Cañon City record., 1902-09-11
A PROBLEM IN
ARMY DISCIPLINE
TOiginail

minutes since he was :tied up by the
thumbs. What does u :meanF'
'Priyate Olarkson sout him down, 1
sir."
-Cut him DOWN. sexplaimed dhe colo
nj, ,agbast 1T such defiance Of military
authority. why, .this is mutiny.'
The eorI.ar,il stood straight as n ram
god and said nothing.
ARREST Stokes sand tie him upj
ugain. Send ,Ciari<san under guard te
ME"
In N .few minuts-s Private ctarkpnD
came marching between two soldiers
ito the roloneiss quarters He was "A
rosy checked hoy of eighteen. with
faxen hair, cut close. and oblue eyes in
which was n danant look
Are you aware, my nia1l," asked the
colonel, that you have committed an
act Of mutipy?-
''.y,s, colonel
'.anU that arntiny is an oifens,e rnn
'ishabh' with dsath?'
No answer.
Corporal. uSAat WIS a'rivate 'Sfrkes
tied up for?~
"Fighrn'. ST.
"yyhom III he hGhtsS
Private Ciarlsou."
"What ,iis boyT'
''Yass. SIR
III lcsersad t. IL Etied Up What
did yau en- him Gozrn for. Private
ClafSsou2'
"Bc wusn,t aGlIiia' me. WIS it-htln'
him l lit Zim On One head with =
scaiAgTd.'
How Iarz have SDu BCca n the
scTylce;''
Il enlisted s5st W'ct.E'
'.B'm-I .sycruit. sou huvCIls lss;s,
muCl tlulc 40 learn discipline, Int II
you have ir.n more Id-a "1 il kun 10
iutc-fcrr with man under FlIuIsli-
mcr you'r,a not likely 10 maisr yl3lcL OF
q ssidlcr. Considering YOU'RE green.
IN Bet you on this ittmc, hUt Learn
yuu that ~ ever gou mutluy again
With nutS- my caIEmaIsd I'll have
you -s!lur'
Thr corTorzll marched the two GUARDS
away. aud Private Stokes turDsSl anil
wallo7l acr, = the is.rasle ground The
colonel naitb,rl him aisl saw hiui-iraw
his sleeve agnoss his eyes
Net mue,s morc tassn q kd.- NUT
innornnt boys. ignorant of army -siisci-
pllne, are ETrcer TO break in than Jail
birds They don't know what tbcT are
DOING
Han m icur later sfthc culouei7Sas
leaving lis headquarters he met the
corporal Il thc guard AT the door.
'Wrn, what r. Il. corIsc-al:' be asked
uncasiy
Private s;oka. has been cut dnsyu
again. slr."
"Whafg"
"Cut i1wr nEaln.'
swim slld il this timer
''priyate Ciarksuu. SIR"
The cuiund WIZ uonpluacd. How Il
handle such a ease seemed 10 him N
ins0luhlo Trablcu. tie thought ths
mater uv-r wliIl, the corporal was
staudinE IKE grnvcn Image and de
tcrbiinci ~ give =iliS hearsllcSs boy
who was defyiHE linn s'arc that
wuubl teach llm Jl.a nature .of army
discipline.
corporal said tiiv colonel. ''tell the
scrrcnrt af The guard 10 bring Private
ClarLa,u here with eight mem"
Whcu CiarLssn aud The men arrived,
ttle eoIUncl u-rlcred the sergeant to
hSye tho muslarts loaded with blank
cartridges witisnJrt Ciarkson's knowl-
,drr. This was done. Cie men were
drawn ny IN line. aud th. colonel him.
self fnuE TinrkSou. placing HIN thirty
pace from aud in front of the firing
party.
Non. ny man said the ofiict--.
I'm rniN= 10 show you what II means
20 defy my authority. I'm going 10
haVc you shot
Private Clarkson turned pale. but
said ruthitzr The colonel spent some
iiinc gdinst!ng him before the Zine OF
soldiers in urlrr 10 give him time TO
collapse. Clarkson stood silent. with a
sullen puut on his lips.
Ready said ibr colonel. cry Jove.
he's tie biggest food eyrr knew. !
believe IN have 10 pretend TO shoot
him Aim
Clnrkson not only failed 10 w!lt. bui
cast scorufui look nj the colonel
This WAS more than the commander
had hargainrd for.
"Arc you aware" he said to the pris
oner, "thnt when l give the next order
you viii be a dead mnng''
There was u twltchlng OF the mus
Giles Of the prlvatc's face. bui he said
nothing.
III | let you OF once more. do You
think you will have sense enough not
TO cut Private Stokes down again:"
"Nu!
The colonel stood s1im for u moment,
then gave the order.
"rircg'
fell
The oodonol, frightened lest some OF |
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