The Red Cloud chief., 1878-07-25
Time Militia Nnsters.

lNHN1 hl1 ~ ~ ~
oliy in the month II NAV. nt the county
town. where it was manTuyrcd and in
s,ruc,cd rather after Drydcn's system
than either II those prescribed 10y Con-
gross.
modiatcly preceding the general mus
ter. the officers II all arms were assem-
bled and drilled together ~ a Ight III.
fantry company. commanded ny th'ir
| field officers. They were instructed IN
the manual of arms, company ihclicN'
rcgimcntal ~mauuuyrcs, and wound up
lbs "A c]crrmoniuus rehearsal If the part
thcy were 10 play in the grand review
next day.
Although this company exhibited III"
cIiie of our rcgimrntal splcndors, gilt
,,rinp with tinscl and haunting with
feathers, "A more heterogeneous ana uh-
soldicrly parade could scarcely be im-
agincd. There wcr" ia" elect from ,hc
mountains, who sometimes mhrchru I"
the rendezvous barefoot carrying their
boots and soldier clothes in "A bundle
The ambitious cuhhlcrs, tailurs anu
plow-boys from cross-road hainl"tS ana
remote rural districts, short, tall tat
skinny, bow.lcggcd. sh~ccp--hank"d,
cock eyed, hump-Should"rod u sway
backed equipped hy AR, as %cconoinI'
cally. %awkwnrily and v%arionSly ~ they
were endowed by nature, uniformed IN
contempt 81 all uniformity, armed with
old nint-lock muskots. horscmon's car
bincS. long squirrel relies, doublc-bar-
relied s%hut-guns, hcll-muzhIcd blnhirr-
hus.cs, with sidc.arms 81 aS many dIi-
fcrrnt patterns, from the OLD draEpuh
sabre that had belonged 10 Harry Lees
Legion, to the slim baskci-hiltcd rhpi'r
which had probably graccd th" thlgh"i
some of our French allies IN the Rcvo-
! luton.
The officers of the volunteer Compan'
! irs. ON the other hand. were generally
! selected for their handsome appearance
7 and martial bearing, aud shunc with
T. a certain elegance II equipment, each
y in the uniform pertaining To ms com
. pauv. There was also "A sprlnkllng oi
= cX-lctcrans of 1872, rccognihnhl" by Il
certain martinez precision IN their de
J. pertinent, and "A shadow Of contempt
e Tor their crude comrades, but quick Ia
resent any cXtrancuu, comment ucrog-
ntnry To the service. a city dandy who
undertook To ridiculc the uld-tnshiOncd
way in which some officers carried their
e swords, wa silcnccd 10y the snapplsil
% reply: ''Youug man, Eve seen the best
- troops of Great Britain beaten 10y men
, who carried their swords in that way"
u This hnrlcquinadc Of equipment, COS
IL tune, and character was duly paradcd
II twice n day, marched through the
a streets. and put through its manuuvrc,
~ ON the green common adjoining Oui
". II H. .-..I. a.. Aha. HuttGtpnttnn al nj
u cmanciputrd school-boys, negroes, rag
amuiins, oilers, tavcrn-kc"pcrs, an,
cake and beer vendors. and somewhat
perhaps, to the WEAKNESS Of - u Quakcl
~ element. industrious mechanics VIII,
M had apprentices to manage. ana bus,
80 housewives who depended ON LITTLE
- negroes for help. Then came the grca
day Of days, when MI vulgar industr,
~ was for the time suspended, and nj
-, hopes of domestic discipline deferred
~ Even the law students were conslrainc'
sc To close their commentaries on Black
,i st me, and ~ they met ut the bar
h. would lcarncdly observe (bctwccn
y. glass of whisky and II quid of tobacco)
rn ''lntcr arma silent lcgcs.'
But how We school-boys lcapcd ut tn
!. first tap of the rcvcillc, eager for thu
n. realization of our golden dreams! llo,
Iy hopefully we scanned the eastern hori
II zon for assurance Of n clear day! Wit
i, what misery delight we counted Owe
nI our stock of coppcrs, boarded for tn
"a occasion, and calculated their equiv;
lent in cakes. beer. and sticks of tail,
,,d How doubtfully We considered the wor
~, ctigy of ''Gcorgius Rex on II coin "
had found in Il dirt pile. and wondcrc
if we could pass it ON old Murquha'
nv for II ''gunger!' Then how we watchc
~, the dusty roads rs the wild mountain
nd GERS came trooping in 10 swell the bu
M. ling swarms already gathered arour
a. the tavcrns. groceries. and street 60
;r, ncrs! And with what sublime cmoti'
we mingled with the crowd, saw Il
,,s plumcd heroes hurrying to and fro.
with ceasclcss Observation-Disclosures oul
,h, of buglcs, waving of banners, ilaShil
of swords, with ''thc thunder of q
captains and the shouting this inc
,nn hcrent and refractory mob was at lcng
cha m%arshallcd into some semblanco of
;m line of battle! Then the march aticl
with its exciting accidents and in
an, dents. several hours of tactical mano
vrcS. such rs We might imagine Sittil
hnr Bull and staii would execute with
tho, herd of butialoes. Then the return
in the dusty, thirsty veterans ot the da,
campaign, and the final resolution
martial organization into II storm
drunken anarchy and tisticuir iigh
For besides the prescribed milita
,ub- duties, il was we'll understood that y,
last cral muster day. being reckoncd nm
and the dies non in civil law, afforded
, re- people II convenient opportunity
TING settling all the standing accounts, J,
, no o%usicS, riyalricS, quarrels, horse trad
/ /, and swindles of the current year, nj
and their own fashion; and the solution
II these difficulties by whisky and jude
the combat was considered quite rs sa
No factory rs II resort Ia law ycrS. and
lear. more economical. For all in all, it
bell. n day worthy of six months eager
and ,icipation and six months of pleas
Ii remembrance. -Hurper'S Magazine.
AYES. Over 1000 farmers in Maine h
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