The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-10-30

whole coin,nand, aud intended as
Q prcc ,ution TO ensure readiness
in case of a sally by tho enemy.
After the retreat had been
sounded that night, the order was
communicated to each company
that the arms were not TO be taken
till after revcille roll call the fol.
lowing morning; and ia the silence
Ofthc other orders were secretly
communicated TO the men by the
ringleaders, and the mutiny wac
ripe.
Tho night passed, and with
gray dawn the shrek and rattle
Of reveille sounded succcssively
from the camps Of a hundred regi.
ments and from the drum corps
of this one, speedily arousing it
from slumber. The officers, hard.
ly awake, heard the coniusion,t the
buzzing and humming cansed by
the calling OF the rolls by Brown,
Jones and Robinson, and the rest,
by the orderlies, and the mingled
command from ten tllroats:
"Take arms"
A pause, a silence followed;
then angry and vehement expos
tulstion; but no rattle or clash
such AZ the taking Of arms from
tho stack causes. The command
was repeated and reiterated with
more expostulation and next the
commandant of asch company
was visited by the vcxed, scared
face Of the sergeant, aud the start.
ling information given that the
company would not take arms.
Some Of the officers received the
intelligence with incredulity some
gave vent to thoir vexation, and
unjnsfly upbraided the poor Or
dcrlier; but all finally put on their
swords and repaired to the scene
uf mutiny. with substantially the
the same remark:
swell soc if they won't take
arms for me!'
They did see; and they quickly
assured themselves that the men
would not put forth q hand in
obedience to this particular order.
"Attention shouted the captain
pf the first company; and every
man promptly came to position.
Take -arms!" Not hand stirred
"Riglt-iace!' This co,.,mand.
was instantly obeyed.
"Front !" The company came
back to line with beautiful pre-
cision.
"Take-arms!" But not q hand
answered the words, though Cap
tain NJ vociforated thcm to
the full compass of lis powerful
bass.
So in every company, the men
promptly obeyed every order but
this one, and that not q man
obeyed. Not word, not even a
defiant look accompanied their
disobedience; thoy simply stood
like 80 many statues, and NOV.
ed not muscle in auswer to the
command.
The captains threatened, begged,
and some swore; and neither their
anger nor their humility had the.
least effect upon thore seven hun
dred men. After half an hour of
nnavailIng effort, desparing of
accomplishing anything them
selves, the conmandants repaired
to the ccloncl's tent, aud nston-
ished him with the news that HE
regiment was In open 'mutiny.
He listened with angry iinpatiencc
to the particulars they gave him,
then he hastened to buckle on his
sword.
"Come With me-" he said. "By
heavens, don't belive they'll fail
to obey me when ! give them the
order"
lie was mistaken; as much 90
as the captains had been be-
fore him. The line stood motion.
less behind tho stacks when he
reached the parade ground and
ordering the officers to take their
places, he took his own in front
oftI,e centre. Drawing his sword,
he shouted In the yoico that no
man in tho regiment had ever yet
disrcgardcd:
"Taks -srmsl" And still not q
man obcycd.
The colonel was profoundly ex.
cited, more % than he had been
since l'c dropped his plough hand
lee and mounted one ofihe plough
horses to raise bis regiment on
hearing the Presidents proclama.
ton. lie began by inviting the