The sun., 1890-04-29

| Now. In regard to the Captains mode O
second clsss%sa S and GETS ss month ne II +
bSc2m9S a, good soldier, euends to his dutlei
a. wSs Snd G0GES snd fnd Eesp n;
eober, # 10 supposed that he is pretty sure o
sdysncemsnt ,shortly 70 the fret class AND
down here from the hills. with his hair full oI
By talking, nice TO the Captain and toadSinS
| whenever he gets chance secure his advance
ousEnowiSs % shoe G from the est staTboar d sd" 'o oi
| q pontoon. Merit has absolutely nothing to dc
With NAME advancement. and any one in the
Yes, there's the case % Of Barrett" put in an
| other member Of the companN Barrett was
here With no EnowIedge whatever Of the i work
| Of an engineer soldier. He was 30 unpopular
o hS Tof So would fS11
months before he tsfled Derby into making
him arst class S over men, men who knew their bust.
I'M "And Sf Otto irishtened the Captain into max
sad E hl ssG TSen
""Sf WHEN will viii al . man get q Commission ?" con
. Stromendous, pull. He must become a non
stoned ofiloer in Company L, battalion OF en-
gineSrs. y. .. A.. ts q KIND Of straw boss; He
has the same duties and about as much digni-
can't become even that. however, without Capt.
spSs The ShSs h Ssn
lar sent out last summer says: Soldiers who
have served three years, and are not over so
soldierly conduct intelligence. faith:ulness.
and ability. may, upon recommendation OF the
SStisiactory examn alton be appointed Us SEQ.
end Now all diieuli.s with
like the rest OF the circular. 10 radically wrong.
An applicant for commission must be nom
oommissloned, offlccr Of at least two years
Some Of them have been just whore they are
n had bsn or nine aHG
twelve years respectively We have hrst class
privntes in our company who have been hero
Years. SS1 To show how sSd
faithful service 10 In pushing man forward.
Corporal Cor s W. Who enlisted at the breaking % out Of
the war. He has borne arms ever since eG;,
tSe years. he has besn punished
Tas Pl:sins a ne 81 SSy0nfnR call wa. cou5;
Els S record S the court remitted his iine ''A VI
After It all Derby told him he would have re-
Ga It was. he was on tho ragged edge, Now.
what have the rest OF US to expectr There Is
no 81
oificer, even II It should suit the captains cap
rice to recommend the most meritortous man
member Of, the company is the man with the
most muscle and brute force generally. We are
once Of ordinary day laborers. The least we
can ask for under such circumstances is to be
treated IKE men and and not 10 Ike children My
There amt any doubt you struck hell fly
ing when you landed here" interpolated
olean-built young soldier who had lust stepped
After Capt Derby. the most aRitating subject
Company seemed to be several clauses In the
circular sent out last summer. The
most obnoxious clause concerned expenses,
and read thus:
Being provided Nth Nth all she o M e. Of @ he Oh:
may Se deposited with the GoVsrnment drawing per
THAT is Just one illustration OF how they
enlist under false pretences," commented q |
private with considerable vehemence. "Aman |
tes @ the be- cloth free and pays for the msEiDs up
out OF his $13 month. His dress coat costs
s a TSs aS2i hs EsVs e a.
Ssn but TSsn e %Sn VII
ing dirt. manure, or the like. for they make
i'm look Ike an M Italian min IN gravel pit Then
iothss ' ike eyery.hine have had eis6t pairs
zero. have also gone through q blouse and
"A overcoat. man must buy bis own shoes.
ime, % his White shirts. Collars and cais, Black
'ay 90 month for his washing. Those thinGs
re necessari0s Of life in tho opinion OF most
nen. We have q catehpenny store down here
Nth all sorts Of fruits. raisins; canned stun.
ompanv have been well brought up and nc
pS,omod to a decent table at home. SO that that
hey get tlFed hT Of EYER hash
he store for delicacies Peanuts are the most
opular delicacy there. because they are most
ay day comes The tailor and the shoemaker
nd the storekeeper swallow about all q man
The first four months was here got 952."
AID solid looking fellow on the shady side OF
hrty and by living ciose os "a and swipinE de-
ouIdn't have done it If l hadn't swped the
'orst ' discCntented men from dosertine." I
ddsd private They cant GO, together
lie or SsSuG bS
, here. because their homes are in this region.
nd i they deserted they would have to aban- !
y dai. and sSH 80 rhS hXCunE Howell an,S Th9
scSd''d ssd the Treatment @ T He ava Was Gu'qo som
missioned British officer. He was q
way uptp his drill and Vas fine ns,nna man gen.
ways throwing 1t in his lace that he must be
deaSrter because he understood military G
Is Ht' to the Captain. and asked either TO be :
cked up as aeserter or to be treated Tan Ia as an
)nOr0Dle DOlul0T. NOtuluR WhS uOuo LOT uiIl, | v
ID so he skipped; Any number of men arc !
wing to get transferred but as the applica- q
ons arc subject to the Captains approval.
ost oi tSem have little success. There is
jeneruid. for instance. He came here from
Q Eighth United States Cavalry with the very
chest recomme endRtions. He got enough OF n
Is pest hide business in four weeks. and ap-
led for o transfer back to the cavalry. When z
made hts application the Captain told him: 4
ou would never make an engineer. have u
|, use for you' Nevertheless the Captain re- :"
sed to help him along with the transfer: 4
There are dozens Of little things might I
II you that Derby has done to the detriment
the company. For instance he has abol- a
ned the giving out OF passes as rewards for
cd shooting When such passes were given
{ our company made . flne record. and stood
nonR the best com panles In tho army. Now
, stand below the middle, You ought to have y
ard the old men Rrumbl0 when the com. q
ny's record was posted the other day Derby b
good hearted and Well-iDtOntioned, sup ',
80. but he has never commanded soldiers a,
fore He had only laborers undor him MP to n
. time hD took command Of us. and so be n
,ety %, Ike lSf9rsrS We all got on well s
rSs Mooths Derby was ia Italy, There ives was
ting. Any ono Of the boys would fol-
y Biddio To- s6eol. But then Derby got