The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-09-23

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through the proper channel and they
shal! ~ heard ana nllayed. ! promise
you. Men. I'm ashamed Of sou. While
your comrades are in the field facing
privation and danger and death ior the
glory 81 that old iIag which you have
only just sworn 20 defend. yon. for a
trifiing delay which the throcs Of our
government should excuse. dare 70
murmur and revolt. Out upon such
soldiers. DO yon know what you risk?
DO You appreciate that ! have bnt 70
step 70 FIAT telegraph and the regulars
will surround you and rake your camp
with an enfilading tire? DO You long
70 serve your country at the Dry Tor
tugas; Have a care or there yon shall
b. sent, weighed with the contempt Of
all loyal men, Officers, To your posts!
There will be a review presently
"'rhree cheers for the gencral!'
shouted the clear voice Of the blue-eyed
recruit As turned away. andthey were
given with Will
$50 went through that camp. speak
ing rs never had spoken. inwardly
overwrought with excitement, but out
wardly the cold. distant pcrsoniiica-
tion Of discipline. Within two hours
had that brigade formed in hollow
square. and from its center ! renewed
my threats and my promises. They
were effective Reason returned 70 the
men. and with Il came shame. What
had looked like dangerous outbreak
was quelled by moral force.
AS ] left the parade l met Capt.
johnson.
by the way. captain. l asked. who
is that bright-looking young soldier Of
yours who seemed 70 be resisting the
madness Of the men? The captain
scowled quite unnecessarily.
THAT'S Thomas Browne he an
swered. modify. lie doesn't amount
TO much.
"rm certain you don't REFLECTED as
Iretnrncd 70 the city.
"a month passed BY. Discipline had
done its perfect work. The mob had
become wcll-drillcd brigade. The
men had received their arrears. and
were eager 10 wipe out disgrace and 70
achieve renown in action. The order
for their advance was expected daily.
sat in my quarters in this city. alone
and idle, for my duty had been fulfilled
and was about TO report at Washing
ton. The doo- opened. and tall, slen-
der young woman, neatly dressed,
stood before me. Her face was pallid:
her large black eyes shone intensely.
''.oh. sir. she exclaimed, save my
soldier. lie said that You might. and
she sank ia chair by my side weeping
and moaning and wringing her fragile
hands in manner most pitiable 70 be-
hold.
...But, my dear madam I expostu-
lated stcrnly. this won't do at all II
you wish my aid you must be calm and
sensible. Tel. me who you are, who
your soldier is, and what you want
~ beg your pardon she said. gen
tly. and felt like brute My name
is Mary Graeme. and-and I'm engaged
to Thomas Browne. He's my soldier.
you know: and he's in the camp over in
New Jersey
..sThomas Browner Oh. rcmem-
bered- "'Ycs. my dear, replied. "A
fine-looking young fellow, with bright
blue eyes. ] thinks'
'Oh. such bonny eyes. so tender. 50
true And they speak his nature, be-
lieve me. / know him 50 well; we
were little children together. lie has
been placed under arrest, sir, and is to
be tried before the court martial now
in session
"'For what offense?'
"'IIe was sentry, sir, and was found
asleep on his post.
''Phcw. Here was q pretty mess In
deed for the young recruit
my dear child responded. grave
ly. this is most serious matter.
Asleep on his post Of duty in the face
Of the enemy, Why. it may cost him
his life' Aud at the very time. too.
when there has been revolt in the
camp and the court feels the necessity
of stern example
II shook my head dubiously." Here
INV friend the general paused to light a
cigar and l sprang at once into the
breach
Hold on,'' ! exclaimed do You
mean TO seriously claim that a sentry
might he executed for sleeping on his
post in suburb Of New York. four
hundred miles away from any enemy
My friend the general nodded.
II explained all that 10 you in the
first place." nc replied. Given those
facts. the court would find him guilty.
and the articles Of war prescribe death
as the penalty. Courts martial must
render an absolute. unqualified verdict
of either guilty or not guilty Miti-
eating circumstances can only be con-
sidercd in review.
''As spoke the poor child wavercd
like rare pale lily in storm. But
she remembered ny warning. though
her eyes streamed and her hands
strained in their grasp.
:. 'Oh. sir. hut he isn't guilty. the
poor boy. Think how tired he was.
I'D all night: ordered on duty again the
moment he was released. II was in
human. No wonder he dozcd without
knowing IT,
"'But-'
"'Oh. sir. know what you would
say. II couldn't be. But il was. The
orderly sergeant has always hated him.
On the day before he had ordered Tom