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mailer. Dat IN that day conduct counted
ngatnst cadet 10 stch d degree tint any
sInclal excellence In study wots'd he Infected
'T r''n HASSnn 1;;o,ss ~ w'fic'f II" TIED 'rs
':on.lhct' did mt n'cn,, necessarily ba,l In,-
moral conduct, but late rising, negligence In
dress, and so Dil.. schoilcld f. ono of tho hest
lnntlM,nnllc'nns II, the country, and IN nthrr
TSsnSsS Fl uet yry fy s'Gf "w s re aet @ s ms1ks wh
Sheridan. Poor Sheridan WIS pitt bnrk
II yrar in his course for II .rOw. with
one q his cndets, and was so lnw In ia,n-
duet thai In the chi, 'lcn,Ify squeezed thro,,gh.
nla otnn!tlpn: atHt ane rcast,i, why asslr,,ri
Stisoilelh u command West Point was that,
k,91wlng low tl!e rule worked in l,is ,.lHy,
, ,nEainst +, !, a'1f ma, s! s ,,lmseI e
best schon1 IN tho world. ] d. not mean tl,e
!iis:lpinr: 4 hoy to 3" tIrm,eii foiir ycars H
III West 1'otnt must have. the essential ELF
any of these, hr must Till. ihear army nteli
say their llnppiest days were st West Point.
The lIIpst trying ,nys of my life were thnse
spent there, and mover recall them with
pleasure: ,o. uo ,,.,,, =,
thing" said The General, "timn titc clpst, of
The War. never fixed service ln The army
not @ ~ Z s Ho;lns officer. tlid not wans to 60
tU t2 Mss ,G S mt f,,yr y aBalcnt a y 's w ss Ss
~ 10 make nc 90, ii / c"llld have cscapca
West Point without bringing myself
into disgrace at home, wohlu hnyn
!I done so, I re'nenbcr nbont , The the
@ Wer ehates y' i, Gongrcss oysr 's prsoposai /"
abolish West PoLnt. Used 10 look over the
,Ml,ers aid read tho Congressional reports
wiih cagerness, TO- sec ting progress tho .b'l,
matls nlH[ ilonEng y ,icar that tLc scooi i!ad
my father without being u disgrace. |
never went Into battle willingly or with
enthusiasm. I wtss always ela'l when bat,
Tic was over. I never want to command
anotheE army. tak1
No INTEREST IN ARMIES.
When tic Duke of Cambridge asked ME to
review hts troops, Mt ,Aldcrsllos., told his
Royal 1ftgllncss TINT the one tlling never
Mintcd to SEC agaln WINS military, parade.
When ! resigned from The army and went to
ca!ae rctart,ed @ e iho serSiee Ieeaass It %as
u duty ] hail no thought Of rank; al1 did
wns to try and !nake myself useful, Ny sirs.s
commission as Drlgs,d!cr eanc III the utanE-
iIiinoIs ! '''o' Do not 70 a tbsk knew @
nM! l did not know hin y.ry
well< It was oily after Donessn. w
r f 1f.fn }jt proycn t9 icS " yycd iRvrnt @ %s me- me-
outJ ,1,for = r+,ef nt,,i ,,rn ntfnaJis ,,iijn,tt n
ll!El unaGI ntiEs.. nlu p!ettsMas .n,,at M..mvants
commune, neiInSSo song Sameas; ~ r.r;,t x
" tne part u linlecG. H. nIl entIle I'm g. IiGnt @ ~
TING. Ineycr porg iiatGck ll!-"i,l ~ ios u, nma
WurtnmalGH l1ienttiS. ne wns III coTGl.,atla' Gaand'
ai.i y WIS is n.y 10 ~ 10 p.GMsc.
But hardly Know Whit would '1a1e co'ne o.
u, us i!tr ~ ! Was c3ncesnet' haa l1n' LUG ,ae
, n ,nt ,,"S XIX a,' s, s + III" rn,,,.
~. sa,ni mn frnr, iiulisrt:s ,,is,,fensurn
Whcn ofher ron,ulnt,ds rainc ntw;lvs regret
tctl then,. When the biil creating lie Grade
~ I,isntennni-{; {;cncrai WAS proposed. will,
nv I1nm.. MS the Licutennnt-Geuris,l, I wrote
Mr Washl,urne unnnsinE II, ldltt iIot want
II. / foI,i,f tint Tia Fiji WAS riult and l WINS
WIRING when cams 10 co,nln:jM the Armyof
lin Potnn,n,,.-that a hca,i WIS needed to the
army.
'''",' ~, ~or ,r,,, rur 1,rsrnrxov
DID Nut "Ast ins tnnDe a,' 1...s,,,
nnt! have never quite tnnaVc.l myself Int
reslEh!Hg mo colnlnalN q ne Nt1u5 ~ M.eN
II; but 1t cnillst not " 9elt'Etl. oWcH my
tlonors and opportunities 10 tho Kcpnhllcnn
| party, AMI. " my hMmei cnu.A n!M y, WaS
pottnt! to nccelt. lin second i,nl,Inntloh
was also due to me:.ltl Mhy use tne phrase;
-bccailso ot tlio nitteftrss snin q! ni!l.tlcai ata
personal ngponents My acgtcct!un t, M"s ~ u