Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-01-12

Knosiug that lis ore, would To
obeyod, / paid no ate ton to it and
really forgot a | about it among the
details of life m re afl'ectin, my well
fire. wondered if we won d get
scouting order, just os my next yea 3
leave of absence became du. if there
was really any chance to get back that
half months pay | had dropped the
little game last night; f she meant
what she said-she was lau thing o l
could not make out and the time; if The
mail would bring me the check which
my kind old dad sometimes sent.
Meantime the day was done and
another was begun. In the semidark-
ness of morning stable L saw L ufer
lyilg on his straw IN the stall I be-
lieve 1 did wonder il he was cold, but
knew il he had been 1 could not in any
way ,emedy il, and so two or three
days and nights passed, one ve'y like
the other.
Again l walked down to afternoon
stables with the colonel. He had not
been in my stables since he had Or
dered Lauftr tied up. We slowly
sauntered down the 'ong sids-oppo-
site the one then horse was in
asking questions here and there OF the
wen, the "non CONS and the farrier
and looking over the horses. Then
crossing over we wandered up the other
side in the same way till we came to
the last stall.
Sergeant how is your new horse
coming along?" said the colonel as he
pas led into Laufer's stall, where the
private was eating his supper which
hid been chucked into the feed box.
He was APPARENTLY obliyious Of our pres
ence and paid no attention to the old
man as he bru he'd his hand along his
back.
"5eems we'll groomed, serg-u:-uh.
h-oh!" granted the colonel as he fell
ali doubled up out Of the stall.
Lightning was not quicker or more
as onishing. That youngster hao
placed both hands on the rail OF bis
hayracx and with that springy foun-
dation had planted both feet with cleo
trio yigor fairly in the old mans
stomach.
Sergeant Carswell had Laufer fla
on his blck in second, probably tt
beat the lie out of him. helped thu
col.nel up, when be quickly called
Sergeant, sergeant! Oh it man,
don't you hear me? Get away from
there and let that man alone!"
"But he kicked the colonel, SIR said
Carswel, who started os if TO repent
the operation on Laufer.
Sergeant Carswell, go toyour qutr
tersl' roared the colonel, an orde,
which saved the lucky Laufer from fur
Their trouble. As it was he had MOI
been punished at all, and I was utterl.
dumfounded when the colonel promp-
tly or Tered his release. Taking me t.
one side, he said, Captain, you sai(
you had intended this man should b
q corporal?'
eyes, sir"
"Well have his warrant made on
and send it into the adjutant." Sslui
, ing, he went into the next stable while
L dism ssed my men. noticed the mel
; all gathered about Laurer and wa
I pleosed that he. waving them aside
/, went at once 10 his bunk ana bi
, books, where he had spent al his spar
, time that frst day before he was tie
up. The next day his corpora's stripe
and chevrors were issued to him. ID
, was constantly kept on some spec &
o duty which preveused his being
o stables.
=, After time I need4da sergeant, An
4 Of the colonels suggestion sent !
n Corporal George Laufer's warrant. l
| less than year afterward receive
y "the compliments OF Colonel and Mr
4 Gregory, who request the pleasure
your company at dinner, Sasurd
. Aug. 16. 1878, at o'clock P. m,
meet Second LieutenantQate sergean
a George Laufer OF the Tenth cayalI
U. S. A."
IL I attended the dinner with pleasul
- Laufer never groomed his horss,-k
: sell Francis in Brooklyn Eagle.
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