The National tribune., 1909-10-14
Written for The National Tribune.
STRENUOUS DAYS AT FORT LOGAN.
BY Hattie Horner Louthan. $500 Raleigh st.
Denver Colo

Denver, Colo.
private John Smith, one of the few sue
cessful applicants for transfer to general ser
one OF the .'ModeP' companies since the fort
has been made a recruit depot Major -.
commanding Private Smith tells his trouble.
10 his friend, The National Tribune reporter
Since the Majors come to Logan things are
ca. strenuous. you bet!
say we walk the double chalk-lin from
Even shoulder-straps and sabers of the CONS
make no great hit.
For the MAJOR (caps, now mind youp he's
the whole blamed works; he's IT
King Alfonso Car of Russia. the Mikado in
Cards and Spades and Big Casino, all the
trumps and half the suiti
Starehy sails? II HE comes nigh 'em. sir.
the starch begins to ocze.
ana from Adjutant to teamster they just
mind their p's and as
captain Bragg. Lieutenant Blow-hard, both
are mum as any CLAIMS;
sergeant Strut and Corporal chesty. both are
meek as newborn lambs
Wei' the Captain gnaws his mustache; the
Lieutenant sets his teeth
Corporal underneath;
Then Corporal gives the private all that's in
The catalog:
And the private takes it out upon the rool,,a
luckless dog
All the same. it's Very, well, sirn' Captain
down 20 Corporal
And It's apple pious order from headaparters
to corral '
Discipline, that's what he calls 1t. Strict %
Oh. no; HE'S only fierce;
Eyes me whole dern way around him. and
there's nothing they can't pierce.
line HE'S chalked.
AID you'd best trot out your password, cause
those sentries can't be baked.
Best not miss your Denver street-car nor
from Englewood be late
ana no matter. late or carly. take advice
Come thru the gate!
Else the Summary II nab you for the mild
est li;te jag,
time or buy your nag.
Passes2 Say. they're scarce as hens teeth
~, Once miss check and you may find
That you'll wake up in the morning in tho
class marked unassigned"
Service? That won't help you sonny War
stripes Nope; they're nary go;
We're bl0omin' Recruit Day-po," and we're
.heres an RS" on our collar: we're "FY-
aInples' done In brown,
Sent Into the wild.and- woolIy from Noo-Yawk
and Show -Me-Towni
our equipment? Every button buckle belt
canteen and cup
Fairly gi!tters. oirs at premium and Sap
olio's gone up.
sudden after Taps; ~
FeiIo~5 watched him there by moonlight
Bottle hid, they thought, perhaps
Then the Top, he flashed a light. Great
Scott" thinks /, now. there'H be fun"
There was Bunkie sound asleep, sir, rubbbin'
up his little guni
That's the way the MAJORS got EN- buffa-
lp|i from UfSt 10 idSts
Horse and foot. HE'S got 'em goin', and they're
goin' mighty fast.
Busy, busy, drillin' rockies: run TO mess; then
drill some more;
And they tend their lnittin' strictly, Prison
guard 10 Signal Corps.
Al the clerks. they talk in whispers; even
Foget dasssnt smoke;
Freeman's frozen 20 the switchboard and bo
hasn't gone broke.
Cause the Models" shun the flowing howl
the foamy, fro;hy sort
Sort that made Milwaukee famous. and put
ginger in the fort.
Oh. tts Sunday all the week now: pay-dav's
like most any day:
rs toss-up tviNt deser,ion and the old
y. NJ c. Al
Since the MAJORS come 20 logan things are
- fFIiTB'=TI', 'J-t stuf me-
ANA our AtmoSph"r" Of Order" YOU could
cut u with a knife.
Ntyt there's not Vet that's brave enough
10 stand and say his say.
II he sights the MAJOR hecded for him
twenty miles away.
wat tili com" up against him: I'll lust
t-i him Smiths my rani-"
II 5eS bunting chips shoulder, saw he'll
nnd- rhat 1 am GAME
Wat i 4 come rp against him Amt
MAN enough 10 STRIKER
ant - Gee, there comes THE MAJOH,
ia-m-Gcod-ty. / guess III hik-i