The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-13
WHITNEY RAN THE HEDGE.
West Point Exploit of the Lieutenant
Who Explored Porto Rico.

In the last few fays many stories have
been printed about Lieut.. Henry II.
Whitney Fourth Artillery. who recently
returned from Porto Rico, with valuable
Information for the War Department.
There IS one incident OF mis- career that
has not found its way into the news
papers.
Whitney is the son OF clergyman. and
the tatner intenG~d that the son should
be clergyman rue son wanled 10 be Il
solder, and refused 10 study for the min
istry. When ne was ready for college he
asked his father TO Try TO get him an APP
polntment 10 Wesl Point She elGer
" nitncy refused, and the boy went TO "a
congressman from Pennsylvania, in
when STATE the Whitneys were living
and secured an appointment
He passed an eXcellenct entrance exam
eauOn ana .,ooa So well IN tactics and
discipline that IN his senior year he was
made "A captain m the corps of cade,s
JUS, before graduation in the spring Of
lSJS "A young woman IN whom the cadet
was Interested arrived al the hotel in
West Point. one evening Whitney want
ed 40 can upon her IL was rue thdt no
canet may pass the heuge which sur
rounds the hotel without special permits
sion. The girl was gong away the next
day, ana Al was aDsOluteiy necessary
that Whitney should say goodbye.
Inerc was only one thing for him 70
dO-run rne neugc and take his chances.
lie ala so. maze MS call. said everything
nut what he intended to say and started
Co return 10 barracks. On the way he
ran into the officer OF the guard, who
asked questions which the young cadet
Couldn't or wouldn't answer 10 the Off
GERS satisfaction. tie was cOurt-mar-
tiaied. ana IN the presence OF the assem-
pieu corps was stripped OF his shoulder
STRAPS and reGliced 10 the ranEs.
lne BOY was terribly cut up. and, while
sui smartlng unuer the humiliation.
went 70 the wife OF one of the faculty
ana tOld ncr the whole story IL nap
prned suGenow that whenever cadet
got INTO trouble he went To the same
quarter ana wnen ne came away he felt
better Tor having gone. When whitney
nad told his story she merely nugned az
nun. ne coulun understand TINS, ana.
Jumping up, ne salu ne would resign
from the army Immediately after grad
uauon, as ne coulu never live down his
disgrace. Arter the young man mad xiv
EN- vent 10 ms FEELINGS the professor 3
wife said quietly.
ana listen to me. II is the LOT of an
army officer 20 take chances In active
service When ne decides he must act
quickly. ana once his plan Is settled nr
must not turn aside until his purpose IS
accomplished. He VINO pushes forward
Dolby without faltering, II bound 10
succeed IN the army. In running the
nedge, after you had decided that that
was the thing 20 DO. you showed Inc
very characteristics which Will win you
success m your CHOSEN profess on. "
You hadn't run that hedge when you
knew VINO has walung ror you behind
H. 1 should have ADVISED you 10 leave
the army at once. Now m sure you'll
make a brilliant record
When Whitney walked out on the plain
ne felt a heap better and he concluded 10
stick by the army. The girl felt almost
as badly as whitney did al what lad
nappened. and she. 100. decided 10 stick
DIV the army II she got the chance. She
got the chance and now she ~ Mrs.
whitney. Both she and her husband
think THE wife OF rhe West Point pro-
lessor is the wsest woman that ever
lived.-New York sun.