Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-02-21

sometimes sitting contentedly by, bu,
generally busying herself with Bertha
about the house. And then, just as wa:
sure to happen, came the order for sum
mer's work. Away to the Big Hornr
said the colonel as he refined up one
day at Morgan's open door, catching
Schramm in the act of blocking ont a
fower-garden for Lot and Billy. And
that evening before parade the regi-
mental adjutant, seated at his desk,
was surprised by a visit from Sergt.
Schramm, who begged of that iniiuen-
tial officer few moments interview.
Young man. said Tintop to his
staff officer, as he espied the latter trip
ping around from the clubroom just
before the first call, "that's the third
time I've seen You coming out of Cur
rams since four o'clock" To which
Gray promptly replied:
"Yes, sir. You see. last week you
remarked upon my going in there SO
often that thought it time to reverse
the process. And this afforded the
colonel the opportunity of giving
Gray the good raking down he de-
served, and, just as Gray had hoped
and planned, brought out the reaction
that always followed an outburst.
That evening Tintop came over to the
Office to make it up" and then, when
the skies were cleared, Gray preached
the subject of Schramm's interview
- he -,
Tough to go to New York and other
points on urgent personal business. and
had reason to know that Bragg would
forward the application disapproved;
and Bragg did. Bragg's Endorsement
read: This young soldier has been the
recipient ofso many indulgences already
as to seriously impair his usefulness as
a sergeant. He succeeded in evading
field duty with the troop last fall. and
seeks to shirll it again. For z man not
yet two years in service, he has been pro-
NOTED over older and more deserving
men SO rapidly as to turn his head
And Tintop considered the whole thing
a reflection on him as regimental com
mander, and so sent for Bragg and so
told him, and said, furthermore, that if
Bragg didn't like Schramm and could
find one man in the whole regiment
who was willing to tranfer to ID, now
that Bragg was its captain, he would
be glad to order an exchange; and this
gave Bragg the opening he hoped for
and chance to reply that, SO far from
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marks were conclusive proof that he
was only striving to keep him in. 1t
was hot shot, give and take, for ten
minutes, warfare in which it must be
owned that Tintop rejoiced even though
he did not excel, and it ended in his
ordering Bragg to leave the office and
coming in, all in towering rage, to
ask Gray if he ever in all his life knew
such a cantankerous ass as Bragg
s.unless it's me for letting him rub my
fur the wrong way" Gray said that
he didn't like to draw invidious COM
parsons; but Schramm got the fur
Tough, was back at Ransom in ten days,
and caught the regiment before it
camped in sight Of Cloud Peak. He
had long conference with Bertha be-
fore he left, and his good-by tc his cap
tain and Connie was very brief. The
day after he left there drove up to the
door a low-wheeled phaeton that Con-
ME instantly recognized as Mrs Am
ory's. Mrs. Amory was the wife of one
of the officers Of the Eleventh, who,
with her children, had gone back to
visit their Kentucky home as soon as
the regiment was ordered away, leav-
ing the phaeton for sale. Bertha came
in with a note addressed in Schramm's |
peculiar cramped and precise hand:
.Will not the gracious Miss Morgan do me |
the very great honor OF the occasional exer- !
cising of the horse and carriage which must be |
left at the Empire stable during the summer
without other use. The groom will call each
morning for the orders OF the gnadige Frau
,ein. whose acceptance will much honor and |
deeply oblige both Rand at her service. and /
the gracious lady's most humble and grateful
.SCHRAMM"
And when the doctor happened in
and found Connie with tear-brimmed
ewes and saw through the situation at
: glance, he said it was an inspiration.
On those smooth. hard roads, in that
low couch-like, soft-rolling carriage
thew could give her father air, sum
shine. a sight of the distant mountains,
4 look at the old fort, an occasional ;