Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-04-25

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Adotphus. .,r ChssIss Al. With . cor
porai's gard CT ssedes. sOuie march
90 b. pleased threesh Rarspe. still,
shsrs remains the fsGt that some
soldiers, lihs those Who followed Arabi
Psshs, vii thrown down their arms
snd a. ~ the nrst Ere. while shhsrs.
Ike the Old Guard Of Aspoieoii. VIII
fan desperately aahting rather than
yisid an iisnh Of ground. even In The
fses Of the most desperate Odds. Be-
tween thsss lao there are, Of course.
many grades. There ID the soldies who
ssn b abspiutsly counted upoa 10 run
AWAY, the lsoldisr sho can bs abso.aisiy
counted ayon not 10 run away, and the
ne,aiers Who can be counted upon to
run Away 10 certain contingencies.
Tho soLiisrs Of todsv = the brave
-clamss6ed with regard 10 their
aninsatine spirit. and without references
10 sl,sir physieai characteristics, may b
diyhssd into thsae general classes.
Fist, shsrs are thoss ,Eh0ss bravery
srisss fsora mere lore Of ashtina. who
love the sxcitsnsnt and abandon Of
bssals, wko display dahl and quick,
frssfic courage. bscsnss Il 10 thsir M
tara. The ssss,na slass comprises those
vhoss courage Il n,ers iistelieoteai and
10 NOS unnixsd With pride. Besides
powsssina Q certain sn.oant Of mere
anisnsl oourses, thsy desire 10 appear
vsll IN ths siaht Of others. They viii
mot run away. iseeause it wcuid not look
veil 70 do 50. " What will they think
Of ss q hs,ms, II ae are bestsn 7" cried
shs Daks ef Wellington at wstsrIoo.
And q ID sertain shat the thought ex-
prsssse By tbs Duks, WHISTLER acknovi-
sdc,pd OF iiot. has been In the mind Of
u1arIy and many . POOH fellow 40 be
STOOD firuA amid whirlwind Of hre
uatil his liiood and his life gushed cot
together. The soldiers Of The third
elass are fasalisss. They aeht - brave
~ a, those Of sithsf Of ibs other classes,
bat are animated by a far different I'm
pulse. Tkey sand hru in she faes of
death, because such ID their destiny.
And who need rebel against the decree
81 Fate
The English soldier should bs placed
In slss second nsnticned class. Pride
noes Car with him. he would rather die
shan 90 home diiUraoesi. Patriotism
and ssnss Of duty are pstsnt Influences
wish him. He does moi love iRhtiug,
bus be fishts becanse lls thinks % 70
riaht 10 do 90 and that Il h his duty.
That be Ia . brave man, no one will hass
tbs laardihood % dsny. Bis main fault,
psskAps. 10 bio tendency 70 undsrrats
The bravery or shs power Of bis enemy,
somesimssl this tendency 10 rather an
advantage than othsrviss. but more
oftss h N the means 1T getting the
British soldier into very disaereeabls
situations, ~ YES ieeently The cass with
Lord Woitelsy. Who Fidis'siously under
rxtei the power Of 81 Milhdi. Il d Inn
possible 10 oonvinss the RagIish soidief
shas be ID not the oriy brave man on
earth. sThe EnRlish people, says
Sussin Mccarthy. + for d brave nation,
are Surprisingly siven 70 accusing their
nsiahboFs Of uowArdioel We have q
perfect mania for discovering cowardics
"a over The world. Nlpoieon was q
aowiud 70 q past asnerasssln the French
vera for . long time cowlrds the Isal.
lana wsre towards; Al The tune Of the
sohlssxig Holsisin var The Germans
wsrs towards the Rnasians still sre
aowslrds. In 1861 ths ysnkses we're the
typisAi eowsrds Of The lsarsh.r With
tbis one sreepsis's ihs English soldier
% usually Renstoas - veil ~ brave. aud
On tls whole shsfs are iew bssssr eel
dlesss
OF the RassiAn array. The oiicsrs
sAcala unsioubssdly be placed In shs
iIssa msnthsnsd ciass. They shorosghly
svsszbhls the French. whom thsy ar
deukls admire And are ealrslsxaly. reck.
ies&hl brxvp. Tbs lloldieis Of the Rua-
sian 0sassi are tha sams. The great
snam Of Nm trosps. however, ere difIsr-
ant Thsy eslnsg 70 sle laird clA.a
Thsy are psffsus fatslissk and lie all
fAAalisss. xts brave. Mas0Ahan. than
vhssa there hzs tssn 10 better isdes.
speAiIs % the Russian soldier in The
fslio'vine isnxaaesi
Ivan Iasi,oE hzs o eonEdsncs In the
iit&0Yisy and Aci1ity IL kis oizieers.
Walsh \ hi1.hly eoasmendAbsa and adi-
fgine. He believes them - be infalli.
hlal 10 h xslFs tlley Alwasa do tho hest
tilin& that "A 10 b. dsss. aiad In sAe very
besa 'rAy. Thesnfuis he never mntsniss
Anstlssr Roidisr msy Nsumhle 10 be have
mrs milk fel' his soHes. er meat NJ ieeat
ones . dAs. Ivan 4 fas above esEn.
pIaining ef sncl trifsa u no nsss h
Rlssu him. 10 b est<Ienliy becanse these
q nalla. Or u TIE ,neaf Furnished him
u fo1Iea. n h becesuse ot bet weathi,r.
and tkefs i 10 help for 10. II his shses
IN weFtAicsn. ard bic fest ees ffossa. d |
& 81 rsNson a tlss esld lf his biseriss |
aIs sefns essen, Il 4 III fAnlt q the
wpfuk he assrsx ahiaks e blaming
nstvb<niy. II 81 haaeliHit mistakes ks
\ hFleabt un<issf nres weere his cosr- 4
rs&sa faN arouna him ~ Ia knnarea. 1
and hIa feximenl nfldesNaes saFe ANAL. |
hi,nfisn. d n The val Il tia7. and must iae l
scAmlzfea stA Nor dos ifpFer ocomf 10 /
him N cofsse& ne iaAgmeaht al hss Oh /
ce6e hf rnniainR aNlky. Ia ehoff Ivan /
lsnHmH fhissks. with RugxA that whA4
&stE III h ftakk. Mazf tha<etsxs h &fllin1 1
70 tskb tAAnlls "a thHF kfe. He viii lius
hslfp5ls en- hlack hfe q ind Tea and /
nsses lhink es esnplalxlnsE
MnsaaAAs shes ssIuaz nj IN ~eneass
paicn hnrailnA Il ile RzasiAn scidisF. /
As1 csnss i, Ne ssnclessaa shas ~ ia
~ ezesra iasAl d he soaatsr. and
lesxyslhin< umziasrelk e ~ essi saliisF
= ths scri1.r
ne kfen1n solder skeald. a esursA
= pl4snd h he srss sl>n; ~ 0srp,ss
i NJ leooeik anll tn 1zra b ~ thru |,
ne Italian array i ssmpued partly 81
~ naltves ii Narshstn fiAls, whe. arr
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