The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-22
THEY FIGHT IT OUT.
HOW ENGLISH ARMY OFFICERS SET
TIE THEIR DIFFERENCES.

The Piebeisa and the Peer-How One
Regiment wss Opened - Others Than
Onshooss Of the Peerage-How "Moily'
Crushed the Cheeky Youagstsr.
In view Of the disgraceful duel be-
tween the Duke Of Orleans and the
Count Of Turin we publish the follow
Ing article which shows the manner in
which British officers settle disputes:
Officers have their disagreements, OF
course. like other men. and they have
to be settled Dueling Is forbidden BY
law as well a. by modern ideas and
common sense. Complaints respecting
infractions OF mess etiquette or Of un-
gentlemanly or unsoldierly conduct may
be submitted to the mess committee, the
punitive powers Of which ere extremely
farreaching. The life Of an officer "sent
to Coventry" by his fellows is unendura-
BILE, and his only chance 10 TO exchange
But all this is moral suasion only,
and in the end disputes are frequently
settled by resort to first principles
the rule Of fist-while redress is some
times obtained in ways as drastic Is
they are novel
A gentleman joined Q crack cavalry
regiment. He had no pedigree or fami.
" to recommend him. In fact, his IA
Their was a retired brewer. and by the
scions Of nobility among his comrades
he was rather coldly received.
Are you the son of Dash. the brew
erY' inquired one Of these.
II am.
Then why didn't your father bring
you up to his trader
"Oh. we'll, you're the son Of Lord
Blank. aren't your
Yes"
Then why didn't he bring You up .
gentleman"
The upshot Of this was q rough and
tumble, wherein was demonstrated that
In the army plebeian is the equal Of
peer-H he can box as we'll
Another gentleman from the ranks Of
trade came home one day to find all the
crockery and breakable articles in hi
rooms smashed, the same being intend
ed by the wreckers as Q delicate hint
that his presence among them was OBJ
jectionable.
He was late for dinner that evening
and apologized to the president of thu
mess for II, explaining what had hap
pened-that he had been to the room
Of the three he suspected and returned
the compliment; IL he had wronge'
any. he would apologize and restore tn
articles; il he had hit on the right ones
they could have satisfaction in the rid
ing school after dinner.
Accordingly. after dinner, two Q
them received satisfaction in full. !
Corbett, in drill time, but the thir
proved q tougher nut to crack, and tn
big hearted plebeian (who, by the bye
is now q general), weakened by his ez
ertions, was getting worsted. 30 anotf
er Of the same social status who wa
an expert boxer took up the running.
He soon finished of the third ma
and obligingly offered to take ON an
one who sympathized with the trio B
this means-aprropriate to their PR
fession-these two officers opened tt
door in that regiment to others tina
offshoots Of the peerage. by whom
had previously been regarded as pr
serve.
Among officers exchanging from OF
regiment to another Is common Or
, little man, q lieutenant. incurred Il
/ enmity Of the men Of his troop by col
tinually finding fault and rubbing it
| by contrasting them unfavorably wit
} his late corps till they hated the vel
name Of thc "Pinks." Is we'll ca
them.
r Not only the rank and file. but q
3 noncommissioned officers, came in I
: his animadversion till IL got unbearabl
r and at last the troop sergeant maj
D told the captain quietly that the
would be Q mutiny In the troop befo
8 long II it continued
e 1t 80 happened that he had also ca
ried his insulting comparisons into {
mess, and as he wouldn't take advi
and drop IL" his brother officers to
the matter into their own hands, wi
the result that one cold night in Febr
n airy there was hubbub within the OF
, GERS quarters, q window was present
l. opened. and little Joey" clad only
his nightshirt. was handed out. seize
y placed and held down In handbarro
&c wheeled OF to the manure heap q
there shot out, to make his way back
= bed az best he could He soon after i
the regiment.
IT The antipodes Of this gentleman v
lie an officer in the same regiment.
Irishman, 8 feet . and big In prop
'e ton. but his "go" was not proportit
q ate to his size. He was too big and al
- thetio for . cavalry captain In ia
- his nickname. Molly" well descril
n. him. One cheeky" youngster appear
IN to think he could take any libert
with such an easy going mountain
~ flesh. and in the billiard room one mis-
y he carried his impotence beyond
reason
Molly" said nothing. He sim
dropped his cue, picked the offender
and sat him violently down on side
BILE, ignorant or needless Of the