New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-01
WHY DO THE MEN DESERT 2
SOLDIERS COMPLAIN OF DRuDGERY'
ror THE RIGHT TO PURCHASE THEIR

N.Y., rop THE RIGHT TO PURCHASE Ini'i'
NORTHUMBERLAND IMPROVEMENTS.
Arc yo, thinking of desertins'
,,,, ,hor imuertinent question was suduehE shot
,lior Of the United States Army who was sitting
ON the string piece of the pier where 'ho
leland bnats touch q: the Balery' Inc ma" no. 80
, q, = ,overe for some time and the scowi on
his fact had indicated that IL wa @' ,'" 49,
- ,bt the reporter who thus interrupted h''u was
,.ad Coz an angry answer. The effect OIL me
Ito, Wa electrical The man started a. IL sohe
no lad detected him in a crmc-then the aisFS plool
,,Iod nm 10 his face, lie said with an oa.h no.
do Won mean III lct y0u know you can l'sui'
o. como OFF, replied the reporter WIN az eN'o3u'
;nolv nervous laugh. Ny dear sr, was Only W lu'.
was reading few days ago. oi tue ia'eo n''','
, to,,oyrs fiat do desert and was surprised d' IT,
So' cht rour lives IN these piping times OF peace
,, lao oil hccr and slAtles and often have looAel
- ,, the hot city 10 the cool lawns OF Governor
I.,ao1 and enyed YOU your soft snap. WHAT MAKES
the bows desert anyway" ...
aWIof IA Won want TO know for'7 said the not vet
n,c,ecd soldier @Why don't yoI list yonIseh ana
find out an -, ous ,.o,,icd
The reporter haven't got any military ai'o,''''
rtood ALWAYS makes we tmn faint. me housn' Vi
killing man with my o"" n'"''' -
TO me is full Of hOr- 80 IN
nwar,7 epapped the solder with a scorniW SHIN
q Blood. Can you push lavnmowerl arc you
handy with lale! Hayo you got the aph'N 10 "ash
LILO for tbe cook without breaking them! CouIl
- hold nm your end IN the band on any Instrument
J nnder heaven? Does your taste run TO weedinS IN
a., c,,,ico, Any of these little accomplishments
would 20 much further 10 win the good graces of The
recr,itlng officer thar spoutlng about mlil'aiJ
ambition. II.
Il tel YOU SIR lie added, warming up TO his
subic,t. more Of the boys desert because OF Inc
monotouous round OF such petty, domestic uhIhhar9
ror, than for all other causes cOmblneL loi ste
fhaf ginrmy OH rattc-trap OF a fort over theie
Wsu fLcre are bright young fellows Oi puck push
and ambition who have been lying lherc lOr yea ,
prisoners because they wcrr dNch 10 uescI on ny
The degIadation Of a soldier 10 mere domestic
drudge . - Ion, Is, emma
one haven't they - querfed the reporter. =. H..
Yes | suppose so7 sad the soldier Du' mere
should be some way fixed for the disc0neb,rd onrs
Ia uurrbsSe their discharge. The Brtlsh sotr eau
Keen M mous,trap system of holding agallsl lhelI
viii men WHO have probably been deceived INTO en-
using by an oycr-zcalous recruiting 0iicir Inc
term Of enlistment too ought TO De reuSe" d TO- not
ijke A. I'm all conscience aud those who do llkc IL are
he only ones worth keeping. anyway
good deal has been done latey, thOusu, ar
gucd the reporter. to make things easy for YOU
Yes must say that's 500 said the
soldier There's tho retired list with three iourtns
paw for men that have served thirty years Extra
wei out Of that Clothing Is better, 1000 Is 0e'er,
Sunday morning inspections axe abolished me
Army Aid Society sends Us books and papers, yer
for all that The desertions last year were nearly
1000 We Americans a restless lot. and the mere
thought that cans get away goals us night ana
day As | said before, the discontinued man should
the company who Is deserer at heart, makes dozen
more men diScnntentCd.'