The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-10
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM STORY TELLERS


General Milo S. Hascall. of Goshen, was one
Of party Of gentlemen who formed group in
. downtown Office yestsrdsy> afternoon. dis
cussinc current events and chatting pleasantly.
Incidentally the subject of General Sheridans
that General Hascall and the hero Of the
Shenandoah were class mases at West Point
''Y,s, Sheridan was in my class, said the GEN
eral, "and he was by all means the oldest mem
Der Of it. remember his appearance and the
impression he formed his arrival. He was
one Of the most peculiarly built boys ever saw.
His chest was very large and full his lees short
and small, and his arms so phenomsnally long
that his hands reached far below his
knees as he walked. His physical
peeularities were. 90 marked before he
finally and fully developed that he came
very near being rejected by the examining
board on that account He was dull cadet in
his studies. too, and bad anyone predicted that
Sheridan would have become the most distin.
euished man OF the class and one OF the greatest
military leaders of the country he would have
been laughed out Of the academy Sheridan
graduated year behind us. ewing to . rather
peculiar reason. On one occasion the officer of
the day was Captain Terrell. who Was at the
time figuring for promotion, and WAS therefore
DESTROYS Of currying favor with the officers
Sheridan happened TO be late at reveile and
Terrell reported him, resulting in his being rep
rimApdsd Sheridan did not lack for spirit, and
the next day he caught Terrell of
Of duty and proceeded 70 resent what he
considered an nnwarranted indien:ty by
pummeling him in most approved fashion.
don't think that the result Of the encounter
was entirely satisfactory TO Philip. but he had
got In his work aud done the best he could any
way. For this offense Sheridan was suspended
"a a nd ~ A.
ton of his term Of Suspension. however. ne re-
turned and graduated IN 1853
Councilman Calvin 2. Darrell and Calvin
Fletcher. Of Spencer met in . party OF
gentlemen. one day early in the past week, and,
IS usual. began badgerine each other about their
various sscspades of earlier days. Story after
story was piled up BY each At the expense Of the
other until Darnell got tho laugh on his advsr-
sary by little yarn from the effect OF which he
failed 70 rally. 'Cal sent for me TO come out to
his place TO clean well,v said Da rneH $50 /
packed up lot Of traps and went out lex
amined the well. and found about thirty feet of
water ~ the bottom II was fully forty feet to
the surface. and . long stock reached from the
pump at the top to the water below. Near the
top tue bark was still on the stock. but below
this II WAS ecker than a CREASED pig
at county fair. began rigging tackle TO let
myself down and Cal stood by with . scornful
smile, logged out IN an old pair of jeans breaches.
which were supported by one badly -dilapidAted
suspsnder, hickory shirt, and an old straw hat
barsfooted. of course-he shoes
and when be saw me making INSPIRATIONS TO let
myself down by rope he fairly bnbbled over
With disgust Blame it All. why don't you shin
down the stockr he erowled, lsaid something
about not having been built Yor climber. hut
that only disgusted him the more. Cal Fletcher
never could stand By and let another fellow at
tend to bis business In his own way anyhow. and
he WAS just fresh about this he is about
everything else. So after eyeing me minute or
90 longer he showed side and allowed
he'd show me bow to clean . well. He
tied ~ candle TO . piecs Of string. told me 20 let
IL down TO bim when be got 20 the bottom. and
then be stsaddlsd the sleek and started 10 'eeen