The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-09-23
THEY FIGHT 1T OUT.
NOW ENGLISH ARMY OFFICERS SET
TIE THEIR DIFFERENCES.
me Piebcisn and the Peer-how one
Regiment Was Opened to Others Than
onshoots OF the Peerage-fiow MOLLY
Crushed the Cheeky Houngster.


onshoots OF the Peersge-how molly
Crushed the Cheeky Youngster.
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 we'll as 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 are extremely
farreaching. The life of an officer "sent
to Coventry" by his fellows is unendura-
BILE, and his only chance is to exchange.
But all this is moral suasion only.
and in the end disputes are frequently
settled by a resort to first principles
the rule Of fst-while redress is some
times obtained in ways as drastic as
they are novel.
A gentleman Joined crack cavalry
regiment He had no pedigree or fami-
ly TO recommend him. In fact, his IA
Their was retired brewer, and by the
scions Of nobility among his comrades
he was rather coldly received
Are you the son Of Dash. the brew
er?' 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"
Yea"
"Then why didn't he bring you up .
gentleman
The upshot Of this was a rough and
l tumble, wherein was demonstrated that
In the army plebeian is the equal OF
peer-if he can box as well
Another gentleman from the ranks OF
|, trade came home one day to find all the
: crockery and breakable articles in his
rooms smashed. the same being intend
u ed by the wreckers as delicate hint
n that his presence among them was OBJ
II jectionable.
l. He was late for dinner that evening
d and apologized to the president Of the
mess for it, explaining what had hap
- peued-that he had been to the rooms
Of the three he suspected and returned
u the compliment; il he had wronget
y any. he would apologize and restore thu
a articles; if he had hit on the right ones
e. they could have satisfaction in the rid
ing school after dinner.
Accordingly. after dinner, two o
them received satisfaction in full. i
4. Corbett IL drill time. but the thir
proved tougher nut to crack, and tn
big hearted plebeian (who, by the bye
is now generally, weakened by his e1
i, ertions, was getting worsted. so anott
a. er Of the same social status who wa
an expert boxer took up the running.
He soon finished of the third ma
X. and obligingly offered to take ON an
;. one who sympathized with the trio. b
liz this means-appropriate to their pro
,.' fession-these two officers opened tn
Y door in that regiment to Others tina
- offshoots Of the peerage. by whom
had previously been regarded as pre-
serve
q Among officers exchanging from ON
'" regiment to another is common On
g. little man, lieutenant, incurred ii
enmity Of the men Of his troop by col
n tinually finding fault and rubbing II
by contrasting them unfavorably wit
his late corps till they hated the vel
name Of the "Pinks." as we'll ca
20 them.
!, Not only the rank and file, but Il
M. noncommissioned officers. came in +
NJ his animadversion till it got unbearabl
l.3 and at last the troop sergeant maj
/ told the captain quietly that the
Ois would be mutiny in the troop befo
'0 long II 1t continued.
1t 80 happened that he had also ca
ried his insulting comparisons into 6
mess, and as he wouldn't take advi
- and drop It" his brother officers to
. the matter into their own hands, wi
. a. the result that one cold night In Febr
NJ ary there was hubbub within the OF
s.@ GERS quarters q window was present
~ = opened. and little joey" clad only
$50 his nightshirt, was handed out. SEIZE
ar placed and held down in a handbarro
wheeled of to the manure heap a
IL there shot out, to make his way back
ar. bed as best he could. He soon after
the regiment.
The antipodes Of this gentleman
- an officer in the same regiment.
- Irishman, 8 feet . and big in prop
day ton, but his ''go" was not proporti
AN ate to his size He was too big and q
IS! thetic for a cavalry captain In II
i, IA, as his nickname. Molly" well desert
1907 him. One cheeky" youngster appea
eoo 20 think he could take any liber
stern with such al easy going mountain
.,,mn flesh. and in the billiard room one nj
yer. he carried his impudcnce beyond
rnon. -,.so,,
j Mo MOLLY" said nothing. He sim
- dropped his cue, picked the offendsv
,e's and sat him violently down ON side
BILE, ignorant or needless Of the
that upon 1t were standing glasses
o oon decanters
800 1t was some time before the surge
!. ~. picked the last piece Of glass out Of