Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-10-15
BY TELEGRAPH.
RETURNS A SECOND LIEUTENANT.
Drummer Boy Narquart Fulfis His
Promise After Five Years.

NEW YoRx, Oct 1.-THE World says
Peter L. Marqusxt less than 1--we years ago
vas the psiis Of the West Peins Military
Academy Drum Corps. He Vas . hard
some, intelligent, fair nsi,ed lad But Ua-
Gle Sans drummer Toys con's always
drum. They are called ortsriies ard occu-
py much Of their tine in running errands
AID making themselves useful to the eli
GERS and cadets.
PsGsr saniej to De sal4ief, bat the
o-dsrly's funcsisns hardly realized bis
dream of shAs = soldier should be. His
ps-rn4s liysd at West Point. His father
sss frs. sergeant of Company e, Corps Of
Euyinse.s, stationed As the Academy. A
GEAR ago he vas retired, sitter 80 years Of
service.
Oae day the post comma dlas was sar
prsssd to rees.vs latter from Pstef. in
xhich the boy asked to be transferred 20
/. M li.ary pas. IN MisEesots. He waited
to 4 bimseif for comm ssion in the army.
He felt that better opportunities awsitei
h N IN She West. shsrs be xoald be able
90 .'udy ard .fn the real dates OF =
soldier.
ii vas genuine surprise. this Latter.
The druunlsr wanted 10 asty tradition AID
,hox II vas p,ssioIs, in tnsss rimes VI
ssxcs for a ssi.i r.. SO - take hoaorsais
place amoEg L Gle S,a.'s sa.sli army of
commissioned .,id.efs.
Petersr, qasss was fsEoTaolF eai3rsej,
sent 10 Wssaiogton and approved. He 50,
tram ferrtd 70 81 infantry regiment 4; FJri
8. ell, MINI. II was nat quite IS years
ord tnen. Lsa,ins home on q cold Deem
Der morning be kisssd his mother and ssil
"Mosner, When return /. shall be 10
tises ia vour hsads nv commission As
second lieutenant.
Eyesy letter from hin brought bis
p~'elts encouraging news. He Vas one It
Tic most faithful AtteLd.nts Of the soldiers
school az the pSst. His soidiery c0ndu:i
sooi brought hin 10 the attention of tie
hears. He wss Commissioned q corporal,
de youngest in The United States army.
Par of his ambition vas thus already
reslizsd. B fore d soldier can apply tor
promotion TO commission he mus: become
a non conmlssioced Ctficer.
Prter's opportunity at last arrived and he
asde bis application. He passed fla.ter-
ids eI mi latioD. His name was forwarded
to Washington IS candidate for one OF
the vacant second iisulensncies.
A little more than a month ago tbs
Worlds Washington dispatches told of the
examina.ion OF non commissioned officsrs
Most vi them were young Men WIKI the
advantages OF bir.h ami education. Peter
IA i'd to make the required peJcen'sg..
rhe lard, however, was SO impressed slth
him that it secured for him re.examina-
lion. The result 10 made ka0wa in gem
ersl order jdst issued from the Wa De
partme6t. IL read, as f)llows:
By tee direction Of the Secretary OF
Wa, Second Lieutenant P,terE Msrql srt
(pfomoted from non.c3m missioned fficsr)
| i, ss.isnsd to the Second Infsntry. Com
pany /, Fora Omaha, Neb. to date from
| 0c. | 1891 He will be discharged as 81
eniis,ed man of the data prior to that Of
acc ptance of appointment, and Will Or
coed from Fort M,nroe, Va. to joia his
| company not later than Dec "a. 1891.
Orderly MarQuart, now q second lieuter-
ant. passed through the city Monday on 8
way to re join his parents. They now live
at Nex Pa z, N. Y. Peter MarqusIt il
prsbably one Of The youngest l.eutensn;s "A
| the sergice. He is u self-maio officer il
every sense of the word. The news Of his
appointment caused much surprise amor g
The West T lot offic,rs, yet among his wei,
| Rishers rome will be- more sircsre .hal
| these SAME officers. who learned TO admire
bi, msniioess When he was plain, ordinary
Orderly MsrQnsrt.