The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-06-03
ATTACHED TO HIS REGIMENT.
Stories Of Regular Army Veteran Who
Wouldn't Quit the Service.

Stories of a Regular Army Veteran VINO
Wouldn't Quit the Service.
The old soldiers attachment for regi-
ment, company and officers is not with
out its compensation, or he presumes
upon it and is INDUCED. A gray-haired
veteran, though something of an incor-
rigible, would have his offending met
with leniency at which the younger
soldier or war recruit would marvel.
Indeed, it is the fact that not a few old
soldiers of the past owned their regi-
ments, or believed they did, and acted
up to their belief Jack Carpenter,
I'll" Company, Third Infantry, had that
belief as strong as any man who ever
wore the blue in the ranks for sixty-five
consecutive years Superannuated for
years, he would not take discharge,
but at the end of each enlistment he
would get dispensation from the war
department, and take on again Just to
stay with the old Third" A veteran
of the Mexican war, ne served faith
fully during the civil war, and in 1868,
with his regiment, was sent from the
Army of the Potomac to help quell the
draft riots in New York.
The regiment, having successfully ac-
complished it's mission, gave ball on
Governors Island before departing for
the front. Jack Carpenter, as neat
looking soldier as ever pipe-clayed a
belt, along with a veteran comrade,
Mullaney, was detailed to look after the
gentlemen guests in their retiring
room. Carpenter met every batch OF
guests with elaborate courtesy
and, conducting each to a side
board, effusively protested that
each had better take nip
before "jining" the ladies. Jack
the host, courteously drank with each
group or squad of visitors, and finally
he and Mullaney, who had been equally
hospitable, got into a dispute. Forth
with Jack repaired to the ballroom to
find his captain and have the contro.
versy settled. The ball was at it,.
height, with the band playing @ ko-note
orous awalt,-e vtlst at this interesti ose
i,nen n.y., Private Carpenter, III" oor,
panS Third United States - COM
deteru,i IN, unsteadily, face flushed d, h,,.
tain Ana stamped upon it ca au'
hnoy Sheridan. his companv az ZAP
,,,+hu espied him, and fearina ooin-
outbreak, sought To ~, Aearing some
er %o4 OF gayly CARRIED ladies' i rarn ene
mo e him and exclaimed. pen
NO you don't, sonny Won aa |
un Ola Jack Carpenter am nlde
moving who ranks in tho IAN am after
nt rank raj Mullaney or does Mn11ana
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regiment west and tool unnamed S..
,cod lyon ,'e Colo. There, SO wsl1 "a at
ed fr 10 years u, he was practically a~
r .a from re all duty. only BENZ ea
49, 81 70 SHOW up at Sunday re-
ter roll 50 me ne might be kept on the
as s 1Uu, This he always did, 1oo ,
" sIuieriy and clean as if no M
70 'o.aier instead of a warv 80
~ oi Two wars and scoros "ofn
N ths. o and scouts. 1t so han IN
;1.e tna' Second Lieutenant LAP LAP
1ton grandson of Alerandn
sna was assigned to duty at Eos. |
omnanv Inc command of carpen.
com eaa. A rosy-faced, beand uen,
,ut ~ L youngster, HamiIton
D .ion 20 .. MS first Sunday morntun |.
non at Fort Lyon He ,nlns r
AN 'o n1lls front. looking ovar
vou,d ".'n scrutiny that ba +
b ot'a impress the men with the he IS
' ne was an old hand al the II
s. In turn he took escs a. 'ne y
I red hi,, 1t. He came to Carp sun
I and r over took his gun in
ingly: - " MIN, said
r,ar ,ouf name, my MANI" 1
with t. was the answer
who n Inc ene faintest suspicion
Early at the bar at the su, IacA
!. Hamilton. aIlin
= a'nse' you are the cleanas.
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