El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-20

years old who had spent the greater
Fart Of his life in the army and was
thoroughly accustomed to its rigid
discipline he was well built ana car
RED himself about the courtyard with
q military bearing which occasiOned
material for much comment from time
TO time from his fellow prisoners, most
OF whom had served with OrOzcOs Lib
eral army and previously with Madero,
many Of them being mustered out Of
the MaderO army with all kinds OF
titles from captains to generals-very
lew accepting the rank OF sergeant
Ihe discourse was prompted by the
remarks of a fellow prisoner, who in
the course of conversation, had pointed
out the most notable of the political
prisoner In the yard. One in particular,
certain rebel colonel who was at
tached to the staff Of a certain gen
el al who, himself had been arrested
charged with INSTRUMENTATION. The
colonel like his superior, had also
been arrested for the same offence
and was remanded to jail along with
others who had contracted the same
IDEAS regarding the definition of duty.
one Of the prisoners in Jest had re-
terred to the colonel" in the presence
OF the federal by saying, There goes
Your superior, sergeant
Not by a damsite, ~ returned the
other, his face reddening with anger.
him colonel and then he lapsed
into long definition Of the meaning Of
colonel from the standpoint Of the
army in which he had given the best
years Of his life.
Him a colonel2'' he repeated. and
IN prison charged with insubOrdina-
UonE The first duty of a soldier is 10
cpey, he went on. "epauletted, booted
and spurred though he may be, yet
ne IS nothing compared TO a real col
oneL Notice his STOPPING shoulders
the utter disregard for attire, the dirty
roots and sOiled uniform Mark now
the socalled interiors In the courtyard
nnnr~ n
race Is he real cOlOnelg" His hear
ers said not a word and he went on
"A colonel does not admit OF cruelty,
Hanlon destruction Of property or
perIldy and this self-styled colonel has
violated and ravaged all three. His as
seclauOns have not been military,
raIner mob. 7 don't believe he ever
Las mad instruction in discipline or
uIlu and yet they tell me he Is my
superior BY this time most of the
prisoners in the courtyard were drawn
70 the Immediate scene and were lis
teuIns with open mouths. Even the
stII-styled colonel had found his way
over the crowd and was all atten-
ION he found himself wincing under
Ine sunglng rebukes handed out by a
rear army man. But what could ne
40 Inc strict attention given the
spedher and the expressions on the
tSCes OF the crowd betrayed the Iact
mat their sympathies were with the
SPEAKER. He was standing alone
-c4AOW unIOrLunaLeSs a rear CUA-
oneI mas culture from environment and
training. In other words he is gen.
lleman who commands respect and
uOes not solicit II. He is strict dlsci-
Filnarian and scholar and IS submis-
give 70 his superiors. Ny friends con-
ceptlOn OF a colonel is the fellow you
see glazing up at me as If he would
tear me to pieces. Turn and look at
I'm ana tell me whether ne Is col
onel or no."
Why, OF course he amt" shouted
Ine crowd and all laughed The storm
within the "colOneTs" physical proper
uons was raging and he was ABOUT 10
sPrlng upon the anatomy of his ar
ralgner when several prison guards
stepped forward and dispersed the
crowd, ordering them to their cells, n
IElng which prevented the shedding
OF much latin claret, perhaps.
Despite the fact that he was a red
eral, the old sergeant won place IN
Lne hearts OF the prisoners, not be
cause he had humbled a bully, or Tor
Lls oratorical abilities. but for MS cor
rect, concise as we'll as effective detl-
be.