the day, without having to get
that boIheration called q permit and the scenes
that have made the day after the examination mem-
Orabe in years past being reenacted with del-
ity 10 the past that wia recur here as long as
cadets are cadets and the genter sex designing
And, to make the picture faithful one, the dear
creatures who yearly come to this place the look
out Tor military husband are on hand in nouncy
abundance. Indeed, it Is wonderful with what regu-
woULD-BE WIVES
put in an appearance at the hotels when graduation
thing that takes place at the Academy. They doubt
less read the HERALD but 1t is quite likely mat they
Il
have ways OF obtaining Information that even u
cadet cannot understand. They know TO minute
when cadet such and such one left the barracks 10
70 TO the Lord knows where after dusk with the
Lord knows whom They nave all tne i aetals SPY oy
know the exact hour when the graduates will leave
for home and believe III my soul that they tnlnk
cup, for the honor and glory OF his class. They
are queer SET are these specimens OF Illustrated
single blessedness and it is great pity that SO many
or them come here every year to go away without Il
solitary trophy and this assert at the risk OF getting
my hair pulled ! see many faces leaning agalns, .,
the hotel that have seen many times before III the
same way years ago. Tine ony IN ae
porting the upturned faces are not the same AS those
ofI'aud lang syne,n and oh how weil the faces @
know II, and-will say iy-how they hope that the
peated again. ''You Know Miss - said one Of
the graduates to me this evening. Now what do
you think Of herr She's devilish fine girl, amt
shea Passably good looking, stylish and all
q whisper-"Shes rich as Crosus, and'- the gray
coat looked animated-'just tnrned eighteen.'
she told me ali about it tonight: DO you knowi
think she rather likes mes'' Saying this the grad
touched s nat ea M % TS &c os
wealth is put Up as temptatioif 70 the
'aqeae 4 sad df'2 5rsscy fs asa q & ahs y0G. E.s SS
Gold; sI: ~, am sorry to say thai Miss - riei as
her were mere when the class OF Isl sent heroes to
the war; Miss - and her fellows we're 'sweet six
teen" them and proud Of the fact; There are some
said to wsgoasR%ards Now S It t is sfSn an els ex
traordinary circumstance that this species Of
seldom good looking. Everybody knows lhat
ayoung army Oflcer's pay would not outweigh that
Of a broadway clerk who makes his bread ana but.
ter by measuring tape or expressing bay rum bot
Ties II cannot therefore be that these dear crea
lures come here add to their wealth. and addi-
nona argument prove this is that the rich cadets
never bothered by them-that is, they d9Qt Ial
sedfss Sc es aa an open pc ae Question. SnGr Sea
circumstances I, think that the military is the
decline to grow old, or rather husband. with lit
tie of the military thrown in to make the title high.
sounding. The jolly duchess who fell in love with
the bury Fritz In some respects is good sample OF
the lot as far as providing means ana strateges ana
cadet is not Fritz, however. He easily
Of sHS the Gs Tremendous end > pancake did did, Ii she Who
attempted to conquer his heart were even 'passaoiy
good N oq as oas1 sa oepT nrey sly
attracts him more readily than plain one VI
course if he is sensible fellow, when trap IS laid
for him. he will seek for than beauty skin deep:
but unfortunately the beauty OF the pretty ones who
waylay HIM Is more than skin deep the wrong
way. It's too much outside OF the natural
color OF the face, and the complexion brushes of on
his coat sleeve. Now, see how he IS placed, The
husband hunting business that their better feelings
have become blunted and their hearts hardened TO
lie. it may be that If the class of 'sweet sixteen
dear ones who come up here year after year
fan or quicker than they do Unfortunately,
although cadet first class man
member when other cadets were, when he saw these
plain little dears laying traps then as they are doing
now. SO you see this may account for the small
success Of the plain article. A few days. however
Will tell the whole story OF the siege, and then II the
glitter of gold make PLAN face look pretty and
q certain age a very uncertain one, there Will be
many break in The 'sngle" ranks Of tile gradual
ing class even before 1t leaves the scenes OF Its trials
The following standings" published at
parade tonight, arranged according to merit
1-BuYrows. 30-Tebbetts.
2-Palfrey. 3l-Ward, F. K.
3-Greene 32-McCauley.
4EQunan. 33-Pearson.
5-HO!den. 34-CoDb.
6-Chaplin. 35-COXe.
7-Wer. 36-Hodgson.
S-Homer. 37-Phelps.
1o-Rockwell.. Ss-McClernand.
l1-Schuyler. 4O-Edgerly.
12-Dennlson. 41-Godwln.
13-Larned. 42-Parker.
14-wood, E. E. 43-schofeld.
l5-Brodle. 44-BOmus.
16-MCNutt. 45-Kerr.
17-Dudley, E. s. 46-Olmsted.
18-Wlllams. 47-She;t0n.
19-Reed, H. A. 4S-Price.
2O-Birkhmer. 49-Hein
21-handolph. 50-Wietng.
22-Fountain. 5l-Smith, S.
23-Edgerton. 52-McDOnald.
24-Carter. r. G.. 53-Coniine.
25-Stevens. 54-Jerome.
Z6-fVess S0-hlCueT.
27-kyle. 56-Stedman.
26--kingsbury, Z. 57-FlOyd
29-POsuey. 5S-Hunt.
KIngsbury, Fl. p, absent, SICK
FIRST CLASS-oRDNANCE GUNNERY.
1-Greene. 30-Postley.
2-Holden. 3l-McCernand.
3-Chaplin. 32-Larned
4-ROckwell. 33-Pearson.
5-Paltrey. 34-Tebbett5.
6-BurTows. 35-Ward.
lives. 36-Kerr.
6-Qu,nan. o7-Fountan.
9-Chapin. 3S-Randoph.
l0-Wood. 39-Carter, X. G..
liver. 4O--McCauey.
1@Brodie. 4I-CoXe.
l3-Wiliams 42-Schofeld.
I4-Reed. 43-Shelton.
l5-Dennison. 44-Parker.