The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-28
INTERVIEWS AND INCIDENTS.

| army sdIu re-
| tired officer who was captain of cavalry
before the civil war in this country, are
not OF the same character as they were
| half century ago. This remark was
made to little party-of military men who
we're discussing whether the dignity Of
discipline had made progress in late years.
But think" said the old captain, that
examples counted more in the general run
in Older times than they do at present.
Sometimes there were exceptions TO the
rule. l know Of case he said, where
an old colonel got much the worst OF what
might be called an object lesson. The cir
cumstance occurred in the wilds OF the
southwest before most OF you young
veterans we're born. The colonel OF our
regiment was stickler for Illustrative
discipline. He invented punishments for
a breach of it, and many of them were
amusing. For instance, one day when a
man came on parade with his coat lacking
one button, he assigned that offender TO
the tailors trade and kept him for six
hours cutting off and sewing on the but
tons of his coat.
novel manner man who had taken leave
Of absence without permission for the
purpose Of fishing. He compelled him TO
fish all day in a stream where the deni-
zens of the water bit freely and to throw
back into the river again everything he
hooked.
Nemesis. however, followed the old col
onel He was a great admirer OF horses,
and the abuse OF animals was thing nc
would not tolerate. One day he saw
soldier kicking a horse and his ire WAS
unbounded. He had that soldier change
places w;ih the abused quadruped He
had him chained in stall, fed with oats,
and scraped with curry comb. The col
onel went into the stall, talked to the cui-
prit as though he were horse, turned his
upper lip TO ascertain his age, and gave
him an equine character altogether
THE man-horse. however, said the Of
fcer, "recollected that some horses KICK
ed. He followed the natural bent just
at the time when his tormentor was leav-
ing the stall. The kick caught the col
onel as he was backing out, and for a
quarter of an hour afterward the epau-
leted stableman did not revive. The man
horse was put under arrest. but. reeoiiect-
ing that speed was an equine attribute,
took to his heels, and that is all recol-
Iect of the circumstance"
only few lynchi.ss that / know OF,
remarked an old Maryland farmer TO |
Times reporter. have dsgraced the State |
OF Maryland. If one can call suoh sum
mary punishment disgrace. | had the |
misfortune 10 witness one myself. ne CON
tinued, but that was more than quarter |
of century ago 1 imagine, and l don't |
care to witness another. l had been In |
with a friend -'si'ing some rela-
tives near South River In Anne Arundel |
county. and we were returning home one /
beautiful summer morning walking along I
the deep sandy road and intending TO take 4
the train at place near Annapolis called /
Camp Parole.
Just here let me tell you that few days
before a young negro had committed "a |
felonious assault upon woman living In
Anne Arundel county. lie was arrested |
and placed in jail at Annapolis. On our |
wa yto Camp Parole my friend and my
self met party of farmers and others liv-
ing in the vicinity OF the crime, coming
from Annapolis with a negro tied down
with ropes in an oid-fashioned OK cart
drawn by two horses. knew some Of the
party, but there was no glance OF reeog-
milton from anyone. The crowd took no
notice either OF myself or my friend, but
had not passed us more than two hundred
yards before they turned into the woods
along the side or the road. A rope had
already been adjusted TO their victims
neck, and, In ten minutes after my com
,anion and myself met the avengers, their
-ude Justice had been satisfied.
The negro was left hanging from tree,
he crowd scattered in different directions.
md we walked on TO Annapolis, having
missed the train at Camp Parole. The
whole community was excited over the
went for little while. | learned, but no
arrests were ever made. I never want to
witness another similar scene"
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