The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-20
TILE OLD COMMANDER.
How Graut DOT Out of tho Army nnd How
llu DOT lack,


lie 90, lack.
Washington Post.
-Four old oilicerB OF the army wero sit
ting by the tlrCsidc Thanksgiving night.
They were all on the retired list aud they
all bear honorable gcNrg. The Quartette
were graduates Of the United States Mild
itary Academy, OF clasaco from ISL? to
1916. One was Of ~, two OF IA (lian.
cocks class, and tho fourth had the
good luck to get through in 1916, and
see the Mexican war from beginning to
finish. And, finally, MI were general
officers In the great war between the
North and tho South.
So much for the misf en- StSRc.
Most old army men are good talkcrs
when they will. These four knew each
other well, for they had served their
country together for nearly fifty yeats.
~ never SEE cggnoe that | don't
think OF Grant, sNid the eldest, rs he
finished glass Of tho stuff. "You know
| was out on the Pacific coast, and on
duty with Buchanans battalion Of the
Fourth Infantry when Grant resi- gned."
"Tell us the Blory," Caid another, rs
ne l!Hh'eu pei'ec'G' "nu put ''''i'7V'' !"
"u S"Sy "'t'tuuc W I'oNG"'
!Hefe lsh ihucii ., y story III II, "''t
1Hte'i you !"bt %iI"t n"PPear", W.
after The Mexican war tho Fourth lG.i
iantry was ordered 10 Oregon. 1t vas u
great regiment, and as is usual with the
old regiments OF our army it had grrH,
luna OF lesehus' l. W"s cfe"!Gu M a''o
I'm" 'i'en fo1rSHnl"su Ny Wy 1o'!hy'-
iuatlon OF thE ourtSu.In' EH"t1 r,,;I..
i"emt'ctn! iaa' ,yS ,c,I S Hnu !, i lazy,
GEnt:il tcslI'c.lSh ~ !o.' ; oo , ~ h"u "
hghlihg record ah',uS 'Fqul t.o OFH!h,
hihg OIL tne hspuu"G', my iosti
known " regiment III "n'ch tne esprit
"u corps was A'Ht"':: rs "n.Gets "vir
aHont eNuHl'y G''l"cN pe'"eeN '''e
N9 II ana i;oH;n' .;,.
Inc coue 9uci'o ""s ieGosni"ou v!
the army N ti'oSe Gays "uu Tug Hess
rule Of li,s Iohflh %HS never 10 oeS'h "
row nor aec'ihe cuaLleuEe. ,
llnG lH7t uAGn."SuN Wy ~
long nlht,loeK iNushe's We 'lnu e"i'le"
III susouS" NleAilo III I"p,l01 a, 49, w.
ana were tsNChsAs W. nIeA 10 Hse'
ihcfe WIS 10 n'oto utanh'"s tAe4 49, 49,
there ID now, Due HeH.iy every o4ncei
took an occasional S3!uy. r.
va huck, US MSl4f n. " nuclannEu
was then generally called IN the army,
was III communal oi lne o't'aiion' AuS ~
whom Grant promoted rom 'he nlluo ne
OF inc ileuse''ll'.Sotoi. 10 nllgnutsf
general, was ncap,aih' US "As hV NY,
GrGok Ia" jay loineu, anu enef'c"n
hauat yet !e!t West toihe. w.,
AS sad, inc tone OF lHe fotrth
was pafussGiatly Aigu, huG :n15n u,
MAJOR, mao Grants pAt'Sloh. 'ola huck
was M9rylahuef, VINO ctaoueS Setn IRON
west ioint into !he foGTsh III 1907; ne
was line type oil me o!o'Iime soldier,
f!gld and nnpenc'ng IN manner, Ann
the atefnes1 Oh 6iscipilh%ilahs. ne eol
II INTO ms hcau so'neho" thas oaptWli
U: ). Grant was uflnkiES LOO much, anu
SAID 60 10 LIN. efaht waa curious
man IN some ways IL MS eaf!let usys
he Simply nad 10 .Ghe olihh oceue'oh'
any. flnaliy, IN lS2t-it was Tue sp1ihs
HnoW-ho maze Grant sign p'tuGe,
which, with his resignation, was placed
N Bnchapan's haHds. , d.
Grant meant 10 Keep us Wotu: but
one co4u hloTh'hs--lof ou' li.efet ~ 10 colu
IN late IN tee sprng-1faht eatled upon
inc WE OF en- ol'!Get VINO HEu lust
Drought MS e'iuc 70 'nc post. y! eputse
mere were ftiFe i3I 10" nlnoHE
them eEs:nog: lAkg glaSs, captain
grant, salu tEe lauy hoSp!tao'y' enc
knew nothlnS apout inc pledge. ana
ne LOOK one. w Ia. possessed me l
never coulo Tell Nt"n; sa!o u'oAen't 10
eohifaoe Gap'sIu AZ no toiu nllI l .hS
5.ott, nus .he ..'S 80, amy A'i0" 'i@o
ofoHe4 my P1eGee' c.
MY ooG! e"lu Sapt"l!t '".4ss
Lonsslfee! Nthe laihous Eeueial S''ei'
ward, wneh nc he@Fa wh"V nay o.
CURED. loot o"'n |'lalI Is 1u,heu
len Gays Thereafter MSJoc i'"Cn"'an
sent MS orderly 10 captain 0l"ht :
quhttefs' one no n. ,. Mltei susru
mount, 10 say .n"S ne "lsneu u see
nun. Ht"n' Aue" "H1 "aa 1on''ns.
ne "ehV ~ once. -As "e enteleu the
commanding oii!cei o.iic'Si ioo !,i ever sever
a oliicers lei:. uf'nt stooo up W. MAJOR
oucnailan s,sieu son, P m o aAu
houueu 10 MS auJutans. lh"l o'''cef
needed no more teiIihs 10 Get ouI' lie
uidn want 10 see poor Hffht pun upon
tSe RACK: :. -. hal,
ho!alhE Two papers III MS h"nos,
MAJOR buchanan, IN i.ls s'erhesI 'aA'
ner, SAID: captain Hfant, nete"re Two
papers you signed 1oui months ago: one
is your psedse, sho Whef your fes!saa'
ION: Is ~ true you nave broken yonf
Hfs. 11ant met MS cV,i'll"iui"s VII
GERS eyes ieariessly. 1es' s't' II Is
true, ne SAD.
w hat 40 you oeen my J, duty IN the
matter OF your teslsnut.oh ""s ''aJoi
Buchanan next question: m
Ihefe was moment ,N sllehce' iHen
grant spoke. ON "re ah o!o sola1ef,
MAJOR hucnanah. lou no not heeu III
s,rucnoh tonehihs your GUY nom me.
Snt, since you nave asked inc question,
!wlll answer 1t. II IS your du1y 10 send
IN the iesish4lion o. any 4'nce roS @ho
breaks his pledge. | know OF no reason
why an exception to Inc RUE should be
made IN me case pei9re you. ue $1,000
moment longer lie had SPOKEN;