The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-05

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outfit of the kind at WORTH" said
Brooks emphatically. "And yet. gen.
tlemen." he continued, seeing latent
criticism in the eyes of certain of the
circle. "it's all strictly In accordance
with regulations, and just as we used
to have u in the old days before the
war. I wish we all had the same now.
haven't seen Grimsley outfit since
1884," i,
"Grimsley II Is, " said the veteran
captain Of the Light battery. "Mine
went to Richmond in 1891 with what
we didn't save Of our battery ct First
Bull Run
"Grimsley it is" said his junior sub.
altern. III Sam Warning could only see
that. he'd turn green with envy today
and borrow 1t tomorrow. Whereat
there went up laugh. for Warning was
man Of mark in the queer old days Of
the army.
Then Of course every one wanted to
know, az the cavalcade rode from the
drill ground up to the post, where Bar
clay had bought his horses, and some
inquired how much they cost, and to- all
queries Of the kind Barclay answered,
with perfect good humor, that he had
ordered the equipments Of the old firm
Of Grimsley, still doing business in 81.
Louis, as II did In the days when JefEer-
son Barracks and Leavenworth and Ri.
ley were famous cavalry stations In the
fftiea. Tho horses he had bought OF
family connection in Kentucky and had
given 4700 for the pair.
"see here. Hodge, " growled the old
stagers as they clustered about the club.
room, sipping cooling drinks after the
warm morning exercise, whats all
this you've been telling MS about Bar.
olay's inexpensive, economical and
skinny ways3 He's got the outfit of q
British field marshal, by gadp'
But Hodge was too much concerned
and confounded to speak. "It's more'n
I can explain" he said. "Why, he
wouldn't spend 10 cents in Wyoming"
And yet, had Hodge only known ii,
Barclays infantry outfit was Of just as
fine finish and material, as far as 1t
went, as these much more costly and
elaborate appointments Of the mounted
service. Everything connected with the
dress or equipments of his profession
who would spend nothing for
frivolities, ordered Of the best furnish
srs, and no man ever appeared OIL duty
in uniform more precise or equipments
If better make.
OF course the clubroom was not the
onlyplace where Barclay IS really bewil-
lering appearance was discussed. Among
The officers there were many who
yrowled and criticised. 1t was all right
% have handsome horses, If he could
'fford it. Any cavalryman would try
% do that, was the verdict. "But all |
these other gimcracks, they're simply
noonshine" And yet, as pointed out
" Major Brooks, it was all strictly &C.
ording to regulation, Oh the
egulations" said Captain Follansbee.
they're too expensive for me-" And,
AXE it all in all, the feeling of the
aess was rather against than with Bar.
lay. He had no business wearing bet.
or clothes or using better horse furni-
arc than did his fellows Follansbee
rent SO far as to tackle Blythe on the
lbject and invoke his sympathy, but
nat massive old dragon disappointed
i'm. Barclays right" said be, land
the rules were enforced we'd all have
, get Them :, !, |
"But they cost SO much" said Fol-
'nsbee. Z.
"Not half what you spend in whisky
/ half the time it would take to get
lem here" was the unfeeling rejondor.
Mrs. Frazier and Mrs. De Lancy,
'wever, wished the captain had brought
easy open carriage with driving
'rses instead Of saddlers. 1t would
i've been far more useful, said those
vel headed women. And so it might
I've been-to them.
But in the midst Of all the talk and
scussion came tidings that amazed
mt Worth. Ned Lawrence was actually