The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-23
MILLER & RHOADS.

from Virginia" was upon duty about our
tent, when /, DESTROYS again 10 be ataDie
and playful with our couniryman lifted
the tent wall and addressed him with
an air Of authority, and mock sternness'
ordering him to be more attentive TO his
duty, 10 remove those cigar stumps, and
otherwise mind his business. His reply
was a look so stern and angry as TO let
me know that he was doing that job.
Whereupon. / let that tent wall drop and
became intensely interested in my yell
low-back novel. So soon as police was
over | arose and girded my Hons saying
l had made Cadet Jackson, OF Virginia,
angry, and must at once humble myself
and explain that l was not really in
command Of that police detail / found
him at the guard tent, called him out,
and said: Mr. Jackson, ! ma that !
made a mistake just now in speaking TO
you in a playful manner-not )usiihed by
our slight acquaintance. ! regret that
] did So" He replied with his stony
look, THAT is perfectly satisfactory
sir" Whereupon ! returned To my COM
rades, and informed them that. in my
opinion. cadet Jackson. from Virginia
is a iackass," which verdict was unani-
mOusly concurred in; and we all with
the next duty In order and thence for
ward nobody in that tent projected
with that cadet until our four-years'
course was ended, and We were enamel
pated from the military prison Of West
Point, for we all liked and respected him.
After our encampment of two months
was over We went into barracks and
were arranged in sections alphabetically,
and thus it was Mcclellan and l sat side
By side: for a very brief space, though.
Next week he went up till he became
head. while l remained tutisimus in
medic for four blessed years. l was
very sorry to lose Mac from. my side
especially during Rotations for he used
10 tell me- things, and was great help;
besides he was such a little bred and
born gentleman. only fifteen years and
seven months, while I-GOd save the
mark--was twenty.
"OLD JACK" AS 4 STUDENT.
"Old Jack" as we called him. hung
about the bottom, at the first January
examination all below him were cut off.
he was foot and probably would have
been cut off also. but his teachers OBJ
served In him such determined inten-
ton 10 succeed that they felt sure he
our rooms were small, each with two
single bedsteads Qron), a bare, cold
floor. and an anthracite CRATE. odd
Jack" a few minutes before taps, would
pile his CRATE with coal so as to have a
bright. glowing fire when taps sounded
and all other lights were out.
Then he would lie prone upon the floor.
when the light enabled him 10 study
the lesson for the day. and very soon he
began to rise in his class, and We all
were glad OF his success, for cold and
administrative as he was, he was abb
solutely honest and kindly, intensely at
tending TO his own business, and as II
was, he came to be near the head of our
class. the largest that had ever graduated
there. We had altogether 16i members
counting those turned back into tive
graduated sixty after four weary profit
less years Ito mel.
Then Cadmus Wilcox, Archie Bolts
Dominic Wilson, and "Old Jack" as we
now called Jackson of Virginia, travelled
on together to their Virginia homes, and
arriving In Washington took a room In
Browns Hotel. All four were in one room.
and 1t was blazing hot. for they were
right under the roof Cadmus. on reach
ing the capital of the nation, was invited
10 spend the evening with the Secretary
OF War. and did not return TO his room
until about ] O'Clock A. NJ He paused
the door was locked and the sounds Of
boStorous revelry were roaring within.
For some time he demanded entrance In
vain, and when at last admitted found
"HiGh Jinks" were enacting there. Poor