The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-10
RESPECT FOR A RAW RECRUIT.



From ~ Chicaoo Tribun,.
Sometimes q raw recruit will put up with all
sorts Of abuse. and sometimes he win wigrie
and souirm and turn upon his tormentor and
make the tormcntor sorry. The tormentor in
this instance was Lieutenant who did not like
| raw recruits He did not why such pests
should ever he permitted to get into the army.
When they shot each other In the foot or inyari-
| ably fired salute at guardmount when tho
command "oren chambers and cartridge boxes
he could descend on them like storm out Of tho
clouds and MI their young lives with gloom
d!mo WAS on .nm ymamns snpedt.ion and tho
fighting and hiking oil day. First, they would
hike for while through nee puddcs and across
up and they would pause and fight Al night
they were tired About three-fourths Of the com.
mnnd were raw recruits, and the day had been
almost too tired 10 lie down and sleep and some
YOU'D have sleps standing up 4 their friends
tho, ground. One Of the recruits the smallest
and newest man in the regiment had been told
on for post duty and sent to keep watch on the
away from me camp Across the river. some
where In the dense iungles 81 bamboo. were the
insurgents and the outpost had to move quietly
popular with the sharpshootcrs hidden in tho
mysterious hlackncss across the stream.
J. AZ o'clock inc officer 81 the day came around
on The hank Of the river holding his fect straight
cut in front q him; The corporal had told him
go to sleep Tho recruit was so busy holding
ont his feet that he did not see the officer Of the
day, who hapncned Z! 10, he the Lieutenant who
that the officer Of the day had come up. and he
arcs rnmS ny enough: and tried to look as
% hc Gn "s looked s at q h. 1.-THE bow the
soldier clothes with contempt Then he glanced
across the river, an, happy idea struck Inn
officer II the outpost. you ought TO have man
across the river II they come in on us there We
could Re forming white th.y were coming across,
Yes sir" said the sergeant
q, YOU go over there" seid the Lieutenant to
bushes aud witch Close II the guglcs star, t for
The bank and conc back I" The o." p %s%e oIep
tiiHin,cnam mrus.d Tor moment and then con
-,, Thr lmls reCrn, sshlivsred 90 that his teeth
and hastily w1ded into the cold. dark river and
across Tn" currcn! was swift, md nj one time
n" water came up 70 his rrmCi's, hut he go, safely
he sat shiyrrinr through tho night, irving 10
make on, The fantastic shapes that doomed up in
T., About midrlsh, he heard some one walk
ing along The bach on the AmeIicHn sid. 81 he
The Ggure across The river h-itci. ""''
Who's there" asked thr recruit
4, m ,b o. ne DAY. came hack the response
"AdvNnc" oic"r II The a.y W. c rnrns III,
recruit with oil the dignity NJ Brgrdicr-C;eneral
Tccnynizrd" " w
20, that's nll right. nv man" said The officer
q, the day. u can't advance across this muddy
Fyct, Won know How IL everything over thcrr,"
"Advancr, officer Of the dav," came from tho
Irc',crut on The other side, "and bc recognized"
Ihcn followed peculiar click such ~ is mnde
whcn the s'fety catch Is thrown hack 40 as 10
permit the firing Of n Krae. ,Iorgrnsen rife
-, ne oficcr OF the day hrsia'ri no longer He
plunged into the cold water and wadrd neros.
ii- stcnped into a hole and went in over his head
ne walked ashore 80 wet he could hive been wTung
GU, ny hand The recruit looked ~ him.
49, IT'S all right" he said tossing his gun 10 poY
! recognize you Evrrvthng Il quiet sir.
Then he stood voting for The officer Of IN.
nothing OF the kind happened The Iicu,ensn,
asksi the nsu3l questions, then vaded back
And he never showed by word or action that he
remembered the thing nfterward Except tbaI
he seemed 10 have more respect for row recruits
and for one raw recruit in particular