The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-02-06
A III at ter Of
Discipline
BY DAVID II. TALMAl>CE
Copyright by Authors Syndicate.

the middle west. The time is inmate
rial. The occasion was the regular an
nual encampment of the til regiment
of the certain states national guard.
Encampment of citizen soldiery
are odd things conceived by a wise
government on the general theory that
men who sleep in tents one week dur
ing each year viii be better prepared.
in case they are called upon for actual
service in the field, toendure the expos
ure and other incidentals thereto;
also that the otficers-more particular
ly the regimental otficers-will learn
the requirements of successful disci-
pine, which is an Important matter
among other important matters.
| deny nothing, nor do affirm. But
am free tosstate that regimental en-
campms Mt is,one of the most entertain
ing of,1unctions. Citizen soldiery, be-
ing nothing more than an organized
purpose to protect the commonwealth
from its foes, naturally lacks its most
saiiant fea ture when there are no foes
in a condition of warfare. 1t is quite
unable to shake off in one week the
civil atmosphere by which it is sur
rounded during 81 weeks. Conse-
quently it is amusing, as everything is
wheni is out of its element.
Private O'Malley, who, it must be con-
fessed looked well in uniform, ad-
dressed the colonel as Bill" at those
times when they CHANGED to meet; and
the colonel, who was good-natured
chap from whom OMailey rented his
blacksmith shop at home, was utterly
unable to restrain a smile, which, of
course, precluded all possibility of
reprimand,
Whats a man to do?" The colonel
appealed to the major. They were in
the colonel's quarters with bottle
between them, and they had encoun-
tered OMalley in coming down the
company street Here's O'Mailey,
as good a soldier as ever drew
breath"
"Or double rations," growled the
major.
Meets me in the company street and
calls me Bill. It's contrary to regula-
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tell him kindly that he's making mis-
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tho SLIGHTEST notion of hairr irSul,ordi-
nate, If he had he wou,dn't car1 mo
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notbipr ohout If"
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