The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-29
by RUDYARD E&IPLIhJGE5


vm This a mistake have seen 437 sabers flying
- the face the in abeCt have seen
a. the best regiment that ever drew bride wiped on the
army space of hours If you this tale to
the he hussars they VIII in all probability treat severely
They proud Of the incident.
may the White hussars by their "de" which Is
greater cavalry regiments If this
K sufficient mark know them by their old brandy It
AJAX cGae old brandy and that get it. II the
thinks that uneducSted and that the gen
une article win be lost ON YOU he win treat you accordingly
He good But when at mess must never
talk about forced marches long distance rides
The sensitive and they think that you are
Laughing at them viii tell you
As the White all the colonefs fault He
a he ought to have taken the COM
mand regiment enoughthis to
the White who they could walk around any horse
and through and foot ON the ace OF the er
That insult the first OF ofrense
Then the colonel the drum horsethe drum horse Of the
White Perhaps do what unspeRkabe
crime had committed will to make it clear The soul
Of regiment lives the drum horse who carries the silver
keedrs He nearly always big piebad waller This Is
point regiment will spend anything please
piebad beyond ordinary laws OF casting His
work light and he only maneuvers at foot pace
Wherefore look handsome his well
assured He about the regiment than the
adjutant. and could not make mistake If he tried
The drum the White hussars only eighteen years
ola and perfectly equal to his duties He had at least six years more
work in him and carried himself with all the pomp and dignity
of drum major of the guards The regiment had paid LOO
rupees for him.
But the colonel said that he and he cast in due
and replaced by wBshy bay beast ugly mule with
neck tail and hooks The drummer detested that
animal the the band back their and
showe the whites of their at the sight of him. They
fancy that the
coones band and that he
wanted TO make take in the regular parade movements
Acavay band thing 1t only out for commanding
officers parades bandmaster degree i'm
than the colonel He high priest and the "Keel Row.
is his holy Row. is cavalry trot and the
man who heard that rising high and shr above
the rattle OF the regiment going past the saug base has some
thing yet hear and understand
When the OF the White hussars
there was nearly mutiny
The officers the regiment furious and the
baudSmen sworeke troopers The drum horse going to
be pup TO auctonpubic auconto be bought perhaps by
paSe and put into cart! 1t than exposing the
inner be the regiment to the whole world selling the mess
plate to a Jew-a black jew.
The colonel and bully. He knew what the
regiment thought about his action and when the troopers offered
the drum he said that their munOus and
forbidden by the regulations
subalterps-HoganY Yale
the drum horse for 100 the sale and the colonel
wro ae professed repentancehe unnaturay submls
syeud said that had only made the purchase to
the horse from possible IN starvation he would
him This appeared soothe
colonel for he wanted the drum horse disposed Of He felt
that he had made mistake and could acknowledge
III Meantime the of the drum horse annoyance
Yale took to himself glass of the old brandy three cheroots
and his friend Maryn and they all left the together Yue
and Martyr conferred for hours Yae but only
bull who keeps watch Yales boorees knows
what they said "a horse hooded sheeed his left
Yaes stables and taken unwlngly into the civil
lines Yaes with him Two broke into the
paint pots large
brushes Then might fell the Canonments and
kicking his loose box pieces
Yaes stables Yale big. old white waller trap horse
The day Thursday, and the hearing that
Yale yas going To shoot the drum hore I'm the evening deter
give regnental finer
they the colonel had he died then
They bullock and saCking aud mounds and
and the body under sRckng carried out
place the anthrax cremRted Twothds
There band they all
Died. something respectful
appropriate When the dumped
grave the began throwing down armfus of
ths farer sergeant ripped oath and
said "Why amt drum horse than it's
The troop majors asked him whether he had left
The faer sergeant said that he knew
feet well he knew his but he
when the regmenta number burned IN the
Thus the White hussars burled-he
gumbng The sacng that covered the
with black paint and farrier sergeant
troop severely the shin and told him that he
undoubtedly drunk
On the Monday following burial the colonel sought
yenge Unfortunately being that time
temporarily station Held
day wished to make the regiment swea for
their damned he carried his notion thor
oughy Monday of the hardest days in the
ory They thrown against skeleton
pushed Withdrawn and dsmouned and
handled" possible fashion dusty
try TN they profuey Their only
late in fell the battery OF horse artillery
and chased miles This personal question: and
OF the event the saying
oeniy that the White hnssas They
wrong march concluded the campaign, when the
regiment its lines the men were coated with dirt
from spur chin strap.
The White hussars and peculiar privilege
They won 1 / a Fonenoy l think fr 4ta
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