The sun., 1890-01-02


| on tor. The windows had neither sashes nor
iiRhis but merely wooden shftters, the ON.
Ssrs 1ua5HtsTs being but lite ~ better; After nS
number OF 'iehts. with the hostile ApacheesI
and during half OF the time we were without
tents, our fare consisted Of nothing but hatd
tack, BACON. beams, and coffee; and toward tle
suffering from scuryy, but during The whole
time no one Rrowled. or oven dreamed, Of o.
enlisted for and Incidental hardships camein
as Q matter OF course.
We looked forward. must admit to q test
covered that our post had been condemned as
unhealthy and site selected for q, newbne,
tents were drawn and issued. and every imam
nSs On sns SGHSGd Sd0Bts dSBs nS
Of work. indeed, and both loud and deeY were
the curses Of the men: Then desertlone com.
cavalrymen were allowed to stand senfry over
the picket lines OF horses; and ,whtn after
mS nS Els Sorso sG%s pos
ymSeb SF R% o aS IN %Yss SeRfd
rebuked by any OF the non-coms. who. as
rule, hated the system as much as tae tin men.
per month. while ordinary laborers we're max
Ing $40; Astrong feeling Of Dissatisfaction was
all done and the desertions continued.
Some time after all this our regiment again
changed stations, being ordered to Kansas.
manded BY q Colonel Of infantry, strict OIL
GER; who certainly gave us plenty to do We
soSoo @ tactics every oVycnDS sSRa praetee
twice week. besides target practice and, In
edition. Of course % the ordinary guards, sta;
garrison police there was absolutely no work.
and overy one was happy, and contented.
find work, but because they prefer soldering
to ordinary laboring work; and when they
to bs fact t hy y5s 6sy sn yends @ra ID
desertion. and the better class OF men are, OF
course. the ones most disgusted by the drudg-
long as the Government uses Its soldiers as
aborers the desertion rate VII tonftnpe nigh;
exists, ord or did in inn mytime: " BY The Regulations
officers were prohibited from employing en-
listed men men, as f servants, but, neverthelsSSs nsSso
having two soldiers working for them. Thee
dog robbers" as they. were called. did no con,
and and Sunday SI morning @ II inspection. Now i a
number Of details for detached service. the
duties was severely felt.
The food also did not tend to make the pfc
our short stay in Nebraska H DO not re@ogber
pei, except bread and coffee, although the
meat for the supper Of the guard detail.
One inducement the Government cetatnly
offers to deserving gnon-commissioned bthcers
the chance Of obtaining a commissiop' but 1t
ls coupled with the condition Of ptsing
pretty stiff examination. and althoph many
even tried. although thorouRly QUILTED for
the position for after erving tenor fifteen
that their old school studies are In an, ex-
tremely rusty condition. How many OF our
ou reTass %o fSsG fSer er ten years
,ervice2 believe tho United fates Army is
The only one In the world tbAt insists on
mission to non -commissionH officer recon:
nended for promotion for 9lIa1try or good
company and regmental cdnmanders, and 1t
8 pretty certain that theyToud not recon-
mend any man whom they would not care to
loes o man appointed II a commission from
vl lie have to pass apexaminatlonf II SO
AN EX-OAvALRYMAN,