, 1870-10-30
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The Wcst Point Scrap Eool cost1ins The
following amusl'g description Of the evening
Grtfs parade at tic UE;tsu states Military
Acatemy:
lit il 5 o'clock r. ill.,. and tue r,1u il gently
sinking til bind tho hiue Highlands, wlten the
Giun;s as thr barracks cnIuraenrc tF,eis evening
call Now frc,a the sa1iy-rotts cadcss, attireti
!" inll military. l'anorly, rarn'er forth kud
t. unee IN lhe vicltity uf tlci= respective CON-
lanl.r. Now tho .:rnms tam once more, aud
almost co'ncidcnt'y lorg tow OF gray-coats
+ end Ii statues, still and noti0rltse,
at carry asns. Tho srrnce ozlo:lr
ea'ls the .oll. Each man, "a lie answert
.of1ncd in two lank.. and whit for the band to
Iiat them to the parade. Thm hand now. III
obedience to Tho baton VI tue Drum-m.jor,
beats TIE .itjussn,'s ca1l pnd that func,ioa-
ary Intended 'y hia markers and tue Sergeant,
major, n1arclt - cut to make tue alignment
Aos the CAPTAINS assume the command; and
Mll1c from, tito band there tt.canIs 4 grst Of
1nusle tho Tour companies march TO their ,ics-
t1'at,op. Each company in its tim, is aligned
t.y In Cal tain; and all ate dretsed hy ths .1d-
jstant. They then como with crarl, 10 an
| d,dcr. and ttIe band. n,ier three preliminary
| stsai.b, brats Off duwn tho frnns, be-
h:hd esndily-dressed gsnslt man with
4 .1nnfy en- en- his head, aul a
r:t uat pS-''ss hanging out Of tho ton there
Of. In lie hand le carries atas=ctle.l caue. Of
| large s1xc, wi:clt he wirtds ss easily ns
! child worlt a stsaw- On arriving At thu ep.l
| u Ills journey, he turns about. snd hariug 4
hole in the ccrtie Of the band. With his mag
ical atot'. disappears troa REV IN the bowel,
t..trt OF. Soen ale emc.Ees- red an'l lHmpous
as evct, and ti,c band By some mysterious
movement known only to ittelf, arparens,s
| niA up Il. iue1tricable confusion il, cnda.vof-
! i:'s 10 follow tlicif leader. lsut uoE ther
1 co:IC iu as regular order ashefote, and march
1 n ArY7S ffsor.s
| tl.cy l,ay a 1s7sns-tune. then give three
s,ruins more, and st the final one the evening
gun Ii fired, tho Starr and Stripes ilutter to
TIC G1ou1t, AID the cadets ase ca:icl to Attcn-
sicn ,y the Afjntant- The battalion il now
called 10 rear open order; the .Adineant
marches etiff,y doNn tho trout, flies to the
right in q manner. ehockinEly abrupt, .aces to
the battalion and sinGs out. 'Ssnt harms =
An instantaneous clseh, md evesr ca1ct r1i-
yatc regards with srecclailse eyes hi. psi
ishct sun. baTc1. The Aaiusant then faces
II cut. t1d tells the officer III caa-ga that
dignisaty waves his hand: aad, 4. he draws
forth his t1usty blade the Adiatae, m.l%Aes
~ the left and rear Of him. The officer In
cl.srEr now hraccs Lis sword close to III:
i'ki,eus,!cr. Er:nds his hssas together, and yoei
,tcrases 'trco hump aud Tho cadets once
The officer again ye:ls Charge peanuts " and
eyery private faces hsls 10 the right and 1epelt
an in,sEnar. foe; ',tee hump sud the,
resume thcir former 1o>it'or Der llnunr.
charge .tea,hts Lis swor.i, The oricslies
report, AMI :hs Adjntaat renl
thr c,dcrs ~ 'SEic4i STATES 1tItit:
C,cems, ) rc.ut. 'eu lcrk, J1y s.teeut!., nnt
tixts-.onr. 'Sl,sl 'lorticrs lumber two.
Finally. the cadet officers m'rch III a 1lue I,
face, and cut away wi,h s1ca. precipitation 0,
his retatiatire in Ike mannor. TIC compauic
nl,o thus far have been rcearling tho abov
proceedings with etolid indifference, now cal
Is n:me, and sre marched on a: double tim
by The Orderly Sergeintt, the band dissppe, ,r
aid the erectato1s withdraw. no doubt hishl
c-5ift with what they hare aeen, bnt espccia
| II With Mllat theE hsEe hesrd"