The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-12-06
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Copyright, iea,, tS X. Y Whuclead


The colonel WAS away ON leave with
three or four other officers. there VAS
much sickness among the troops and
the hundred nfanrymcn able 10 do
duty We're almost in state of mutiny
owing to a general iaXity of discipline
and the fact that they had not been
paid off for four months The arrival
| of The boy lieutenant under the circmn-
stances was hootcd at
Roy Blssfcld had been assigned 10
Company T. and he soon discovered
that his captain was paying more at
tention 10 whisky and poker than to
discipline and that the worst men in
the fort seemed to be members of his
company lie WIS told To go Ia and
straighten the men out. but his first
move showed him that he had his hands
full. They were suleu. mctvil and dis
obcdient, and the Young officer found
! himself almost helpless lie should
have been LOYALTY backed lay the non
commissioned officers; but. aside from
the orderly sergeant. none gave him
| open support Indeed the ringleadcr
! appeared Ia he the second sergeant
NV " -" ",s y 90 ''',1e"
Improvement IN the morale of the com
pauA need be looked for
Il wouldn't fret over ii" replied the
easy going captain when complaint WAS
made To linn We are at peace with
the Indians, The weather Is informally
hot aud the men are short of ratlons
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wien ne Sot On MS iee1 "soih' INC
poS y game ana sh"Ii nave " Squire
zeal we want 10 OUT making MN
trou'ie an" give hilil ShoW-
lneIe was ll''iieoi'''e Improvement III
NV mn NV "a pun ~ ''''i V'iih5o
moved more satisfactorily Iof tiie next
ioriilRh'. lheI Tue "oou choppers
went OUT uhdef guafd 10 get new
supply OF IneI among lhe mus liree
lhIleS away Inc guard WAS composed
OF ten men ana inc 10y from west
fOlht was III charge, WIN sergeant
thompson ms second mere was peace
IN the land, ana when tie wagons had
reached The mus every innh laid ASIDE
MS muskct ana TOOK up an AK.
The oihccr had received no lnatruc-
ions. lie had not been tod mat
treaty or u truce win the red man was
only farce aud that bahd OF hos
tiles might seek to jump The outht
any moment. lie found seat from
which he could overlook the work, and
for an hour all went well. Then there