The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-16

Roberts called Hans gross and said
that he must stick to his trumpet.
The edlct OF his chief made Hans
feel badly. lie blew the whole scale
of calls, from reveille through fatigue,
recall and drill to taps. but his soul
wasn't in his music. Down deep in
Hans soul there came the thought that
somehow he was not like other men.
The smartness Of appearance which
characterized Sergeant Nelson, Corporal
Brady and a score Of privates he knew
could never be his. There was lacking
in his makeup that something which
gives dash TO Il soldier. Hans used to
fall over his feet in "A most unmilitary
way, and his hands were never in the
proper places There was one thing
however, that could be said of him,
he always tried to obey orders implic
lily. He generally blundered a num-
Der of times while making the attempt
but the intent was right, and that COW
ers multitude OF sins much more
serious in nature than mere blunders.
The Third Cavalry was in the Wyom-
ing country In the ElkhOrn Greek re-
gion. There had been a good deal of
trouble with the Nez Perces and l.
Troop had been kept on the jump most
OF the time for a month. L Troop was
Hans outfit. There had been one con
stant succession OF scCutings. 1t had
been necessary to send small squads
in half dozen different directions at
one and the same time The trump
eter had been forced to stay with the
main body, which was not very big
body at that. at all times. He had
been in everything in which the whole
troop was engaged, but the idea Of
sending Hans out on reconnaissance
where coolness and the subtlety OF the
devil We're necessary for safety, was
the last thing that had entered the
head Of the commander.
One day. however, one Of the coolest
days of the second winter month, it be-
came necessary to send a scouting
party to investigate the rumor of the
approach Of n band Of sayages. Now
il happened that the whole command
was tagged out, and this in a nutshell
is the reason why Hans Meuller found
himself for the first time in his life
in a position of acute responsibility.
He was ordered by Captain Roberts
TO proceed with Sergeant Nelson and
two priyates northwest until something
was felt" or until the Sergeant was
satisfied that a wrong report had been
turned into the camp.
When the little body set out the IA
tigue of the individual members OF
the troop showed that It was not, so
to speak, strong enough to keep these
same individuals from giving Hans a
send-Off. Hans had a carbine and a
revolver. His trumpet was hanging
up ON peg. One of the bystanders
said to the Sergeant in command
Look out for Hans If you happen to
get into a scrimmage. The first thing
you know hen forget bimself and he'll
try to blow retreat on his carbine
You may lose one man If Hans puts
his mouth to the wrong end of the
barrel"
Then they said few other thing,
W 1duS. ne WAS lOiu 10 De sure no
to get his canteen mixed up with hii
cartridge belt, and to make sure tina
he took note of the landmarks on tn,
way out. so he could get back to CAM
in a hurry IL he happened to hear al
Indian shoot off a gun. Hans took al
this well enough, because the though
of actually going out ON scout wal
sufficient to knock all other thing
out of his head. resentment along will
them. They had left the camp ia
behind them. Sergeant Nelson, wh'
was an old and tried campaigner
turned to his men and said: I'VE ar
getting near the place where we ma.
expect to see something" Then b
spoke seriously TO Hans: "Meuller.
he said, you're not half as bad, per
haps. as the troop makes out. but
tell you honestly that I'm kind o
afraid Of you when 1t comes to pinct
Do the best you can and don't run
As matter OF fact, think Jim Crol