The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-01-10

, the use In exposing ABUSES and evils !
havn't remedy to 0iier. All
but 1 have. am going around
this winter as warm as l look.
have solved the problem with trousers
and without making bloonlerinS guy OF
myself, either. They are not apologies for
psntaloons, but a good thick pair oinerent
snugly from the cali downward, and disap.
pear into the tops OF my eaiters; 1 would
defy any body, aided only BY such facilities
of inspection as q chance tlirt OF the skies
Afforded, to see that they were not ordinary
black stockings. So am kept good tom
perature, and don't rely on my petticoats
20 do anything but LOOK attractive and rs
spectacle. They ara extremely necessary
for those purposes, however, Tor the
breeches Of the sort am wearing are to DO
strictly secluded. They are intended for
comfort only-not only In walking, but
also in sitting. They are shaped IKE TWO
hams. Their tightnsss ut the apEiss and
looseness at tho hips shape them stte, tns
model of two spinning-tops. ! laugh ut,
yet love them. Try pair.
The Ideal soldier.
Well, what il the mead OF describing the
ideal soldier. seeing that, because OF fallen
human nature, he is all but an impossi6i-
ity? But, as the marauding "Ysnk" phil
you can't expect all the cardinal virtues.
uncle, for Sl3 Il month";" No, but you can
get good many OF the simpler martial viz
tues tor less money. There 10 not much
subtlety about the ordinary RIM Of martial
virtues. My. own belief, founded on
some experiences OF divers OF
that most mon are naturally towards.
have the fullest beliefin this force OF the
coionel's retort on his major. Colonel"
said the major in 4 hot Are, "you arc
afraid; see you tremblc!" eyes, sill" re-
piled the colonel, land IL you were AZ afraid
as am you would run away" l DO not
think three out OF four men would iuh
away ifthsy dared. There are doubtless
come men whom nature has constituted SO
obtuse as not to know fear. and who, there
fore, deserve no credit for their courage;
and there are others with nerves go strong
as to crush down tbs rising funk" Tho
madness OF blood does get into mems heads
no doubt. / have the tirmest conviction
that in cold blood the mass OF US Wonla
prefer .he air quiet rather than whistling
with bullets. Most men are like the colo
mel of the dialogue-they display bravery
because in the presence OF their comrades
and OF the danger they are too great
towards to evince poltroonerT. Ihus the
average man made capital soldier IN Inc
old Observation-Disclosures days Britisn
NOkcls, DTlIlSl As'-
craftsmen, German bauers, French peas
ants and French artisans, wera all pretty
much alike made creditable ''cannon.fod,
der" They would all march into ire and
through its sting, each mans right and lett
comrade reaching on MIN au1
his rear file supporting at once and
blocking him. In the ere the national
id;osy ncrssies developed themselves. Inc
funk" zone, so to speak, had bsen ira
vsrsed, and the Briton Ii arched on stead.
fastly, the German advanced with slower
step. the Russian stood still dogssdly, and
the Frenchman spurted into run with Q
yell. When the blood began to now, and
the struck men went down, the passion o.
tho battle became the al.-absorblng quef-
ton. And 30, whether by greater or less ss
steadfastnses, or greater or less dash, the
battle was won or lost. Till the culmfnat.
ing point, no man was ever thrown wholly
upon his own individuality, or ever lost the
consciousness Of public opinisn IS repre-
.epted by his comrades.-lArchi
T0rhea