Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-11-22
"sroSEwALLo AND TuR CADETS.
"Piabe" Relates uia Experience at West
Point Had NJ "a PTautioal Joke.

Thomas NJ, lloyd IN Nunlh0fn liiNdnHu.
My introduction 10 "Btonowailu Jack,
son, when I was a cadet and fOurth.class
man, IL ns follows In September Maj
Jackson returned from his summer leave
OF absence, was AZ hlH post preparing the
second class for ~ course In applied ms,
cbaniea, ! WAR, W cadet parlanee, ga
plcbe,' had been IN school about n mouth
and had beard from the old cadets won,
durful stories Of Mai Jaokeon'H strict.
npaa In adhsrng TO discipline, one day
about 10 n, M, aH | was going TO my
quarters from the class room, | was
nailed by ~ oillcer, as I euppusod, aud
called Into y room on the second etoop OF
the barrhcks There found soyotal
cadets, dressed IN blue coats, with swords
aud aaaheH Tbs one who hailed mo said
rather sharply 70 secretary, who WAS
seated by u table aud buHlly writing,
"Make out that fequlHltlon aud send IL
by this plebe To the qunrtermahter and
you follow, take II To that ujtlce,n point
inR 10 room. "G6t the oillu0f there 20
sign II, and then 10 up town aud bring
what Il calls for, lie quick about Il,
must have II hers before dinner roll call -
touched my cap, Az I had hoen taught
when ! spoke or was spoken 10 by an
officer, and walked brisltly 10 the door Of
The room that had been designated n
knocked, cadet opened the door, aud
asked what wanted. Informed him
that had q paper for the officer Ia thore,
He took ia the situation aud allowed me
20 entur ! walked up 20 the oiiiccf, who
was seated on rostrum, looking ~
book before him Before ho had time TO
raise his eyes, ! had dofied my cap and
was presenting my reputation IN Az
polite n manner Rs | could assume, lie
took the paper, gave II hasiY glance,
and without changing cOuntenanoo,
pointed to bench near him and ordered
ma 20 wat until he dismlsged Tho class.
Tho cadets who were not NJ the black
boards gave me significant looks, ana
with dilllCnlty concealed their mefrimont, |
| waH wotnlly uncomfortable but kept |
my seat until The recitation whs c0nclnd |
cd and class diamiaaed. The officer or in- |
ftfuotOr Then addressed mo With d kind, |
pleasant smile on his face, "Do you know |
what this paper G0ntainsf" ] hnd rlaun |
from the seat | occupied aud stood before
him cap Ia hand IN reply 10 HID question,
| told him how II came Into my pOhhea
sion, and what | was ordered 10 10 with
10, That did not know one half tho ON
GERS, and 40 the gentleman who gave ms
the order wore blue coat, sash, and
sword, ! supposed be had authority, lie
said ho did not uenaure mo al All, that the
cadets we're 10 the habit Of qallklng the
newcomers, and some one was plAying
4 Joke ON me. The order brought was
a bogus reqniaition for high.heolod socks,
picked orowbara and box Of hpox
best cigars. had not dared ~ open The
order, and when adyissd Of 10 absurd
nature my embarrassment was painful
lle observed this, ana W relieve me asked
low long | had been et Tho Institute,
rom what part 81 the state ! hsiledi CITE
His manner before the class was stern,
10 rat erect With BIS coat buttolad 10 tho
,hin, but now he was Kind aud pleasant,
nd shall never FORGET my hfbi ene0un'
or with htOnewall jackson.