Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-03-15
How to Win n Battle.


The old man counted noses. and found
there We're ten privates besides the two
officers, Think o. that" said he AN
even dozend of you an only three q the
other fellers. You ought TO lick twiek
that many; an You can, too, If you'Il do
as l tell you to-
lie took handful of wooden shoe
pegs from his work-apron pocket. ''See
here. cap'n," said be, "here's your plan
q battle" He sat down ON his doorsill,
aud stuck five pegs IN Il row into the
ground. There's your front rank, said
he, with the Cap'n in command of it,"
Then he set M I'VE pegs in 4 row just
behind the others, and said: There's
your rear rank, with the lieutenant in
command o that. Now you're in shape
To fight. Don't never march - battle
single HE. You mustn't never let the enc
my EetCh you on the flank like you did
atore. cause then your men nil have 10
scramble over each other TO get at EN-.
Face right up To EN-, with ev'!y tightin'
man FREE to rush at en-, an nobody in
nohody'a way. SecE'
Fred asked if the front rank would not
be in the rear ranks way.
No the old colonel answered. You
mustn't 60 into the fight with both ranks
to onct. You must begin with the front
rank aione an hold the rear rank back
fer reserve. Nothin' like a reserve 20
Scarify an enemy with. I'll tell you
about that in a minute. Now. here YOU
he, marchin along in two ranks, column
front tcndin To your own business; an
here's the enemy over here. gittin' ready
to stop you. Don't 90 too nigh To EN-.
Halt your troops fur enough back SOS
TO give You plenty q room for a good
long run at EN-. You can sometimes
"a l.t-, ,T,,f
sixty an, yeilin' like blue njins. than
you can by actially puuchin' EN- in the
race. Now, then soon's you see the 81
got to be a fight, you begin it, Don't
wait fer them to git in the fust lick
CIT it in yourself. Sometimes the amt
only one blow struck in q fight, an the
Keller that strikes it wins the Wet nv
Sail right in with your front rank. Mind
your rear rank amt to move till the
capn gives EN- orders Let the front
rank do the iightin till they've got the
enemy sort o tuckercd out Then come
ut en- with your fresh troops, runnin'
an yellm' like all git out. an ten to onr
the enemyll turn tail"
jimmy did not like the idea of STAYING
| back with the rear rank. He was afraid
the hight might he over before he could
| get into it, aud he had IL score 10 settle
with Blogdcn. But Uncle Andy snid
scores don't count in war. ''Nothin
e-Nhht"s Nditi Hct DUt Jest ebPNAff or
ders an winnin' hattles. Sogers that
amt got nothin' better'n grudges 10 fight
fer better stay home an knit socks fer
them that has"
When the company had fallen in. Uncle
Andy said to the front rank. Don I
move till You git the command to charge.
Then start with rush an whoop.
Don't fergit to veil yell like passed.
o wildcats; make EN- think your II
hull lunatic asylum broke loose. asa
wouldn't know ii if You was licked Ncy-
er mind their faces. Punch 'em in the
stummicks. That's whur the wind is.
Knock that out of en- an then call up
your reserves. if you need EN-. Under
stand. cap'nE'
Frcd said he did
"All right, then; you'll win. But, mind
this" He shook his finer att the captain.
You amt to 90 pickin' no quarrcls \
good @oger don't never Kit into "A fight
rs long rs he can keep out, an then be
don't never get ont as long Ms he can
keep in. If them loafcrs don't say Moth
in to you, don't You say nothin' 10 them.
You mind your business. an make them
mind th,irn. From The Boy Recruits
in St Nicholas