The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1885-03-28
A ROUGH PLACE.
Where They Take the cOnceit Out OF
Young Man.

o6oh1 Soiu young udu VINO, nav
ing just returned from the great in
stitutlon, was asked how he liked the
place.
''Oh, yes, the discipline is good, and
they take The stOop from fellows
shoulders, still they do not observe
those little nieeties OF polIteness that
1 like to see practiced among gentle
men. | went In with a young fellow
named Adams, youth vi good man.
ners, who, l thought, could not fail
to make good Impression. We
were shown into an office, where
was pleased 10 meet Lieutenant with
whom Was acquainted. / iutro-
duced him TO Adams, and he seemed
glad to meet him and profoundly ac-
knowledged his gratitude. .Ah,
young gentlemen said he, so you
contemplate joining us. Glad OF 1t.
You'll lind everything pleasant here.
just sign this, please showing out
something that looked like cut
throat mortgage. Just as we signed
the thing the Lieutenant turned To a
pug nosed fellow who stood by with
a gun, and said 8: Take these fellows
down 10 the commissary department.
Adams and | looked at each other
and smiled. Get out Of here,' de-
nlanded the Lieutenant. Corporal,
take them away We did not like
The change In his manner, but th nix
ing that such freaks lght De among
Ills personal peculiariLies, we said
nothing, but accompanied the corporal
down 10 The colnmlssary department,
where We were each furnished with
filteen pairs of shoes, fifteen pairs OF
boots, anoabout four hundred pairs
of socks. Then loaded down with
our first spolls, We were conducted
into al upper room. Fix these
things SAID The corporal. How nix
'eni, l asked. lie sturlned AT us and
LoId u that II We had not stacked 'em
np ia shape by The time he had got
Oaek he would report Us.
"lie vent away, and we went to
WORK 10 arrange our goods. Thought
that my SOCKS were ESPECIALLY well
arranged. but when The corporal came
back, lac gave IiltIn "A kick and said
.tlX these things l felt like knock
ing him do II, but thinking thai |
had hot got the hang OF the place,
restrained my feelings, Come on
here, now, said the corporal. We
were then shown into "a long hall.
The corporal lelt us, aud, having
gwen no instructions, we knew not
" hat To DO. After awhile Adams re-
marked, Il see "A lot of tracks leading
10 hat door. Believe I'll 20 IN anu
ask for directions.' He went into the
room, but "A inoInent afterwards came
out ilAe man falling down stars.
Pretty socn after this, we saw, posted
on tbe WAL, IA couple OF sheets oi pa
per. They referred 10 Us, giving IL
everything but iatherly advice. Well,
| concluded To 20 in. Nnen en-
tered, blufl olheer looked up aud
asked !:
What Is your manner
jackson.
'tiet out of here
II went back 10 my bill OF instruc-
tions and learned that my name was
jackson, l.. D., SIR Thought I'd
Try It again, and went back.
What l. your manner
jackson, l.. d.
sGet out of here.'
"Went back 10 my bill again and
found that had left off the SIR"
1.-The next time l succeeded, but
Adams, think, must have been fired
out tour times at least. We soon
learned that for the first three months
we we're to be known as beasts, and
that 10 cadet would speak 10 us, and
that we were not even allowed to look
at one of them. One day l happened
To Look up ut IA fellow. Swelling like
"a toad, he exclaimed: Take your
Shiny eyes oil mev
II wanted TO knock him down. but
by this time l had learned to endure
insults. There may be places more
uncomfortable for beginners. but
wouldn't know where to look for
them. They say that the Heniientiary
Is rough, and l suppose II is, but l
warrant you that IL West Point
beast were to wake some morning
aud lind himself in State Prison, he
wonder how he came to be thrown
into such polite society"
In the coal mines of Komo. Colorado,
there is "A blind miner. lie gets out
nearly az much coal as his more for
tunate comrades, puts in his "props'
perfectly plumb, and works out his