Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-01-16

| up to tine standard OF the post command
er on the forthcoming inspection. The
old order of Things was still in existence,
and beneicent administration had not
| yet issued its ban against martial exer-
cises of any kind upon tho Lords day.
First call for inspection in full dress had
gone ~ the soldiers say, asIthe colonel
appeared in the panOpIy Of his profess
sion upon the front piazza, Rlancing
modified approval at the Slistening sur
face of his top boots and the brilliant
polish of his spurs. Down at tho front
gate his orderly stood, evory tom Of his
dress and equipment model Of soldierly
trimnes5. Out in the center of the pa
rade little party OF the guari had inst
lowered the storm flag that had been
hoisted at dawn, AMI were running up
in its stead the grcst garrison standard
whose folds of acar-ct ard white lapped
out lazily in response to tho soft breeze
now rising from the westward bluffs.
Over at the barracks the men had
come pouring forth, the neat dark blue
and white OF the infantry at the east
side contrasting favorably with the giar
ing yellow trimmings of the cavalry
battalion, swarming along the walk and
streaming from the stairwavs and gal
lcries Of their crowded quarters, Ike so
many full plunllged hornets. On the
vcrandas across the parade helmetcl
officers and ladies i'll dainty muSln3 be
gan to appear. aud along the row to his
right and left the sheltered porChes were
similarly occupied. But the post com
mander stood alone. Madame his better
half had visitors. Breakfast was not
quite finished, and she was dcvoting her
self to their entertainment, showing
wen that her liege lord was feeling in no
mood for such light duty.
Almost the first thing that the colonel
heard on going downstairs tins bright
Sunday morning was an animated col
loquy in the kitchen between cook and
his man Of all work, an old darby who
, had followed the family fortunes for
years. Jake had learned from the police
sergeant, while he was at work on the
colonels boots and spurs, that Corp
Brent had been ''slugged' by somebody
the night before and was now lying IN
conscious in the hospital. There was
time only for very brief investigation be-
, fore his guests came down. Mr.. Wal
lace was officer of the guard, and in re-
Spouse to the message brought by the
colonel's orderly had gone at once to his
quarters and made his report.
Somewhere about twenty minutes at
ter midnight the sentry on No. l had
called Corp. Werner out, saying there
appeared to b. aoucti4iu+ wrong mp by
the gate. Mr.. Wallace. knowing Brent
to have gone thither. sp~ang 10 and
won't outside and saw lj.rht being car
rieJ raDidly from Cant. Lanes Quarters
at the corner Over toward the cavalry
barracks. Hulrviug around in front. h.
got there inst in time to SEQ the captain
and the Young lazy who Ind ree.ully
arrived. Miss Marshall, raising Corn
Er ut from the Ground lie was bleed
in, from = Jagged cash over the left eve
= and YVES limp and ,ousaless. After ha1
i'm, him carried to tha HOSPITAL and
ar5usirs The steward. it was found that
lis face and eyes were covered with red
I noDuor. Not a word as TO his assailant-
could be learned. The last men to reach
u the garrison were Wuruhy and Seaman
i Two sc,r, GRACE, Of canDlnv f.
But the SENTRY on No. declared they
-. had come around by his post on tn,
; south side. whereas Brent was living al
most in from, Of ll,e uuartcrs of { troop
! inside the post, Then, aqlin. Ccnrlar
: and Mur~,hv were bo,n sober. and neither
10 of Them men who would be likely 10 H.,
y s,ulr So, popular and respected q fell ov
. as Brent Indeed both OF them sroutA
Geniel having had ANYTHING TO do Wit
= the case. What was more. Miss Mn
shall had said that she heard the altercl
tion. heard . scufle. and heard. thougt
she could not see. that the man ran f.
y ward the cavalry barracks with the cor
= poral in parsuit. Then came the souu,
y Of n shock or blow; then the fan. am.
: hurrviug downstairs she had call.
u Can't. Lane. and lighting his little hurri
cane la,np she had Lastnucd ont aio,s
- the road. the CAPTAIN RAPIDLY following
And there at toe foot Of G troop stair
WAY Law BRENT. BLEEDING pr0fuseIv
1T was some Of our men that did II