The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-05-27

Crushed the Cheeky houngster.
In view of the ~disgraceful duel he
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 disagrecments, Of
course, like other men. and they have
to be settled. Dueling is forbidden by
law as well "A 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
far~reaching. 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 fist-while redress is m
times obtained in ways as drastic as
they arSnovel.
A gentleman Joined q crack cavalry
regiment He had no pedigree or fami.
~ TO recommend him. In fact, his IA
Their was a retired brewer, and by the
scions of nobility among his comrades
be was rather coldly received.
Are you the son Of Dash, the brew
err" inquired one of these.
IL am.
Then why didn't your father bring
you up to his trader"
"Oh. well, you're the son Of Lord
Blank. aren't your"
Yes"
Then why didn't he bring you up q
gentleman"
The upshot Of this was a rough and
tumble. wherein was demonstrated that
in the army a plebeian is the equal Of a
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
ed by the wreckers as a delicate hint
that his presence among them was OBJ
j~ectionable.
He was late for dinner that evening
and apologized to the president Of the
mess for it, explaining what had hap
pened-that he had been TO the rooms
of the three be suspected and returned
the compliment; if he had wronged
any. he would apologize and restore the
articles; if he had hit ON the right ones,
they could have satisfaction in the rid
ing school after dinner.
Accordingly, after dinner, two Of
them received satisfaction in full, a Ia
Corbett, in drill time, but the third
proved a tougher nut TO crack, and the
big hearted plebeian (who. by the bye,
Is now a general), weakened by his ex-
ertions, was getting worsted, so anoth-
er of the same social status who was
an expert boxer took up the running.
He soon finished of the third man
and obligingly offered 10 take on any
one who sympathized with the trio. By
this means-aprropriate to their pro-
fession-these two officers opened the
door in that regiment to others than
offshoots of the peerage, by whom il
had previously been regarded as a pre-
serve.
Among officers exchanging from one
regiment to another il common. One
little man, a lieutenant. incurred the
enmity Of the men Of his troop by con-
tinually finding fault and rubbing it in
by contrasting them unfavorably with
his late corps till they hated the very
name Of the "Pinks," as we'll call
them
Not only the rank and file, but the
noncommissioned officers. came in for
his animadversion till it got unbearable,
and at last the troop sergeant major
told the captain quietly that there
would be a mutiny in the troop before
long il it continued.
1t s. happened that he had also car
ried his insulting comparisons into the
mess. and as he wouldn't take advice
and drop it" his brother officers took
the matter into their own hands, with
the result that one cold night in Febru-
airy there was n hubbub within the off,
GERS quarters. a window was presently
opened. and little Joey" clad only in
his nightshirt, was handed out, seized,
placed and held down in a handbarrow,
wheeled of to the manure heap and
there shot out. to make his way back :
bed as best he could He soon after left
the regiment.
The antipodes of this gentleman wa
an officer in the same regiment, an
lrishman. 6 feet 2 and big in proper
ton. but his go" was not proportion
ate TO his size. He was too big and apa-
thetic for a cavalry captain. In fact.
his nickname, Molly" well describes
him One cheeky" youngster appeared
to think he could take any liberties
with such an easy going mountain Of
flesh. and In the billiard room one night
he carried his impotence beyond all
reason.
Molly" said nothing. He simply
dropped his cue, picked the offender up
and sat him violently down ON side ia
BILE. ignorant or needless Of the fact
that upon IL were standing glasses and
decanters.
1t was some time before the urgeons
picked the last piece Of glass u Of the
impertinent one and weeks before he