The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-02-02

copyright, 1896. b
The dawn was breaking over the far
ofada and turning the distant Caad-
cape into gold s.hen the i,iiiess rolled
sway -ehicers AID men. "haiiis g tie
and asd company Ike by war de-
rarinent orders few years ago com
iat!ss ~" and ~ OF each regiment Of
'afaatfy were "skelctonized" by trans.
r. O. their men 20 other companies,
ayiag laose two merely rarer ccm-,
saaas Jast as Go. Q" has been for
ears The derisive fitle Of the guard.
-.n TO appear as rame for the be-
'aycd and friendless commands re-
erred ol at Sedgwick," as the cavalry
Mnircter remarked to the gunner
lea they were going ont to stir the
eckoes ,gih their reyeille only these AT
isdgW.ci.. and one sialvari Old captain
with his devoted half-hundred, Tire,
maine, still doing duty at the canton
ment-f0rd, lonely Old father. whose
heart was wrapped up'in thai orc child.
yet coaid not deny her to the man she
isfSN ~ WILL 'Sitt5 WIN was mex III
ming to yawn and stir The night owls
n the canyons were hooiiAg back to
heir nests, smayed by the howlings
f-thc hrwag night owls taching homc
10 duty, already half regrctfu, of the
Whisky wasted, While before them was
mat remorseiess wrath to come The
cocks were nstlr in the barracks, and
ilmy smokc-'eils were sailing straight
n.cil from the chlmncys OF halta dozen
company Kitchens. Already too, the
household servants along the row OF
ca'a'ry officers quarters. that which
bachcd to he south, were ghting their
little morning blazes, for Sedgwick lay
heyond range and anthracite. In the
5000 o.d days OF 20 yearsib before. the
cocktail, not coffee, was the necessary
prelude TO reyeiile and morning stables.
Now, with the wisdom that comes long
after war, only case-hardened, handy
legged o,d Dragons ever dreamed of
trink AT that hour Of leap FROM sleep
10 life; the inner cavalryman Graves the
Juice Of Mocha ard mocks at rye. From
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p.""e, VIZ" one exception" su"'
"'ern mouse wen over toward thc
N's'ein e"u OF me row. ana toward
VIE gate thereon. ecglng away from the
Flpa." hyihs"ara-oounu OF the nain
'ou' "+' stunning stole.S across 'hP
'"es'' Typ Ling was mixing ms rapiG
way r""-'nn ma" gole aS',''sl h'h'
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o"S ~ 'i'"s s"n '1".eu 10 U.s. sun
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= 80 s'i"'','eu io"e' as 10y s"'"Neu
'' 'ie-i '"e o"''s ing i""''eis' no
the contemplation of Hops groesoue
misery and this new official, Whitaker
oy name sternly shouted: Stop Your
'"iein" nolse' you clapper-lawed
heather. What the devils the mat
ter!
Medium! Mellium!" was all poor
mop could pant.
MT. Merriam isn't here said Whit
'aker' inaJestlcally.
oh-wha he gone?-Misse Mellium
gomez she gone Minion-alle gone!'
Whew! said Whitaker. Sergeant,
take charge OF the guard. I've got to go
up TO capt Grafion's and report this
come on with me, you heathen," and,
ioIgetiul OF the officer of the day, and
only too ready to visit Grafton's and
nask under that window the lieutenant
nas'ehea away Hop obediel'tly and |
hopeiuily following Matters weren't |
SO Daa perhaps then, after all, thought
ne ouu though the freak might be,
ms master and mistress might possibly
nave 'rotted away together for very
carry morning ride and would soon be
oavh demanding breakfast
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