The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-27
GEN. ARTHUR MACARTHUR.
Dovooteen Yeofs ~ A9e-Ehe
D1sve solder Spirit lGanIfesseA
In che sts1plinG-His ReceFA.

Dssye Solder Spirit Manifested
In che stslDing-His IsecssA.
BY MAI. ]. A. VARIOUS,
Chief PaymAster, Department Of the
Columbia
rUST now, when the public n hear
Ing 20 frequently and 20 much. and
that which IL % interesting. about
Maj Gen. Arthur Macarthur.
O0 whose division has bssn active
about Manila ever auce last Feb
Tuary, something about his previous SER
vice may be read with relish. Before
that, however. It II safe to nay that no di-
vision commander in the Philippines has
won greater distinction than Gen. Mac
Arthur.
When the civil war began In 1851 Mac
Arthur was not yet Is. but he was 20 de-
tafmined to enlist that his father. who had
been q circuit Judge In Wisconsin, lisuten-
ant governor. and for a short time gov
sfuof. was obliged. when he could not
watch the young fellow himself. TO employ
away and join the army. Gov.
Macarthur thought that . boy Of
= was too young for = soldier.
and besides that no very much de-
GisaA that he continue La school In An
gust 1852, when the boy was II. his father,
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Of his age. pale and by no means strong
phyu3cally. In addition to that he had
cnAou voice. an auJu.anl Hee0s
.uons' vigorous ana c.sal voice, one
SusS can D neAIus ana oisuncl|s W
snousano nasn Ia me.
Tho drst time the Twenty-fourth was on
dress paradA and Adjt. Macarthur Of
debated. he was almost an utter failure.
HA sQueaky votse was not heard beyond
the third or fourth company from the
right OF the line. That evening. after
the companies were dismissed, all through
The camp there were soldiers initiating the
10y adjutant's voice - he exercised It on
parade, and what made 1t worse for the
you08 fellow ofdcers OF the regiment, who
GAeujd have been more generous. made
unfAvorable comments on his appearance.
hte ags and his voice. While the adiutant
shut his teeth close together and tried to
put on q bold front. his cheeks we're
aretnkted with tears ana his voice trem-
hled - no aid to a captain Of the regi-
ment who WAS moro conAderats than his
fellows, II may be- Mttie ana lacking in
strength, and my voice may be weak and
eQueajy. but these officers and men who
have been making fun Of me tonight will
Be sorry for II some day: for II I cannot
speak loudly, II am small and weak, /
know why am q soldier. and I know
that when the actual work of the regiment
begins In battle will be found doing my
duty az well a. any one In this regiment"
and Their the little fellow went to his tent
ana cried like Z student who had been
kept after school. The colonel Of the regi-
ment after that hrst dress parade, In fit
Of temper that wAa not creditAbls 70 q
commander. said: Il shall wrftS The gov.
erncr and ask him TO give me man for
ad1utant instead OF q boy"
Aside from ths captain In question.
Adtt Macarthur seemed TO be almost
frtendless In the Twenty-fourth Wiscon-
sln until tho lighting began. His first bat
Tie was Perryviiie. Oct. ., 1852, ana while
the Twenty-fourth was not extensively
engaged. no man In the regiment was
Drawer and farther to the front than the
boy adjutant. The following December.
the last OF the month. came the great
battle OF Stone River, where Gems. Rose
Grams and Bragg met. ciinchcd and fought
Tor TWO days. Here, also. the adtutanf
distinguished himself by brave deeds and
manly conduct. and the colonel was frank
enough TO say. after the battle that he
regretted his comment after the first
dress parade, because the little fellow
csxta'hiy nau the metie Oh true soidier
IN MN. FROM that tihe on there were
no sneet'ns remarks from tne men ana