New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-07-01
A NEW ULM BOY IS ROASTED.
Capt. Chantler of the St. Paul Dispatch is
Worried by Member of Company A.
He Gets Mad and Vents his Spleen on the
Fellow who Simply did his Duty.

The St. Paul Dispatch of Wednesday
contained lengthy account of a Camp
Lakeview experience, in which a Dis
patch representative, evidently Capt.
Chantler, tries to put the laugh on a
member of the New Ulm militia. The
account as it appeared in the Dispatch
is as follows; "a representative Of the
Dispatch visited the camp at Lakeview
yesterday, and when evening came was
invited by Col. Bobleter to stay all night.
The colonel's guest was compelled to
take the o'clock morning train for St.
Paul, and, that he might do SO, instruc-
tions were left with the guard for call
at headquarters tent at 4:50 a. m. Che
reporter was awakened at the hour
named, and, as he moved out from
the line of tents and then walked
down the road along the line which was
used by the guard, tired sentinel was
moving absently in the same direction.
The reporter walked along with him,
and asked if he wasn't glad it was day.
light after his all nights duty.
Sentinel-''Wh no goes dere?' and he
brought his Springfield rifle to the posi-
ton of "arms port
Reporter day, isn't it?
Sentinel-Who goes dere? Halt! and
he stepped in front of the now much an
noyed guest of the commandant of the
camp.
Reporter now see here, my
man; you're all right, but can't you
see that I am not member of the guard
and that am not subject to orders?
Sentinel-Vell, dot makes no tiffer-
ence. I am not supposed to be able to
see anything until o'clock. My orders
be to stop any fellow dot tries to cross
the line.
Reporter-But I am in a hurry and
must catch that O. clock train for St.
Paul.
Sentinel-I can't help dot, and he
leaned the weight of his body over from
his left to his right foot and dropped
his gun into the elbow of his arm.
Then the reporter tried diplomacy.
Il guess you don't know me, young
man. If l thought you were capable
of understanding plain fact I would in
form you that l am the governor, and
am just going over to Lake City for a
short walk before review the troops
to-day -.
Sentinel-Dot's all right, but can't
let you py my post.
Reporter-If write note to Col.
Bobleter will you take it up to him? He
will fix it all right.
Sentinel-Yaas, Will do dot, but I
can't let you 60 till he says so.
Reporter-What's your name?
Sentinel-I am Private Schefer, of
Company A. --. IL
The reporter decided he would not
send the man up to the colonel, though
the Sentinel thought it was the proper
thing to do, and did not appear to think
that the prisoner would start across the
line to the depot as soon as he passed
from view behind the tents. Some other
plan must be devised, but it must be
done in hurry for the time for the
trains arrival was fast approaching.
Reporter-Weli, Mr.. Soldier, I am
getting tired standing here. What are
you going to do with me?
Private Scheffer- I don't know,
1 never had to stop fellow before and
forget what is to be done after I holler,
''Who goes dere, halt
Reporter Why don't you call the
corporal of the guard?
Private Schefer BY golly that ish so.
Corporal of The Guard, Number
Two-o.o-o!
The corporal soon appeared and after
being taken before the sergeant of the
guard, the reporter was permitted to
hustle off and catch the train.
When he had sufficiently recovered
his breath, he was heard to resolve in
tones as determined as they we're dis
tinct that the next time he visited Col.
Bobleter he wanted the password and
special permit to wallop any green
gawk of a sentinel who cries Halt!
Who goes there?'' when it was broad
daylight, and with his rife at the posi-
ton Of port arms. " Had Schefer call
ed for the corporal of the guard at once
after halting the intruder upon his soli-
tude, instead of standing Ike a gilly un-
til he was informed by his prisoner what
to do in the premises, his name might
have been recorded in history as that
! of q soldier who was as intelligent as
he was true. Private Scheffer may
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