Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-07

o, behold the pictured Was there ever
such a one before? See them coming up
from the bslmy southland and down
from the sturdy North shaking the cart b
with their tread and keeping step to the
wild sweet music of fife and drum, with
one intent, one purpose, one hope-the
vindication OF a nations honor.
took out my old gray clothes last night,
thought OF the day they was new,
And looked at the holes in the left hand sleeve
Where a mimic ball went through.
And heard the band play "Dixie"-
By God heard every note
And thought of Manassas and Shiloh,
And lump came up in my throat.
And | said GO back to that old oak chest
There amt no more service for you,
Pm going TO fight on the side that's right,
And I'm going to wear the blue"
THE REGULAR SOLDIER.
The volunteer on every field where his
valor has been tried has proved himself
the peer of any other soldier in the world !;
indeed, he has proved himself the SUI
perior, for before his strong arm and
level head and superb courage all foes
have gone down to dust. But with a
military education he will be still better
able to win fields, endure the march, and
care for himself in camp. 1t will not
only make him more efficient there, but
the discipline will forge out of him a
vastly better citizen when he quits the
army. The regular service is splendid
school for any young man-makes him
self-reliant, obedient to law, patient.
Manhood, and courage, and ability are
not alone found in the officers of the reg
ular army. but even the rank and file
through discipline become master masons
i'll carrying through an undertaking
when once begun. And so W hen battle
is on, when the awful hand of war is
sowing he field With human wrecks and
gouts of blood, and the commiss toned
officers who are holding up the battered
line of battle to the red work Of death go
down in its trampled harvest, it is then
that the rank and file show their SOL
dierly discipline by spriDging forward in
unwavering lines, still pressing on the
ioS Al WI N Vi DlOOu, SO
long as hostile hand reaches out to Old
Glory whose ginting folds look down APP
provingly on the guaranteed victory that
always and everywhere follows the ma
jesty of its onward march.
The country is good to its defenders.
1t gives to the regular soldier ali the COM
forts OF home, cares for him when he is
sick, feeds him with abundant and
wholesome food, cIot hes him in sufficient
raiment. houses him in sanitary quarters,
pays him fair wages, and asks only hat
he be true to himself and his country.
hen ne is worn out in the service the
soldier is pensioned and retired, or, il
sooner than this, the final TAPS. flights
out, Is sounded, his surviving comrades,
on behalf of their common country, fold
him away III the arms OF mother earth
like tired child, and mark his last rest
ing place with a fitting hesdstone.
No, &ere was never before country so
good, and great, ana strong rs ours, car
pers to the contrary Notwithstanding.
FORT BAYAED
Here at Fort Bayard, hard by the Mex
lean line, may be found fair tyne of a
soldier at home in the regular army. The
lawns are kept neatly shaved and trimmed
IN the summer, the shade trees properly
cultivated, and the sewer system 10 to
date. The soldiers have reading room
where long tables are covered with lead
ing magazines and daily news pers. The
book cases contain choice works of iic-
ton, art, history, biography, science, mil
ltary literature, etc. They have a store OF
general merchandise where can be pur-
chased articles OF utility as we'll as the
trlties that 60 TO make up the comforts
and pleasures of life. There i. abundant
ice in summer manufactured by their own
plant, and they have billiard room, a
lawn tennis court, bowling alley, and in
winter lyceum where the officers are re-
CURED each week TO produce a paper on
some military subject, to be examined and
criticised by the house. There is also a
school for the benefit of the children of
soldiers who may have families mere, and
also he children of civilian employees.
Everything connected with garrison
matters proceeds along correct business
lines-wlth carefulness, order and de-
corum. For the most part these institu-
lions are self-supporting, from a fund
kept alive by excess Of rstions saved by
careful management and sold back to the
government. A perfect system pervades
and every one is supposed to
be busy at something all the time. In the
post there are seldom manifestations Of
and profanity or obscenity is
never heard. All offenses from highest to
lowest are instantly noted and dealt with
without delay, and the punishment fol-
lows certain because measured by the
army regulation violated. So, Justice
swift and sure is always positive. From
this severe exaction the highest officer
cannot escape and the lowest private must
suffer the punishment that his offense
merits. Before military court everyone