The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-01-26
HE DISOBElED ORDERS.
A True Incident oi .he Late War Wi h
Spain

in Hancock county, Indiana, on the
bans OF the beautiful Big Blue
river. In this narrative he snail b.
known as Harry Roll.
H was not lar from twenty-five
wears OF aye when the war broke out
between the United States and
Spain, ana he was not long in plac-
ing his name upon the list OF vol
Iunteers. lie was large, we'll pro
Iportioned man, and when he donned
his suit of blue he looked every
Inch a soldier.
Being a whole-souled fellow, who
ALWAYS had friends wherever known,
he soon had host Of them III camp.
He was always ready Tor any duly
assigned him, and performed them
so cneerfully that his officers be-
cam warmly attached to him and
Inc became the trusted trend OF
many man whose shoulders were
iorned with decorations denoting
lnigh rank in the army.
But the time was ID come when
his courage was to be tested. mat
ltime OF all times in mans ; lie,
when he must show TO the world
whether he really Possesses the
ImoraI courage to uphold aud defend
the convictions nearest his heart,
Ieven though To do so will cause him
Ito be disgraced in the eyes Of ms
Immediate associates. With Harry
lRolf this time came, and III a man
ner least expected.
All the readers OF the PhalanX
know of the "canteen Of the army
llr j. place where soldiers can buy
intoxicating drinks, and i run 10y
1.-The government at or near the place
where the soldiers are camped. Ii
reality a caDteen il simply a gov
ernment saloon. \ saloon Is
very dangerous thing, even whet
the state and government try to con
Itrol il: bnl still more 50 when the
\ Igovernnent runs and upholds IT,
Every year the liquor traffic in thi'
Icountry sends more than sixty
Thousand souls to an eternity oi
zoe. besides destroying the happI-
ness OF many homes and robDIng
llntold multitudes of their good
name an. character.
Harry knew all this. and II Is ne
wonder that ne looked upon the
Icanteen as fell destroyer OF what
abraham Lincoln used to term
..the best blood Of the flower Of the
American youth He had seen
his father shot down like dog by
. man who was strong advocate
lof personal liberty keeper OF a
.'civil canteen or private saloon,
As distinguished from a military
lcanteen' or army saloon, and all
because this same father Insisted
Upon exercising his right to assist
lin Ike, ping a saloon out OF his town.
He had seen that same father linger
Ifor days between LIE and death, "a
a victim not OF personal ent my
but OF king alcohol, and at that bed
side he had made vow to do all
lin his power 10 annihllate such q
terrible enemy of the human race.
The thought Of aiding, supporting
or in any way assisting such vile
institution as the liquor traffic never
was harbored in his mind Tor a
moment; and on this account he
was put TO test that few men are
Icalled upon to undergo test in
(which he stood by his principles,
Ieven though for the time being he
ldefied the authority OF the whole
| limited States. And this l. how II
happened
/ One morning, as Harry was stand
ling not far from the colonel Of his
regiment, whom he had known and
respected all his life, an officer came
lup and called for The artiiicer OF a
lceitain company. Stepping Tor
ward, Harry answered promptly
Pm your man." and started away
with him.
! They had not gone dozen steps
'lbefore Col. Ayther turned to an
Iother officer and remarked, Nov
YOU may look for the finest plecs
OF buck NJ you ever saw. F"
: "How so?"
"They want that boy to work OF
the canteen, but he'll never DO it.
"What will they do with him.
ARREST him, | suppose. "
"Then what will happen2"
Continued next week