The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-07-01

members az the Porter family, old
and young bir and little, they Were
patriotism and the ma rtial instinct. Old
Grandpa Porter had ''fit in the war 81
isis." and his greatest sorrow in life
was that caused by the authorities when
they refused to permit him 70 enlist
during the war with Mexico. PA"
Porter. then n youth Of very tender
years. went. however, with Taylor,
and also fought through the rebellion
and earned coloncl's eagles for bis
biz shoulders. lie married soldiers
daughter also. 50 II Is small wonder
that their family Of nine, girls as well
as boys. Inherited taste for gunpo~der
and brass buttons
As soon as the boys were old enough
10 walk they began wearing soldier
caps and carrying wooden or tin swords
and guns and fought mock battles on
The lawn. while their sisters. beating
drums and waving the national colors
SancalcG with nervous delight from
their safe place Of observation on the
front porch.
And not one of them ever ontgrcw
these tendencies. either The two old
er boys. after couiSc az q private mil
iiarN school, were sent. each in turn, 70
West Point. and the two younger ones.
while they never took 10 arIu~ as a pro-
feSSinn. were both leading members OF
~'claelS" militia companies.
Tr two older girls married into the
army; and Dorothy aged ciehtecn. Mar
jorlc aged sixteen. and Beth tothcrwisc
known rs "l,aby'). the tiftcen-year-old'
insisted that they would do likewise.
II 20 happened, however. that the
voting man who was devoting all his
spare unexpectedly more 10 Worship
ing at the fair Dorothy's shrine didn't
care 4 snap for soldiers or soldering
real or otherwise. lie was a physician
and d very nice chap. indeed, who hao
he approva, Of an the family. and was
devoted to Dorothy. This approval
however. was qualified by disapprova
Of his distastc for thing, military.
In order that he might he cntircl,
satisfactory, Dorothy had. a few months
since. induced him to Join the militi'
company in his own village. which wa'
several miles from Fairfield. where ths
Porteis lived; but. somehow or other
ths did not prove entirely satisfaction,
% either herself or the doctor. For. al
shongh. after several weeks ~ torture
Recruit Hull became full-hoIged Fri
waite Hull. he Got not step higher
despite The fact that number Of VA
cancicS occurred in one way and an
other. in the comm issioncd and non
commissioned oflcc~and a private !
hardly gorgeous enough for the taste y
aiA,tidious daughter Of Eve. especial,
one who has two brothers in the reg
uiar army. another who commands
swell militia company, and vet anothe
who II adju;nnt Of the best regiment \
ane state. And the annual cncampmen
Was ~ take place the first week IN Jul,
y made Dorothy's blood boil to thin
how AL the girls in her ''set" would y
swelling around" with colonies. an
majors. and captains. and licutcnants
while she would have 70 content hcrsc|
with modest private, and very it'll
q him; because a private often ia
untics 70 perform when his superior o
ncers are having good time.
The more she thought 81 IL. III
angricr Dorothy became, and the hards
She made II for poor PHI, who didn
understand, at all, what was the ma
ter For, be II known. Dorothy was
Young person who resented any cffo
question her whims--and she had
great many Of thcm-and DIR. Phil WI
very much In love, and somewhat
awe 81 his pretty sweetheart.
July first came, and with il the jol
miitiancn belonging 70 the three res
mcnts which annually ''cnmped' wit
The First. The governor came. al
with him glittcring STAFF; the briga,
commander arrived, accompanied
more brass buttons and gold lace; Xix
WISE the rcgilnsntal commanders, vi