The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-09-14
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resgon- eft witt tie Icp.n.se d. my ID.
Manehu.la | met u y9u.g 0Aesr &C.
cupying a very Important position on
tho staR Of one Of the generals wh3
ioc.cd better fitted far tie school-oo-a
than for war. l asked him how III Sd
young happened I, come to the 'front.'
end attain suci Llyl rink in the scrs.
Ice, and he told nss ths following
STORY,
E,x months cg1 I entered q mill
ta.y sc.;oo,. which I have been toll
wl5 moGclsl On yo.r sahcoi at West
Point. The boys l found there were
al very young. becau,e all the ole.
one hal ben p~.crsata-sly g~ai1a.el
AMI sent NJ here. III. vacancies BEN!
fi,ed by .nuags'e,3 Ike nyaef. The
officers q, Gu.y. TOO. we vcsy yo-n5.
CocaInc from the county aaa lot OF
Tie gaaugai. o., n.I.ary. class. kew
Ea.hiay about tne army ~regi,1t.o--s.
scarcely realizing Il, diIe..n be-
tween an oz1ser and n cadot. Iaccel.
at the school there vas not ra-l O..
ference. some of t. Instructors Las.
Ing been rasc ca ct o-ice.s aste.' a
years s.u.,y rni put IN N drill !:
te.s. One Of them, Lieutenant Iii
nusa, a bea.t.,ess Ia. nut On q great
many airs anl toos sscci.l p.eas-r,
IL colag Ed toward nc. l Wa very
patient uuGer LIS stsictu.ei. bit at
ll-t ley LecSmc .a5eLrL5.e. AMI |
re.ei.ei. I.c Kept rp Il perpetual
eace: ct Ely inl,c,.i2.g IL tbs dill
SQUAD. an. not.e,as. c: a,scsiaS 70
no.icc, that | car.l,1 m bal,T f0.wlt1
ia5sead OF r. c.c.t. L. . rrs. - il
tie fo.-cr, ea.s!eg lie & eat pan.
Ta.ee tie iung,-c o. Re oas-c-t 81
Tie Irju.t treatment ! Lao@1el hs1a
CoHn.
NY net was rut'i,s. ani rar.iry IA
rsa.3hlD,c VIII ccs.a, Lat Ia..i.ri
Lil 10 r.sht - prat.i re - h bad
Soic and Nes Puzzled II know what
u do in The matter. Ate: caaia,ti.
ton win foserai OF Lis bsc.acr ~o.icers
L. Gcc'leI ID teach re q lesson IL
means Of a La. Tit n'git | Wa
ta..en cut o. led AM ialrciiel s!,e-ly
II a where SIT abo.t Il tale
ccgeral Caief o-lne,s w.io pro.cS.cl
t. try re For ml,,nr. They played
tier Parts Sd --cl .hlt ! wlg conD.ctc.
~ 6eecivol. When ut TIE conclusion |
rs convicted an sea.encei 10 L,
shot, | had no DOUBT that tie coGrt
va5 bona fee anl tho sentence would
really he carried ont. The cliy thing
about Il tibet surpriscl me was that |
was 10 be taken ct once 70 a wool near
tie academy ani exesn.el. ] begged
for GCe II wr.te a Letter - ny par
ems. giving ~ reasons fsr The u arare
haii LrO-gst on the fsm,'y and BIZ
&C.; thc:a fsIevelI. - attention wAs
pa y 10y reIaeJt. IN. hsy.ns bccp
Ilceci III the oca:er OF h1.f a dozen
cl ctr I WA marched cut OF the bar.
r1t;s. livery nov Gai s,.iil s3a1e one
c. The boys waD pse.a eri 'eat'y thrown
OFT az sco7ts wolii FL luck ID @
port something cheld. rhen one wol.i
Lait nrl wait al rot know at The
TIC what ley we're ,o.r-. lut lcaglei
Il al Gferwar1. The r-1al v-as
reached without serious in.a.sS9s.oa
ani ! a placed at tie ccater OF ar.
c.or.rs In .he t.ccl. 10 ccsct, wcrs
c-awn u? II a firing sc-ia. cnl I Wa
Gs.:ed II ! hal cay.h,rs u say before
beng ezecytel.
"Cn'y." I rc'i;es. ".,..t lieutenant
ish,E,usa Fl a coward Or L. woa,l give
nc IN opportunity u fit hin On
equal grounds tc.o.e I &c"
-aere was q c9aJa,tit.,n N whispers.
and | was to.l that h.aiu-i would
noet re-. We we're g'rel sword AMI
set t, Wort. l'nnFi Lll considered
Ise cay - c..sarga. which would end
TIE corc-t. bnt willie IL v'as teyiry
c:.y ID C.sarra re I was tr-ias ID XII
LIN before Icing shot. Ny s.tuat.o,
gIve re III unnatural si'crgsh AMI
vnpidiy {. movement. Making Il iep
rcgate lnas,. | p,ercel la sword arm.
rendering 1t css tie tine being Use
his.
The yocnys.e-s. vho we're In tie
wrong from the lsg'rn'ny, were
THROWN ~ this in.o ceepc- ws,e-. All
&. n tnr~led consuitation ! was placed
tgl.a tefo-e tire fr.rg party md toll
tat r- sccon1 cfferse Of wo.nd.ng
ca Officer wa worse than the fcst AMI
was (, IL shat at once. I wis 81
b-coSsl " t-o I-~f-slh1SAt . hsA = ~
r,y f~,-rlen.or that I fe.t co.nfortei.
Ta..rg q cigarette from ny pocket I
lighted II ani smoked While tie fr.rg
party wore loading their & m. When
thcy raised them ani a,r>cl at ne I
pure; away. linking that I VA, tai
me my last smckc. The or,cr 10 Gre
was given. there wns n Cash In r,y
face anil stood rrhlrmel. The gins
hal tecl ioa.ed WITH blank ca-.T.agaa
Gentlemen" said tic rvpc-,nteni-
chi of the academy. stcoD.rg from 10
L.nl q tree, this farce Las goae far
enough. Lieutenant Is,.'r,ura. 50 tn
yorr quarters rnser arrest. AZ tn
yo.." addressing re. ut In no. expect
ci that you shonll Sd sool un --ers.sn1
euborilnat.on. rrl you haze shown