The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1894-11-15

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49, lstt - could swear to IL before
NlklNMfUV he got out again. Be
MIVl4ElX ing only an adjutant,
4NR however. he couldn't
MNENT swear Mt it, and so keep
Nh on even terms with his
chief. lie bottled his wrath, us he did
the coloners commentaries, and kept
them both for future emergencies a
relic OF the Wanted old drugoon days
was the colonel; one Of the fast vanish
ing lot of hard-riding hard.lghting,
and sometimes understanding cam
paigners who had learned their trade
under masters of the art long years be-
fore the war. lie had crossed the Llano
Estacado and campcd on the Mimbres
and chased the Navajoes when Nava-
joe3 were monarchs Of the southwest
ern plains. were bcllicosc not bucolic,
raised shcol instead OF ahccp--a state
ment otherwise expressed 10y Kit Car
son, keen scout and n keencr Judge
of aboriginal nature, who said that
when they were not raising hell or ha'r
in equal proportions the Navajocs were
either dead or asleep. We were having
campaigns ten times more thrilling in
point Of incident, ten time fiercer in
point of fighting and casualties, ten
times tougher in point Of hardship and
privation-and the food we lived on
than those of the Navnio days. TO bo
sure. but the colonel would have il tho
service wasn't to be mentioned along
side that to which he had been ac-
customed when they secuted with
Kcarncy or Fauntlcroy and rode races
with the Mounted Rifles ut Albuquerque
and Santa Fe. They made cavalry
men in those days" said he. Then
with gloomy reference to the losses OF
the summer just gone by: Now they
only kill 'em, and this set OF Summers
they are sending out To recruit us is
only fit To be killed, anyhow. Why
the devil did you send me such
woodcn-hcaded idiot for an orderly on
this day of all others?" he demanded
of his staff officer. "Why, he couldn't
speak English!"
Now, when the colonel began to ask
questions and invite explanations we
all knew that he had, measurably ut
least, blown OFF his wrath; was begin
ming to regret anything sharp he had
said; was pcnitcnt, and wanted To be
Modified and forgiven and taken into
good fellowship again. Nobody knew
this better than the adjutaut, or pre-
sumed on it more. At this stage of the
proceedings Bob became downright inn
pudcnt. But his brown eyes twinl,lcd
with fun as he stood facing the colonel
and waiting for an opportunity 10
speak.
mo, sir; he couldn't speak word of
English, repeated the colonel.
"We-cll" said Bob, reilectiyely, lit
wasn't n civil service examination was
running. lie was the clcanost man ON
guard, and your orders are"
"Then send me the dirtiest SO long as
we are in the field, burst In the colonel.
inpetuously. "What | want in an
orderly Is just what don't want in an
adjutant- man who can repeat what
| say, and not think"
"Well, anybody ought to be able to
do that, sir" began the adlutant, with
n twitch under the heavy thatch Of his
moustachc.
"Wait till / get through, young
man." interrupted the colonel again,
impressivcly; then you may be as
harmless rs you know how. What l
need in an adjutant is one who can
think and not say anything-cNcept
when tell him 10. Now, you sent me
Dutch doll thatcouldnt even squawL
in English. He called me names in
some foreign lingo"
"Well, you wouldn't want him to do
IL in English, would you, colonel?'
"Wouldn't? | didnt--d-n It. where
are your wits this morning, Gray? He
he---what was IL he called me, Eallon?"
''Sounded like O-burst; was all
heard. SIR" said the quartermaster,
"But Sergt. Stein says
that's only the double Dutch for
colonel"
Mr.. Gray's eyes were dancing now.
II never saw the man before i'm my
life, colonel, said he. "lIe came with /
that big batch of recruits the other /
law Manuing's first sergeant marched I
him on. He looked spiclS-spdn neat 4
md clean and INTELLECTUALLY long odds 4
The trimmcst and most soldicr-like fell /
ow on guard"
"Not excepting the officer of the day
md adjutant, suppose inteaposed
he colonel.
mo exceptions whatever, sir In
Iced, not excepting any man IN the
whole command, from the colonel mp
Il mean down. You We're saying yes