The New York herald., 1877-12-19
through ice and snow, with freezing hands, feet and
ears they overtake tho savagcs anc punish them win
terrible

IfcexuS
they overtake tho savagcs anc punish them win
terrible severity.
The soldiers lie ia indeed one OF danger. expos
urc and trouble Tho hard earned reputation OF
twenty years often IS lost by the misforunes OF an
hour. Old. gray headed officers, who have gained
OF Indian nghts surprised once, lose their
stock and, u they survive the conflict. dismissed
the Tor .negcct OF duty O;hers after years
OF toll IN moment OF rage utter hasiy words
and dismissed for disrcspect 10 their superiors
and Others again, Tor. unaappy mood, taking
much barieycorn Nothing will give man more
aches make him iccl old sooner or 10 more uncer-
tain business than "sodierpg." know that a differ.
ent opinion prevails Ia Tho East but II is founded
wholly ia error, and Is dispeIied the moment one
arrives on the fr6ntier and sees what an important
part our little army plays in the great work OF civil
time, when In quarters and resting, the sol
is revele, and Immediately auerward groom.
ing OF horses Tor one hour. After stables three
Quarters OF an aour for broadcast, then ia'cuc call
hour, dinner call at twelve O'Clock, iratigno cali
at QUO O'Clock, drill at two O'clock stables at
half-past three O'Clock TO balfpnst four, supper
and retreat AZ i've o'clock aud TO bed at min. O'clock
TO 30 through the same routine tomorrow. Besides
these duties there boards OF survey boards OF IN
spcction schoos oi instr Tucion In tactics signals and
varons other matters. Where is tho business man or
the professional man who works more steadily
WHAT orsicERs ARE PAID.
For their services aud risk IL Is generally supposed
p M Ss y s % s srs
show:-A second lieutenant OF Infantry gets $1,000
per year. hrst lieutenant Of infantry 81 500. cup
lan of infantry 81 500; second lieutenant OF cavalry
$1,000 per year, a hrst lieutenant $1,000,
captain $1,000; majors OF infantry, cavalry
aud artillery, S2,50p lieutenant coloneis 5000;
colcncls. $1,000 This does not include quarters aud
iuel Kind conmutation OF quarters and iue when
not with troops. When officers are serving with
troops tbcy provided by the government with
quarters and fuel Tree OF charge, but when they
stationed IN city stsn duty, they allowed to
commute their quarters aud fuci money at u price
liked by the army regulations II an officer Is mar
ried, II Is cheaper Tor HIM TO bc with troops and b0
furnished with quarters and nei In KIND Tor himself
and family; but II he rs "A single man. then he
board IN family In the city and his money allowance
Tor quarters ana fuel will long way IN paying his
expenses The salaries are suflciont, but mono too
large. In the summer season, especially in cavalry
whilo troops IN the ncld tho officers have TO main
tain their leld mess we'll as thcir inmies AT
home, ana this involves a double expense. IL
would cost Them little moro To 1.-Two II they
were with the family than " does TO MAINTAIN the
family without them; but tho hold is expensive
and the officer returning from long summers cam
paisn finds all the money used up. In winter they
trench and save something only to be expended tho
next summer.
Then, again, there changes of stations and tho
army olcer must look out Tor orders His w,fe and
children are not recognized by army regulations ana
when he moves he must move them ut his
pensc THIS occurs generally once year, but best
every two years, and II he has saved upa lew hun
crcd dollars " has all to be expended in reachng his
station. He never has any permanent home no
fixed hnbation or good furniture, he livcs IRON
hand to mouth, ycar after year. until NJ last no dies
nbd goes the way of all good army officers and worn
out political backs.