, 1876-11-27

Will HlfG BUCbHi CSLGClllHItuk6 0k blIj
arM0ry-ha1F, !lnrst c0nGGrtat ete.,-lO which
an alinlsston is charged hR we'll to the members
Of tic company rs 10 outsiders. In this wny
thc % %eo'9nany fund ls kept supplied, tho expcnsGs
mcni o. M sss Sa etc. rsG
!!c characters fccl compelled to 20, Or At least
to buy tickets. The Twenty y.thlrl Of Brooklyn
for sc!ctal winters las given scrfeB Ut con-
ce.ts, the music being f1rn!sled Iy its most ox.
bcen very popular, and Rourco Of conntderntfc
profit to tllo regiment. In the average re0l-
ncnts II costs now member ehout sloo ~ ~
,irst year nn s eaeh succeeding yeHr ,tf
consume The grcatcr part 81 his llrst eloo
Officers, Of course, at considerable lnnrc ex.
pcnscs. To keep their companies up anu good
feeling atnong their men they must hS
"pltRrrY GOOD FELLOWS ...
and IN nowtac nlggaftly. A short Time ago.
during warm weatier,, I was ststlnE In beer.
garden about Il o'cloek In the evening" when +,
marched fall company Of TIE seventy;flsst
ing occupied tic saloon, tho Captain orderod
t.ltaltl break rankst Walter, brlng us flty
beers" sucl, sernsnbl'ng for 6eats % cnsnc!,
such gabblng, chatting, laughing, Joking, frol-
'i cises Is , f"iis,cI, intefspcrsci Witt frequent
becrs. was decidedly entertaining. They hal
inst rot through with their regulnr drill In tho
nrmory, and marched out for refreshments.
Th,, pasiss e,ne nneh H. n HOe"e e ae
b
atter drill, social hour over conytslal bear. It
isthrougit these social qualities that tho .'otack
regiments keep up their popularity. Tho mc,n-
''N ' "oAr ropso nucKs,n
whose Indy friends aro "dylig to acc u'orn In
,iar attendance at oil tlieir, soaablcs.
Then, .when, tho handsome, fellows como
step heads erect, Keeping tho compnny
line aa stralght rs IN arrow, 1aosT the doar petit
coated creatures do wave their 1anhkcrthtotH
and applaud. Each darling Anna Marin looks
dont'ally points lin out to her ncle ehbors, and
thur how sho blushes aud titters. And so tho
regiments make themselves popular, have q
good time, and become standby md m ark Of
safety IN time Of need. OF course, It y not
which are not ,myo hard t!nau Of 1t. They
have to resort to oil s0rts Of c1pedents to Keep
their membership up To- the minimum, and eo
nvOid being dtsbaliled. III oruer to catcl! new
cpst Of tlio recruits Uniform, while others hid
still higher, anu furnish Ills cntlro equipments.
Internal 1lsseusIons frequently lead to tho thin
Ming out of q regiment, while lncompc-
d vory short time. Those regiments which
MAINTAIN TIE srn1CTKsr DISCIPLINE
are tho most successful ones. The Seventh
Regiment las boon notcdtfor this since It's llrst
organization. 1t haa been particularly fortnnato
rfeta. n et.sL46 4t6I.na nfTort n,G ,.',, Tni5 1inst.
osGe nuEe, 'ae tt. nuW =. ~ f., ta;
rs asclpina Has pGeh n,a,.'thea tf. ~ '.u ngneas
sianaaso an, w tG III. sa9 cmo s'o ar aE nso ~
almost MorsMpea .nett So.niGts. 1 iMesn nFo
ssVefal q our rcghcn,.s t, su 1--WE mei. , IN .aIa n so
otousay equpCn I"as AMY ~ oss ne mrs
10 staft on W. n9s .sn nntan. ~ "" .n oat
notice. Notnng t!sases isen ptitss I'LL Inaa W
oo onduty getotc sao Eaosse' @ nelu s"@s nasy Ui
Whatever hatafe. nHs % Always nee'i psfioS 9 gtot ~
manner Rlkc cfGnltape @ u .hesn anu t!u oLate
they represent. iae!T seaTce III sne was II -,
meter 81 nato, a nHy u,;yy vo ats1 c H.
r!osR eic.so ~ " a LUIS IL snv.nt wv mao, ~,
sotne respect lot Lhesn A.to sevcnt.l VIZ GU
Eagcd n tlle great torsest.alaeieaMy rlot' Ill
Astor fiacc, witcfc tae} were eo"'f'e"edt 70
FIRE ON THE MOD,
and thirty or fort. persons were Killed. When
te Metrop9tan ro'ss n9aft Mas aaFganlse
Fernando Mo0d tnen mhayo fnisea to snrrg
tnun about him. anl proposed to show
fight, The 6cve,ith Regiment was march
ed down to tho City Hall, drawn up
in lino In front OF tho Mayors office, anl, at thu
word Of command, touaat,d ,nlttkets y, wero