The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-29
MIvNIE'S RECEPTION.
New York. Fir-t Coiored Cadet ut the West
roint Military Academy.

New 1Orks Firrt totored tndet Ut the Ntn
roint Military Academy.
WEST potSr, Aug. 2s.-As the Chauncey
vibhard nearcd the West Twenty fourth street
pier this morning the cadcts ON the pier saw
thick gathering Of comrades in the starboard
quarter gnngway They greeted them with
checrs. which were IA wildly answered. The
gang plani scarcely touched the pier before the
cndrts had swnrmcd aboard. led 10y a tall youth
with battered gray stOvcpipe hat bearing
glaringly the figures "ls77." when there WIS n
swinging OF hands and tircless hattrring OF
that stovrpipc. Unnoticed 10y the gay boys.
though sitting near them. surrounded by a few
friends. sat Charles A. Minnie. the muato
youth who H. the Hon. Nicholas Mullers nomi-
nee for cadet-hip in thr academy Minaie
was attircd In a now suit OF dark clothing. pre-
scntcd to him by his foster father He con-
verscd inteligeniiy and pleasantly. his head
barei. TO his lady friends. and seemed To- inter
e-i them. Tho curious eyes that were directed
toward him from every part Of the crowded
cabin seemed not to dscouccrt him. He was 20
! full of loy he said az the noarness Of the begin
| ming Of q higher way of living that h. had no
| time to notice the offensive or d.pr'. ht NJ
glan'es that were cast toward him by the less
| 4 long line OF 6pon carriages and coaches.
nlrd with relatives and friends of th,s cadets;
'' ihn 'laT narriae.s Mnnie. Dr. ". \ Mrrrl. ady
friend, ana the Doctors little nephew rode
| trance of Gen Srhoheld's ofiice. They We're
ushrred into the Aaintant'- oflirc., There a
rrpf, sentative OF the Adlutan,. Can't. Hall stood
at "A high desk. A line of applicants made a
lengthy waiting for Minnie. Meanwhile. he
was closely -crutini2ed bv his future comrades.
In mis- turn Minnie approached the desk Tn"
only ,9anse N '&pi HALL wannGr oNc was ri,.! in.
handing pen. as hc had done uniformly be-
fore. he held out q pen without raisns
full name here" pointing ont the place
with his ,forehnger. Minnie signed his nan,
coolly and carefully and n answer To a. few OF
the formal questions, said that he WIS born in
Glen- Falls on the sth Of September. 1871 =,
%H. SaI hNGsinng satsina"ry Do"Wh When Dr Merrill a1om
M pa9Ea ,E cosy n ,C fhe e TT Treqsgrers o Minnie Put
'Tr-usurer'- desk, and was much surprised
when DR. Merrill. in behalf of tenchois 81 Hran-
mar school 20 whore Minnie graduated. ami N
his own. adaed Co. rh;7 n w M '@an,r da, M's snrr
MIMI 'i, ,nSn wnt into the dining room of th'
", 1t Point Hotrl aud dined at "a" Wrll-hI' ilhl'
ed table SIDE hy side with iashiohaN,, "n..
and Newport Then he went to his room iu th'
barracks and secluded himself until th" hop
He merely looked in upon Tire brilliant seem
A A. cadet from the South said We ha,e foun,
an .ff..tlal and safe way tp deal viii! ihr cul
: 0r-d cadets that are forced upon w., W" l.aN'
them entirely alone. flpr"f .'ood 'n,- l'N"
7 some N b. class went inrMtri. took hl7 h"ni
ana 'ongratulat'd him. Whitaker. thr mgr
, stripe and may not Iei through ~" %. ni-r
: You may see MIN now ni me p''i ~ nlT iN !. !.
I, | silent and lonely H. though u" sAl lh /" l'-' J.
. H. oHupl'h MY tent anh'' hi'i NV, VI, ~
: address one oi his fellow ohdr- fuN W"
I di-llA" toward MN H. r"ni",i9lnr'i ll,,,r,,,
, trivial personal slight. involving nh ihi iInN
, ! ~ the rule. Of he ru ufulm'ni hhl hl
' irir H.. may be- sentenced ~ lnlpr -Nnih"i