The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-03-22

Perhaps the most pleasing sight 1T the
Point Is evening dress parade. 1t is
five o'clock p NJ, and the sun is gently
sinking behind the blue highlands, when
the drums at the barracks commence their
evening call Now from the sallyports,
cadet, attircd in full military panoply,
saunter forth, and lounge in the vicinity
of their respective companies. Now the
drums fam once more and almost coinci-
dentl, long row oi grey coats stand
e, statues, still aud iuotionless, at carry
arms The spruce orderly calls the roll.
Each man, as he answers Here - comes
to au "ordcr." They are then formed in
two ranks, and wait for the band to play
them to the parade, The band now, in
obedience to the wave Of the baton of the
drum-major, beats the "adjutant's call !"
and that iunctionary, attended BY his
'markcrs' and the ,crgeant-maior, march
c, out to make the alignment. Now the
captains assume the command, and while
from the band there streams gnsh of
music, the four companies march to their
destination. Each company i'll its turn
is aligned by its captain; aud all are
dressed by the adiutant. They then come
with a crash TO an order" !" and the band,
after three preliminary strains 'beat off -
down the front, behind gaudily dressed
gentleman with muff or his head, and
a red pudding.bag hanging out of the top
thereof. In his hand he carries tassel-
ed cane, of a large size, which he wields
as easily as child would Il straw. On
arriving at the end of his journey, he
turns about, and boring hole in the cen
tire Of the band with his magical baton,
disappears from view in the bowels there
of. Soon he cmcrges, red and pompous
as ever and the band, by some mysteri.
Gus movement known only to itself, appa-
rently mix up in incxtricablc confusion in
cndeayorng To follow their leader. But
now they come in as regular order as be-
fore, and march back to their starting.
point. Arriving there, they play psalm,
tune, then give three strains more, and al
the final Que the evening gun is fired, the
stars and stripes huttcr to the ground
and the cadets are called to attention
by the adiutant. The battalion is now
brought to rear open order = the ad
iutaut walks stiffly down the front, file.
to the right in manner shockingly alb
rupt, faces to the battalion, and sings out
Sent harms :" An instantaneous crash
and every cadet private regards witt
speculative eyes his polished gun barrel
The adjutant then faces about, and tell,
the "oficer in charge" that the battalion
is now at his service.
This dignitary waves his hand and, al
he draws forth his trusty blade, tho adju
tant marches to the left and rear of him
The "otficer in charge" now braces hi
sword close to his shoulder, grinds hi
heels together, and yociferates, "Cre,
hump !" and the cadets once more ''carr,
arms" with an automaton-like precision
The officer again yells, charge peanuts =
and every private faces half to the right
and repcls an imaginary foe "CIe,
hump" and they resume their former po
sition Der hump ~ aud they como t,
an "ordcr." The officer in charge sheathe
his sword, the orderlies report, and tn,
adjutant reads the orders; ' 'Snied State
Militia, 'Cademy, s Point, 'en York ,Jl,
s'teenth, and sixty.tour, Shal 'lorder
lumber two" &c.
Finally, the cadet officers march in
line to the officer in charge" shak,
their fists in his face, and cut away witt
great precipitation on his rctaliating in I
ike manner.
The companies, who thus far have beel
regarding the above proceedings will
stolid indifference, now "carry arms" an,
are marched Of at "double time" BY tn
orderly sergeants, the band disappears
and the spectators withdraw, no doub
, highly edited with what they have seen
but especially with what they have heard
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