Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1920-12-16
soUTHERNER AND GENTLEMAN

tive. State. was sent aoWn BY the COY
ernor 10 take charge Of L. aud other
lsv:cs os Tbs section
i; must have been shock 70 that
grim old campaigner. celebrated as
Martino. in The old army. when he first
rode into the famous camp og the
Hsmilton Corps. one bright sunshiny
day juse as the dinner OF the Corps,
was being prepared
The sayoPy odor IL balLicued piE
and roasting fowls filled the air. and
numerous servants were busily en-
gagged dressing long white clot.a
snFeaa beneath two mighty oaks,
where the whole corps messed. ON
Gers AMI men together The members
Ga the gallant corps wore scattered
about ufsdcF tile acighhoring trees in
all manner OF picturesque attitudes
aud variesatesl costumes. while the
ofFieer VI the law NTH coa; and
sword hanging on lnnh overhead 4
lieutenant, a corporal and three priv
ates were sitting together in the plea
ant shade, enjoying j friendly game Of
poker
The old Coienol drew up his horse.
ana Sal as taouen tnfnea - lone.
while each individual hair OF his short
oFisfly maatache $1,000 Out IN rtghse-
ous military wrath
/" 'i''F" y .'as' eo,'Il''als,ins u''l'.ei =
this camp" he demanded in tones
even narsneF Isah nature nad hiaas
them. WITH ois'er emphasis ~ tnc
word camp, Wlea nc isaa ssias'ah' &
reeoFefea h''nSel I - speaA
ne ofncef.oi- 'Aezaay' VINO happeh-
- !" y ny nio.hrs' 'ai'iFA, rosF ''s-
ureis anu sIasfluiiy from tiie siouAu,
aho II z SLOW araWi whose ilouuiasea
sS'f'i.sss eohs f.'slef s,laiissls N'.h ~
Ail.n 'oiiss = .hs o'o'sei, fepi4eu,. -.
MaJoi tt'" 'N.'i' = - ioane 81
naA ssh y "'lo'h ! H''e ssio noHo.
81 speaAshs
aiH oiohei iioN 7 s.'i eai'e
oaeA 'As Io'lsh soAes q VIZ ! o'ohs'.
',ohlil,issioheu ~ 'ne noSe1nof y
~, c.r, wbara \. ~ o,,;,.er.af..na. IA
d,ya-
- bsya ,p.t banor SIR ,,n,ied n,v
,,rnthsr ,.waeti,
.whara i yonr co,t and sword
Sira.
Hanging on the tree there. sir. ~.
piled INV brothers soft tones.
put them on. Sfrt" thundered The
Colonel.
] sGentfnmen are no, usually aa.
dressed in that tone in this part of the
World. Sir. Rat will speak TO you on
that subject later. Meantime. in con-
sideration Of your commission and my
unifopna. | will oboy your orders
Though sSll need rot give them SC
LOUDLY. answered my brother bis tone
becoming softer and gcntier as the
! Colonel's waXod louder in wrath
The Colonel nearly burst with rage;
4 hut succeeded finally in controlling
himself with a mighty effort and pro
ceedod to inspect the camp unde;
/ the guidance OF my brother
Meantime. Tho whole corns had
1 walked nm and become attentive ia fhe
colloauy. and such state ef eonster.
nation prevailed that dinner was II.
most foTrot.en. and was finally dis.
matched in almost total silence.
/ Af,op i raa a,,a.aa ~ f,,,on., II;
rected the conpanies 10 he formed and
procecaad to exercise tbem Hif
snsrp. crisp military orders sounded
/ strangely nnf.nlilisr 60 the oars az his
| hearers. and there VAS no gentle.
men. or "if YOU pleasc" in them. bu,
stern admonit;en and rcproof
.t,er - al, r... 49, ~ ~,
49, 80 - aorna ha,a ,t,.1a n.;,,a9,
| oars,,l...trn. {, .a,,aa 80 ari ~. -.'
.irad II ,,,a,,. .os.a xr,,h;s naa.
ea,ana1 - So. saa .a,,as - 80 -
nation Of evcrv Individual ofs,cer ana
1 man OF the organization. ana some odd
dozens of challenges 10 mortal comhat
sg weYl Al 9hie Inc grim old wasrio,
] smil sd--foy the FRS. time since be hae
anD4arad an the scana- ana ppnli41
/ thsa owing ia the die,cngtv un{e,