The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-11-24
UNCLE SANS. SOLDIERS.

JINGLE SANS SOLDIERS.
GLIMPSE OF LIFE In THE REG.
80 Ffs's ULAR ARMY. ssfsp 4
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4 Soldier's Privations and Discom-
fOrts--lt~utine Work at the FrOHs
tier Posts. Hours tor Relaxation,
gtvsa k-- 4tratsE
General James s. Brishin In command
1t Fort Niohrars, N .hrssks. ss,sain the
course OF long letter to the Chicago
Tribune: i1isis TIE ? -f7Fs
What do We do from morning tnfii
night every day in the afmyP Lotsaof
lhines; and II you think It Is dull aud
idle to be at frontier post Just come
md let me'pet yeusos saasy faFsa dsxeorE
Two. Take . private soldier 10 the army,
sutj Ct to all the rules and regulations
Of military pest. just at daybresk
and when be wants NEST to sleep the
earth seems to be split open by mighty
boom from the great gun on the parade
ground, and the hueles call out merriiy,
"Get up, soldier; get up. soldiers" and
get up he must, and he lively about il.
too, or the sergeant will.help him ont OF
he'd. 1t is not yet o'clock, and to give
him good appetite f,r hls breakfast the
seargeant Will drill him for an hour. At
6 80 comes the regular assembly when
You fall In and answer to your maine at
roll call. A. 9 :35 sick call will 60. and
il you feel very bad and wish yourself
at home With your mother you can go
up 70 the hospital aHd the drctor will
give you pill. After that you can get
some breakfast. At Z 40 fatigue call
will be sounded. and YOU will he turned
out to work. At s go there IL q guard
mounting. II you are not for guard
ven Can keep on working until IL As,
when recall will sound and you can then
come ia 10 dinner. One hour and a.
teen minutes is allowed for dinner and
rest. At l p. 10. fatieue-call will sound
sgsin, and you will 90 out for On after.
Moons work, if you are not for drills.
At 8 recall will GO, and u YOU are a
cavslrymsn ) on must 60 down to stables
and feed ard groom your horse for on
hour. At 6 you will get vour supper
At sunset you will fall IN for retreat and
answer roll-csll again. You will prob
ably be drilled for half an hour al the
manual OF arms, or attend q dress parade
and he run about to try your wind. Al.
ter. that you, can attend school for half an
hour 10 an hour, and then red Ct on
home and all it's plessurers until 9; when
tattoo will eound and you will he turned
on, for another roll-call. At 8 80 taps
will sound, and you must then be in bed,
whether you are sleepy or not. Not o
light is allowed in qurs,ers after taps,
and no talking or moving about. fyou
are not sleepy you can count over in
your mind 1 0CO two or three tImes un.
til YOU fall asleep, or you nav reflect si-
lently on The greatness Of your govern
ment. N Il morning yen will again be
awakened suddenly out of your sleep by
the great gun, to 60 through the same
thing IS the day before.
The variations in your life will he
when you are detained in the quarter.
masters department to drive team OF
SIX uuruly mules after night. NJ mat
ter If you do not know anything about
driving team; you must learn it. By.
.nd h., go, I'LL 10 Jaks;cad q noc,n.u.,
cook and made to cook for City or sixtv
men; then you will he put in the bake
house aud made to learn bread making.
II you are handy with an ax you will be
sent out TO cut ssw-loes. or wood, or
attend at the sawmil. Should you have
an aptness for tools, the qaartermsster
will have you detailed Is carpenter,
and you must build houses, stables. lay
-idewa'ks, mend wagons, and do what.
ever you are set to DO. If you do not
do it we'll, or grumhle. they will srres,
you, put you 10 the guard-house, prefer
charges against you for conduct 10 the
prejudice Of good order and ili'ary dis
cipline, and court.msrtial will sit ON
yru, stop your paw for month, ani or.
der you to he worked under guard f,r
month or two. II you are very eff-
cient, 10 year or two you may get to
be corporal, snd, the last year of your
Eve years enlistment sergeant, hut this
will not help you much. for you have oil
the more to do and the captain will be
s'ter YOU cons antly. You sill have to
be constantly on the alert and efficient
by dsv and BY night, or sou will be re
duced to the ranks.
But the ofIicers,-I hear you sav-thay
have q good easy time OF it, With moth.
ing to do but draw their pay. An Of.
ficer is constantly on duty ~ilh his men,
and that is Sufficient answer. ! have
officers who 60 out aa soon as they get
their breakfs and are on the GO oil
dsy long. They have hardly time to
eat their meals. Take, for example, the
officer. Snoo'ing beei 9
as soon as it is light enough to see
bull's.eye at hundred yards, and con-
linurs until night shuts out the bulls.
eve from sight. The range officer is on,
tu'y all day, aud . company officer for
zach compsny. As there are generally
,nly two officers, and o'ten only one, for
iuty with the compsnv. You can readily
Zee they have no sinecnre. They must
lttend all drills, stables, roil.cslls and
,arades Add to this bCards Of survey,
courts martial, officers of the day, and
,ther du les. and they are kept con
rantiy on the eo: All bay, wood. oats
md stores are received at posts by
,oards Of officers.
i know very generally citizens think
oldiers have On easy time of 1t in the
rmv, but this ar s"s from an ignorance
f the service AID its duties. | have
,een schonl-tescher. farmer, LAWYER,
ditor and various other thipgs IN my
ime, and can say sincerely never
worked 40 hard 90 have uad to do In i
he armv. When one gets up to be q |
Ield. officer il is not 90 hard, but even
ben there Is great deal to do, and for
he captains, lieutenants and privates the
YORK of q snldiers lite is simply pro.
ieious. Promotion is very slow, and