Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-07-03

oldest divine said grace, and then til.
hungry men did ample justice to a first.
class New England dinner. After tn,
soldiers had eaten, most ~ the visitors
from the surrounding country dined
the same tables
|. An hour later the people repaired
tn" Presbyterian churrh-the tow:
house was not large enough tn accom-
MEDIATE SO maryland listened to bon.
bastic address delivered by u young law
yer who was great orator in his OwI
estimation, and to the singing of p::
triOtic airs.
Next was n sham fight. which tool
place ON a broad common in the centr
of the village. The soldiers were iii
vidcd into small companies. half uf tn.
cavalry and half of the infantry bcin.
in each division. Each company WI
arranged in platoonS. eight men i'll
platoon. and behind the front platou,
were all of the other platoons. The cav
airy IN each company WAS i'll the rear
the infantry. Capt. Perkins. n hero 4
the war of 1872. commanded one com
pany, and the officer acting aS the othc.
captain WAS Lieut.. Wainwright
The uniform of Il cuvulryman consist
ed of Il red brOadclOth coat with bui
caSSimrre facings, gold lace trimming.
and gilt buttons, and trousers and vest
of buff caSsimrrc. The privutrS wore
caps with round crowns of heavy leather
covered with bcarSlsin and IL red feather
on the side. The cap of an officer was
similar except that upon it WAS gildcG
helmet, Il support for long feather that
flrnnnn1 th,. fr,,,,f q l,,.,
feather was rcd with white tip in
front. The cavalry equipment consisted
of Il yellow Sword-brlt extending over
right shoulder and holding the scabbarrl
| of sword on the left side of the soldier.
| pistols i'll saddle holsters and vuliSe on
| back of saddle. The cavalry officers
also wore high boots with white tops
| The infantry were dressed in blue
! throughout: coat facIngS and trimmings
We're Of red and around each soldiers
neck was II leather stock.
The men in their gay uniforms pre-
scented Il brilliant appearance, and III
the opinion Of the spectators who lined
the sides of the green they were the
finest soldiers in the world.
| The sham fight consisted Of n series
| of simple muncuvcrS 10y which each
/ platoon i'll the opposite companies, be-
! ginning with the two front plutoons,
| advanced and fired, wheeled back, took
! its place behind the other platOonS, and
| moved forward until again i'll turn it
| was ut the front, when it fired again.
These maneuvcrs were repeated until
| the battle was ended. The compun,
whose plutoOnS moved the uuicltrl
| gained ground On the other company
and gradually drove it back until Tia,
| twcnty-fOur rounds of ammunition wcr,
exhausted and the slower moving com
| pany was defeated.
The quicker moving company wa.
commanded by Lieut.. Wainwright. VIII,
was seated on spirited horst III.
whose waving plume above the gild,.
of the fray. The gallant officer was III
cited to do his best by the knowlrtlr
that the eyes of the fair Amanda wcr.
upon him. She and her mother stm
in prominent position. They wav,
their handlterchicfs at the young sol
dicr and their faces were filled with iu.
| rs they saw him lead his men To certain
victory, although the patcrfanilias
Deacon Hepburn himself. was In Capital!
Perkins company and was cnragcd br
cause the dctestcd young Wainwright
was carrying off the luurcls Of the oc
caSiOn. But fortunately the deacon
was ncarsightcd and knew not that his