McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-02-12
A ROUGH PLACE.
why Young Man Does Not Care to Serve
Uncle Sam by Taking Course at
West Point.

West Point.
81 don't care to see West Point
again. said a young man who having
just returned from the great institu-
ton, was asked how he liked the
place.
"Oh, yes, the discipline is good, and
they take the stoop from a fellows
shoulder, still they do not observe
those little niccties of politeness which
l like to see practiced among gentle
men. / went in with a young fellow
named Adams, youth of good man
rers, who, thought, could not fail to
make good impression. We were
shown into an Office, where | was
pleased to meet a lieutenant with
whom was acquainted. lie shook
hands with me cordially and asked
about my relatives. | introduced him
to Adams, and he seemed glad to meet
him and profoundly acknowledged his
gratitude. 'Ah, young gentlemen.
said he, so you contemplate joining
us. Glad of it. You'll find every
thing pleasant here. just sign this,
please showing out something that
looked like cut-throat mortgage.
Just as we had signed the thing, the
lieutenant, turning to a pug-noee thing
who stood near with gun, said ::
Take these fellows down to the COM
missary department. Adams and l
looked at each other and smiled. Get
out of here demanded the lieutenant.
Corporal, take 'em away We did
not like the change in his manner, but
thinking that such freaks might be
among his p6culiarities, we said moth
ing, bur accompanied the corporal
down to the commissary department,
where we were each furnished with
fifteen pairs of shoes, fifteen pairs of
boots and about four hundred pairs of
socks. Then, loaded down with our
spoils, we were conducted into an
upper room. Fix these things said
the corporal. How fix emp asked.
He stormed at us and told us that if
We had not stacked 'em up in shape
by the time he got back he would re-
port us.
''He went away, and we went to work
to arrange our goods. thought that
my socks were especially well az
ranged, but when the corporal came
back, he gave them a kick and said:
Fix these things" l felt like knock
ing him down, but thinking thst l had
not got the hang of the place, l re-
strained my feelings. Come on here,
now SAID the corporal We were then
shown into long hall. The corporal
left us, and, having given no instruc-
tons, we knew not what to do. After
awhile ADAMS remarked, i see a lot Of
tricks leading to that door. Believe
I'll 90 in and ask for directions He
went into the room but moment af-
forwards, came out like q man falling
down stairs. Pretty soon after this,
we saw, posted on the wall, couple
Of sheets Of paper. They referred to
US, giving us eTrerything but fatherly
advice. Well, [ concluded to 60 in.
When 7 entered. bluff officer. looked
up and asked:
"'What's your name?'
"Jackson.'
s'Get out of hers;'
~ went back to my bill of instruc-
tons and learned that my name was
jackson, L. D., sir Thought I'd try
it again, and went back.
"'What's your name?'
jackson, L. D.
"'Get out OF here
"Went back to my bill again and
found that had left off the sir.
s'The next time l succeeded, but
Adams, think must have been fired
out four times, at least. We soon
learned that for the first three months,
we were to be known as beasts and
that no cadet would speak to us, and
that we were not even allowed to look
at one of them. One day 1 happened
to look up at a fellow. Swelling like
p toad, ho exclaimed: Take your
shiny eyes off me y