Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-08
THE COLORED MAN AS A SOLDIER

49, IA FL n 40
the African funducse fur color and tbcv
Keep themselves and their unIfB.ma In
W7F ihIt is good Co ae.. Their drum-
major Dr. 10 picture OF manly beauty.
sIrulor-wnlstHI Tine vi c4rrilra. ..ifh
h'lI erect and Ghost thrown uut Tho
fI.h walnut of hiH HkIn Dr. oct ud Hy DO
white 100 hif uniform. and tho tuU aHTgY
OF whit" hHuukIu d. enhanced Iy tbs
1r'p.l cord. of sold which euelrdls hi4
FN9u'l''s Never WOO There a.y iurt
uuH ONE inch of moro Graceful Iruui.
major than this. nor ono muas btriy
with NIH baton. with fha rHHUl Do. ID
almost Hgtuu foot Iu fnH HIr. .umu.tlnV
uH il holrht with Sergeant uf1vu II
Company d. who stands % frst in MA
.ia'hnFs. and ~ uuuIrl by his lm-
rllgs nH tho fullest man ln tho ror,I0..
Ihn negro nIWuyH bad o. aui.udIl
physical rnIuNuuuf Nutur. slya Hifn
EXCELLENT gifts uf limb and constitution.
The color OF skim. texture uf han. HuiII-
lY ui Uranium and UHrf "Ht tooth vera
hli HhiHsuurIa uEHInHt tha wuIirulut
glimnt" uf Nn'.H TuuHpuutud. be-
bore Wen thn HHm|-frIpIHlI climate OF
ihn Southern stlt.a. Gunsrlt.8ra n
anrvltudn failed tH impair hIs 4hyficlI
virtues, hut rather enhanced Thorn. lie
WIS
PROOF AGAINST HEAT.
and could endure tho pauFs NJ HUNGER
ana thirst with peerless flrH.tIH. l'u-
dnr slavery Doc was uNDfWHTN.I. uHufIv
fed, partially clothed. ur.trhed.v
housed ami cruelty treated uuiu hH
body grew IilaHhupol But DIE rlpld
i"Hup"rntlVr powers uay, been proved
hy the fact that 100 u single generation
since hlH escape from bondage o. hHa
grown back into the magnificent heft-
IUN IN. o. o..
more. hD has developed won leffuiy 'u
mentality lnateaf % ihs elongated
head uul peculiar forehead which used
90 Do the ChuruUiHrlHtica %. his race,
hH has 70 normal head. with wlle.apltt
ini'IlFgut eyes nose and mouth tney
rilsUiod ANA 1ll thg lines that, tell ~
f"lisCuntrul anu HUIt-rHHUryt ~ addl-
tiuu Co thua" new traits hH has retained
the old virtues. His teeth afro rtpre.
sentative NJ unusually ruurI bones
throughout u massive body he iH 20
Well pc 49, that hIH fine torso moves On
hiH long legs and good hips with some.
thing uf the elemental mitIUa OF tbs
jungle warrior. Nature gave hlfn glCar
ana sharp eyes Tor Che things lf nature.
I'VE h1H uu Hmla,lu disposition. "a sunny
nature ana 10 ulupysEl-lutky spirit
oven under tho most trying .lrUun.
sttncrs=i Indispensable attributes ln
soldier Tie is gentle submissive trleh-
NN.'H 'NNNNNhIN NNNNN IIH.N 100 NINH. AM1
treat him with kindness, slow GO arepr,
but not easily soothod Whsn aroused.
Its devotion Co sentiment whether Of
friendship or religion. Do Intense. He
D. sentimental 100 The best sense. MS
bright fancy ANA romantic thOurhta
lead him 10 the enjoyment OF Hcti0n
ana poetry, ana had b. been trained In
the schools. these departments Of
hrIlDs-lvttrca would have been his
debtor Such man makes an Ideal
soldier.
In the Twenty fourth you Will md
tho greatest variety OF color. ttH n4Cs
run the gamut from pllest yellow that
lg but olive 20 the deepest mahogan..
Fortunately each csteymH his own
particular
SHADE THE BEST.
and there are no quarreis between inu-
luttuuH, uuadruunH or the many Uc-
toroonB. The darkest men usually mar
~ the liFhteHt women, and Vice versa.
IN natures persistent scheme OF SOM
ponHutlon. The black men DO not even
envy their hundmuster who ~ the ofc
white enlisted man IN an the regiment.
Throughout the woll-keqt camp that
adorned the Preside "a week ago | met
nothing but smiles ana courtesy. There
was a. welcome everywhere and nothing
was any trouble The drum major
dressed himself ln an his nnery though
De- was very busy and In nrgligce. and
emerged like solomon, glittcriny from
head Co heel aud 900 Tor my bennnt.
hanius twungcd for mo. heels clattorrd
lu "a breakdown, craps and clrda were
played, SONGS were sung iu vol. South
vru uuluuuDH, ana everywhere was
heard the Eyes. sub and mo. mn'um"
~ the old days
But there d one word which closes
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