The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-16

was 50 serious about the matter some very seriouz
Here Fred got laughing so heartily that he had TO
SIT down on pile OF books beside the trunk
HE took the bait"
swell, he took all the answers as though they
were g0sPel truth but or course he knew IL was all
OF treating the affair seriously. "Whyn said he, on
recovering himself. "what's the use or talking. II
should come along and I fellow w ss take her
you"
..suppose she had no titleYn
"riddlesncks WHAT'S that to beauty and stamps
"But supposing the title was ADDED to boots"
Well, now, are you, too, getting serious on this
ridiculous subjectr' And Fred looked at me in q
auizzlcal way as he turned aside from his packing.
Ing the go0d-natured son OF MS iatner a long life
and merry one after est Point had been b. ed.
SMITH. THE CoLoRED CADET
AND 80 Tom Smith, the standard bearer or his
race AZ west Point as General Ames, believe, once
Caieu Nun, mas got TO 90, at least for time. l
happened to meet MIN near the guard house this
morning OF an early hour and asked him II he In
t a 70 lake ms chances and come back TO the
,,, Come back nv class doesn't go on iurlough
ss year. nc replied, looking rather amazed that
should have asked such a question.
II refer 10 you alone" said.
os smith looked still more puzzled, and finally ex-
Claimed, II am not gong away, siru
"AbOut WHAT,
.'Ihe court-marnal has decided your case"
"Whatl haven't heard anything about IT, and
smiths face ilusned-ior It can nush, mind you, as
yisloly as fun white man's-as If from sudden ex-
ciLement. "What Is the decision ~
l handed HIM a copy OF the HERALD OF to-day
ana pointed 10 the order OF General Belknap.
smith glanced hurredly over II, and then quietly
handed me back The paper. The flush had lett his
lace, and the TWO peculiar dark spots on his cheeks
$1,000 out more prominently tnan ever as the rest Of
his lace assumed
A DEATHLY pALLoR.
really piticd the poor fellow from the bottom Of
my near neart us he turned toward me and sald:-
that has been arrived att
"Nhat DO YOU think OF it2"
"In my opinion II Is an unjust one; but what can
it the best way l can"
.slou see by the Communication OF the sentence you
wiz nave TO stay away u year from the Academy"
$50 see, Sir.n
.Do you intend to come back again, or have you
got enough OF West Point y,
~ win come back again. SIR" he replied. deter
lhhedy; ~ 40 not mean to give up as long as have
"Nhere VIII you go when the ORDER suspendlng
you comes a.ongn
~ viii go to my home. in South Carolina"
"And what Will you do meanwnler'
STUDY, and be oil the more prepared to get on
'lou may change your mind about coming back,
mo fear Of thai, If health and nothing Ill hap
suppose you should on re-entering year from
now have to go Though the same trials you have SO
fara'
''rhat would not make any difference am dc.
termlned about that. am very sorry that
HAVE TO LEAVE,
but hope for the best. it may be for the best,
who knows" And with this the colored boy
touched MS hat politely and went TO his quarters.
need say nothing about the Joy with which the
cadets received the announcement thar Smith had
10 20. The detestaton OF the poor fellow by the
corps is something really inc0mprehcnsIble But
what will 1t amount tor Smith VIII CO. but LORD
Napier, still more OF the negro than he, remalns
w hats the odds Z