New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-04-04

uFa!i himself sometime OF their special
and peculiar lawn TO drill his battery.
The two staff officers present promis-
ed to see it they could procure the Cen
erals consent, and laid their plans ac-
cor,lingly On their way back to quarters.
Next morning at the headquarters
mess one OF them remarked casually:
1--WE were at Mrs. Dorroughbie's
last evening, General, and found the
ladies very agreeable.
''H' III! damned rebels, every one of
'em, III be bound was the loyal ans
Wer.
''Well, that may be; but they arg very
agreeable girls for all that y
"Morc fools your
''Do YOU know, General said tho
Adjutant, 'they are in mortal terror
lest Captain Aims should take notion
to drill his battery on their lawn. They
are afraid he would cut it up with his
wheels.
Him! Serve EN- right, too!'
x might give the Captain hint not
to go there if YOU say so, General
'sNever mind; I'll attend to it.
Not anotilerWord did the General say
during breakfast, but Immediately al
terward he called his orderly, who en-
tered, saluted. and stood in that grace
full pose known as attention
''Give my compliments to Captain
Aims said Sherman. land tell him
that will drill his battery this after
noon at half-past two. Tell him to have
plenty Of cartridges, as shall do some
! firing
So far so good, thought the Adjutant.
At quarter past two the General
mounted his horse and rode down to the
battery camp, accompanied by the two
young men.
The battery was all ready, looking its
best, and at half-past two precisely the
buglc sounded forward, and the pieces
wheeled into column.
Head of column right, Captain!'
said the General.
That settled it. for the usual drill
ground was in the other direction, and
the Adjutant and Aide silently exchang-
cd triumphant wink.
Such drill as that battery was put
through on the Dorroushbie' lawn
that afternoon! They fired by sections
and in faction front They advanced
and relocated firing; they unlimbered
and limhcred up; they wheeled and
doubled. am, Dix: everything else in the
tactics, until horses were in lather,
and some hundreds of dollars worth of
Uncle Sans powder had been expend-
ed in smoke.
And all through it the Dorroughbie
ladies sat in the mild winter sunshine
on their verandah, apparently enjoying
the show much to the Generals bewild-
ermcnt.
During the pause for rest, the ladies'
urged the Adjutant, who had ridden up
to pay his respects, to bring up the
| General and introduce him; but the old
fellow was not to be caught, and when
the drill was dismissed rode away, re-
marking:
THAT will do for once, reckon, -
and SO went back to his quarters.
At surper-time an old negro servant
presented himself with beautiful bou-
quet of early roses for the General,
whereto was attached dainty note, ex-
pressing the gratitude Of the borough
bic ladies for the entertainment that had
been afforded them, and begging him to
accept the roses in token OF acknowl-
edgment.
The General never "let on" that he
saw through the ruse. A keen light
ning-like glance at his Adjutant and
Aide was all he vouchsafed, but the bat
terry was never drilled on that lawn
again.
Poor man! A year later I saw him
carried to the rear on a strctcher with
his leg shattered by riAc-ball, and he
never was able to drill his beloved bat
terry again.
He was faithful and accomplished
officer, and did good administrative SER
vice even after amputation left him
crippled for life, and with his martial
spirit broken by the pain which he
never ceased to suffer.
It is all over now, thank Heaven! the
excitement, the WEAKNESS, the hard
ships. Only tho wounds remain, and
these, be they Of heart or body, death
alone can cure. The mounted troopers
ride forward, each waving white
handkerchief, the rattle Of rifles dies
away-Peace has come!