Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-09-29
THE YOUNG COLONEL,
BY evon ooLssAR.
copyright. 1909. by American Press Asso

Ine daughter OF Baron baiiehstein
mad Just come In from gailop on
horseback over ditches ana hedges
and was despatched with mud Her
cheeks were hushed WIN exercise;
thick coll OF hair had come uniooseneo
ana was resting on her shoulder
Il nave been notineo. my dear, tnat
! must DE enroileu 10 tine mliltary
service ana go out TO ngnt the kings
battles. am TOO oio 10 90 sucn outy'
ana we are TOO poor TO PROVIDE a SUD
sutute. About all we have lert Is our
ute OF nobility, ana as you are all
girls even that VIII pass from US at
my death
DON'T worry rather, GEAR; Wen ma
some way OUT OF the uoupie
re" uays ia'er YOUTH eViuen,iy
apoue eisn'een' sailleu ior.n rom .ue
oalo" e''nee' "aiseu olissiy '" .ne
eo"n anu piesen'eu niinseA a.
e,",..ns s'''ion' nc sa'e uis nan,o
20 eanpa,.,s ~" ~ M, na-..,.,,,n
oeaa. 80 ..sasa.r,,,- ~ nn
,annon.
az s,a No, tno,v enc h,-on nod
sor - no sofa
.I ,ora haon ,oro ..r ror,,.a Tho
youth
C,snar par,ens,o,n wos enrolled IN
the cavalry and sant IN a BARRACKS for
instruction and drill son Of the
house of BaIlensteIn could not be per-
mitted TO remain in the ranks. and
young Caspar was soon promoted to
be a subaltern officer, He was rapidly
advanced. and in the first fight that
occurred In which he took part most
OF the field officers were killed. and he
was made major. This gave him the
command Of bis regiment while still
q mere boy. g. .--sss-'..--
Naturally one 80 young In so high a
position excited much attention in the
army. 1t was especially remarked that
the officer, though brave and dashing.
was one Of those men who from some
congenital cause are effeminate. His
gfrlish expressions often excited mer-
riment Instead Of saying to brother
officer. You're chumpr he would
stead Of swearing at any bit Of Ill luck
he would exclaim. How provokfng!
And notwithstanding bis leadership In
battle. in camp be was considered a
lax disciplinarian. His men came to
consider almost any tale Of woe to the
major quite enough to excuse any neg
lect or infraction Of duty. Another
trait gave dissatisfaction. He invari-
ably preferred and made companions
of men who had a certain swagger
about them, a fine presence and hand
some figures and faces. -..-.s. zss..s,sssvs,s
nel-for he finally gained that rank
was adored nv his men. who would
follow him right into the Jaws of
death. True. he was not an adept at
tactics nor did he have much head for
maneuverinr. but these he did NOT
need - -. =. "a.
CenaraI suao+7.r commando, tho
brigade n, which RaIIensto,n,s reg,.
ment formed a mart sweetze, wos
ono momen, a,s,,s,es u,,,h ,ho oo,onoI
os tho Tonth hpssor- ord =, onotha-
ao,,r,,,, Ter, st., tn. -
-, b., 80. .. -, -. 49,,
s,ho,,arn nan,,r r. .vo,sos -
,h,,,, a., 49, 49, .,ee, &c
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80, a.. - az 80
49, sna' 'ns'eau =. s'ns 'ne 1en'n
W w .eN.sy sou .'e.a' WIN ne mu'
pm " enose some o'n.' eo'ps. Dur
=. .eno'en noNesu 'n's onu pionouneeu
re'. mean " eouise u'a",ns ioi'n
a oars, u iausute. 'na' orousn' 'eaf
" .ne 10y eoione, eye
lug uu'n ~ inc eoione' suspeete"
tnat oaspar naAehs.ein was "oiiah-
ne nao no aoupl mat nis suspicion
was corree,. put he couiu nei'ner pIoNe
II 10 hilnseii nor any one else without
WHAT nnlsn, outfase "onnhns inos'
saereu iee,ines. ne tnousn. OF pr
'a.eiS asAns 'ne gues,ion Vi panen
s.ein' out III case 'he answer were AZ
'ne negative tue ae' "ouiu oe an IN