The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-08-03


sincerely mourned as would be the de-
part,,re tor a far distant point OF 8
member Of a home circle in priyate ifes;S3
The rensining members ef p mi II titar.yy'
family sufeEa sense 81 bereavement
which can scarcely be conceived by
those not familiar with garrison life,
and the departure Of Q member Is as
sincerely mourned as If bound TO- those
to whom he bids an indefinite farewen
by ties Of blood. All n;
A prospective addition to the militia
~ family is always 9 matter OF much
comment. When the accession is to
be that Of an officer Of more or less
service in the field, his coming is
looked forward to with great pleasure.
for in almost. if not quite, every In
stance he will be known to some Of
the officers at the post. In some, OF the
labyrinthine movements Of the great
army machine they have been thrown
together at different posts, then sepa-
rated by the official order ind sent,
unmnrmuring, to meet the eSigencies
of the service at widely separated
points. When it is announced at a
post that Capt. and Mrs Sinclair
are to be stationed there, those who
have never met the expected arrivals
are enlightened as to their personal
appearance, traits Of character and So
cial attainments by those who have
been with them at other posts, and the
officer and his lady are received with as
warm recognition by those who. have
never before seen them as by their
friends of old. 1 81
But it is different when the an
nouncement is made that newly Gre
ated officer will soon knock for admisrT
sion into the garrison family. He will
come as stranger to all. Those OFF,
GERS who themselves in turn stepped
from the door Of the academy at West
Point into the field Of active service as
the expected newcomer is about to do,
are well aware of the mild form OF
torture which awaits them. They
know that Mr.. Graduate will burst
upon their vision clad in natty attire
which the purifying breezes have not.
yet had time to purge Of the odor Of
the tailor shop He will not have been
In the garrison day ere his trunks
will have been ennptied Of their con
tents, and the love trophies they con
tain exhibited to the seemingly pa tient
group who sit meekly listening to the
pretty young man as he boasts of his
conquests in the rosy field Of love.
They will smile serenely as his velvety
tongue purls on, and the tin1e-dimmed
canvas pf their own memory bright
ems and presents for their edihcation
the day when they, too, came gliding
into the service arena in the same state
of innocent insanity. They will not
tell him so in words, but will mentally
say to him: ::.s
"a sad case, very sad case, my dear
boy, but you will get over it. Just a
little campaigning, q little Of the hard
ship incident to border military life
will wear the academy glitter from
you, and you will develop in time, into
q man of more sturdy mold whose as.
pirations will crave something more
substantial than the melody Of a soft
~ sung love ditty or the giggling smile
of simpering schoolgirl. Those.
withered bouquets bearing the distin-
gushing names of Rose and Blanche
and Agnes and Katie and other fair,
Uniform wo:shipers now so precious to
you, will soon find Judgment in the
coal scuttle; those dainti1y perfumed
notes will go upward In the smoke of
the CRATE; the oft-l1issed photos will lie
neglected in your trunk in the store
room, and the memory of the dear but.
J. terhies who cared little tor you, but
who loved to hutter around your gray
uniform and hurl chances Of defiance at
pouting rivals, will be but as a hazy
dream, which you will not IL your ma
turer sense care for memory to produce
in too strong coloring. You will not
be 80 fastidious in dressing for tho sad
die and the field as you were in dress
ing for the ballroom, or to keep an APP
pointnent with the latest plump
quail who had fallen a victim to your
military air and brass buttons. Enjoy
your trophies while you may, my boy
for stern duty will soon bid you shake
off the aspect Of the beau and don tho
more earnest air of the soldier"
Lieut.. Vandever came, and was at
once located in bachelor quarters and
listed for duty. Capt. and Mrs Colby,
as the Oldest il point Of residence
at the post, announced q reception in
honor Of the new officer, and on the
evening designated the parlor Of the
Colby quarters was well filed with
officers and ladies. Lieut.. Vandever
was introduced to all, and was cordial
~ welcomed into the society Of the
garrison. He proved to be a quite
handsome young gentleman, and had
brought With him q smile which had
no doubt played sad havoc with maid
emily hearts at the alma mater on the
historic Hudson, YET beneath the sur- |
face there seemed to Turk an irnperions,
tvrann;cal, If not cruel nature, which 4
the smiling face could not entirely con-
ceal. He was studiously polite in his
demeanor toward the ladies and en-
deavored to be a. shall fei low well
met among the gentlemen, but sors
Of repellant glance which at times shot
from hiseY went far. toward smooth.
45ering the warmth with hiieh both
gent lemen and Indies would have glad /
" welcomed him. g. NJ 81
Alice was at The: party and was ,sex-
quisi .e1Y Lowell In her dress Of purest
white. She was the especial idol Of
the ladies OF the garri son, ard ere
was more than one dissatisfe loekIon
the more tronly faces Wlllen it was
observed that Vandever seemed to BE
greatly smitten with her rming
presence and grace Of manner. Ies WAS
devoted in! his atten tions TO the fair
girl, 50 much So, fact, 81 at s lis as