The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-02-02
NE DISOBEiEO ORDERS.
A True InCiient of he late War WI h
Spain

Frrn. PasriDf fhAlanx-
tC ,niinusi ircfn la-i week.
IL am not prepared tJ saY what
may happen. but / can tell You
what viii not happen that boy
will never work on that army can-
teen, and there l. NJ u-e - try -
com pel him 10 Do -.
Harry walked along with the oili
Ger good natureily until ne pund
that he wa- being taFen toward the
canteeI., when he grew serious AMI
asked;
What d. you want me 70 dor
81 want you 70 work On the can
teen"
.What j, YOU want me to do 70
the canteeny
-Why, YOU see when the can
teen was built W. thought Z wa
-ufii ciently large % accpmn )daie
all the custom We were lIkely u
J get: and - il wa at first tCt our
custom has increased - rapidly Of
late that we find we must have more
AT the Jar 10 acc,mmO late all
corners. and % We want II en-
Iarg-d
!. II suppose. said Harry, ''you
an that when the caate- n wa -et
up here there was not en0u N drink
'Ins soldiers to occupy the full ~glc
I OF the bar. and that the number na-
increased until n0w YOU want me
10 help enlarge the capacity ot the
bar. - twill accommodate this In
'creasing numDe vino nave taken %
drink since the canteen was brought
here.
All this was said in a perf.ct
good hunor. but the officer thought
ne saw a slight CLEAN Of defiance II
ai-he vslny -ol iier'- eye. - he an-
-weTei pleasantly. yet firmly
Yes. yes. that temperance lee
tr.e may tit the case Or it may not,
but w want YOU 10 help enlarge tn
lcani-en-
-N ell. j cannot uD -
"Do YOU presume TO dfsobey tn
orders of your superior ctiicer~2
No. sIr; but can not ID that. (
Z "Do Won not know, young man
that by your course YOU refuse Y
do your duty a soldier? Ina
YOU have taken a solemn oath q
obey al orders given you AMI tina
YOU now set At defiance the authority
iof tue whole United states. ans
l,bus encourage insIDlriinatlon II
l,ae army2 ~aii the otii ser. havin-
lrsyaTnei control 0f hiS temper
II appreciate what YOU -ay. an
[ do not think anv one will asSer
that have ever failed 20 ID IN,
:, ,liurv.' said Harry. --but | hav'
-uch a hatred for intoxicating i
lauor-. and it, effect on good m n
land now that | see how II i g1lnl
TO ruin many young men here,
can only ~av that in the first place
NV government ma NJ rl.ht - n
si-t that | perform this wcrS- and
Il, dceS. | can but obey a highe
authority-,he authority OF God. "
This brought forth a Isonicl
peal 81 lsughter from some 81 tn
.bystander<, a0d a cIappirgof hand
trom another rle nent. although
. was in a minority
I, Then, the only thing ! can d.
= i TO place yOa under arrest an
r; 7" take YOU back to your colonel to b
dealt with a ne chooses
-Xery well. | am ready"
II took but few minutes for Al
this to transpire, and Col Ayther
I standing in the same spot and talk
4. ing 10 the same friend, said, -Lpol
n wonder. there comes our man unde
- arrest"
= sure enough. there came Htrr
! with the officer, who a. he though
lof this. the iir-t refusal - o ey Or
Z der. and over such trivial thing
:. grew more and more angry. until
r a. he ~alutei the colonel he sand
lIt,l..Colonsl Ayther. | briug YOU
"a man under arrest
to "For WHAT" a-kei the colone
ID with difficulty repressing al ont
=, burst u laughter
"FOr insubordinatiOn.
In what w~y2"
"He refuses to obey orders
: "What were the order-2"
\ "He was ordered to help enlara
the cauteen; but he not only refuse
TO 90 20, brt pre-umes To argue y
matter with his superior officer.
al How i this. Harry What hay
nv YOU 80 say about ii2
NJ "The sta'em-nt OF the officer
- correct, colonel; am willing 70 al
4 dergo any punishment you consId
nd il your duty 70 inilict upon me, bl
IN cannot dp what they ask OF me.