Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-13

back" said Henry. "i2ut we never saw
the payment" adds Lieutenant colonel
Picquart
Piece of wisdom.
II is the theory that the officer ought 20
be poor. The soldier who ceases TO be
poor" wrote General Trochu lis reduced
to the fearful alternative either 10 spend IN
demoralizing disorder surplus which he
does not need. because the state provides
for him literally. or else 10 heap up saw
ings which increase with time. a prcoccu-
patton that shortly takes fun possession ~
him and makes him a conservative soldier
l mean conservative OF his person in tho
midst OF the dangers and trials of war"
An amusing commentary on this piece OF
wisdom is the recruiting OF tho cavalry.
supposed 10 he the most dashinE and cour-
agepuS arm. At SAINT cNr IL &c; notorious
that the possession or lack Of fortune de-
cdes tn" candidate 10 choose the cavalry
or TIE infantry. The cavalry makes Il
point Of honor 20 recruit rich young men
and dazzle the officers Of the foot troops by
their maEnificenCe
In the good old days Of war The poor Of
ficer could look forward TO increasing his
income in the sackinE Of towns and the
demanding of ransoms. a younger son of
the Comte dues came 10 camp IN tho
time of Louis Nv with two horses only.
one for himself and one FOR his valet. lie
had neither tent nor bod nor blankets. He
slept in his clothes in the tent of a heuten-
ant, and his comrades made II their pleas
ure to feed him. without which he would
have been reduced TO the food of the COM
mon soldiers" This did not prevent his
coming out of the campaign In a state Of
prosperity. The officers Of the great Napo-
leon were devoted to him, because ne made
their fortunes for them. Their more sa'a-
ries were no greater than at the present
time. Today the reCompense Of the French
officer is honor consideration and respect"
and his one chance to get along is rich
marriage.
Military Marriage.
have Just had opportunity to see one OF
these beaux marriages m!litaires at their
best The captain is a jolt garcon thirty
seven years old. who thanks to frugal liv-
ing and high thinking. has preserved the
purity of his waist line almost intact. The
young wife, the daughter OF one Of the
richest krocers Of Paris, is nineteen years
old bright. pretty and gay. and SO happy
in her new sphere that she bubbles over.
If she were an American her father would
be called a pork packer, for il Is true
that he manufactures and sells sauSaRes
among great variety Of other products.
Well, the impecunious captains younger
sister kept her eyes open In the aristocratto
convent school, in which she picked up the
grocer's daughter for a Cnum In vacation
time she gave her tastes Of the superior So
cial life of army circles and before the girl
was out of school she had proposed her
brother. The grocer's daughter was de-
lighted, and so We're her parents They en-
Enthusiastically agreed TO a dot Of SloD.onu.
Thanks TO her schooling and her friend
ships, the pretty little parN,uUc is AS arts
tocratic looking and behaving as the best.
1t is an ideal marriage" she says be
cause Il has opened to mo a beautiful and
brilliant life among the incest kind Of peo-
pie, where there is always something hap
peniug and no day Is dun And the cap
tain says: 1t is an ideal marriage, be-
cause | can now afford to buy my civilian
clothes Of Cavauagh, play tl-s races and
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