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mas. How he hated Standiford for not helping
him out Of this troubled
But Standiford-what of him? He was
obliged to go to the hospital early the next
morning on account of his ankle, and it was not
Til the day was over that he heard of Joes ar
rest He had fully expected TO be put in arrest
himself as soon as he got off the sick report
and out of the hospital
But this put new light on IL all, and that
night, as he lay awake and tossing, he saw how
noble had been Joes conduct in ALL
Perhaps the good Christmas angel had come
to him in advance, and whispered the beautiful
words, Peace on earth, good will toward men,"
or maybe the thought of dear mother now in
her grave, and what she would have him do,
touched nobler chord in the boys nature, and
set it ringing with determination to do right.
However, it was the next morning he told
the surgeon he must see the superintendent
He received the permission necessary, and that
very morning the "supe" knew not only all
about Joes sacrifice, but also of the stolen
problem; and before night the whole corps of
cadets knew something of it, too-for, as the
battalion was paraded at sunset and the buges
had sent their last upward notes echoing away
to wish the sun goodnight, the cadet adjutant
read the following order to the astonshed ca
diets:
Headquarters U. S. Military Academy.
December "a. 1877
Special Orders No 14S
|. Cadet Private Onward, Fourth Glass IT, s.
Military Academy, is released from confine-
ment and restored to duty.
H. II having come TO teh knowledge of the
superintendent that Cadet Onward heroically
took punishment upon himself to save the good
name OF a comrade, he is hereby appointed a
corporal in the corps of cadets, and will be
obeyed and respected accordingly
III. Cadet Private Howard, Fourth Glass e.
,. Military Academy, is hereby transferred
from the third section 10 the section in mathe-
matics BY command Of
Colonel
Superintendent
When the ranks broke what a roar greeted
Joe, and how his classmates crowded around
him and carried him on their shoulders to the
barracksl
To be made a corporal while still in the fourth
class IL was something unheard Of and re-
Elected honor and glory on the entire class.
Poor Joe hardly could realize il, and when
Harry Stamford came up, holding out his
hand and told Joe the whole story. and beg
gnig his pardon. what could he do but take tho
hand and tell Harry he was one Of the best bows
he ever knew
Say no more, Harry" he cried; but tonnor-
row come TO the hotel with me. and meet NV
mother and sister, and we will have a merry
Christmas together
And how proud the mother was 10 see the
SHINING gold stripes on her sons arms, which
tod OF ms new rank. and prouder yet when old
Colonel -, the "supe," told her the whole
story himself, and insisted upon her and Jess
and Joe and larry all coming to Christmas din
ner at his house.
And ole Onward and Harry Stamford then
and there became the closets Of friends. and
remained so all the years Of their life at the
academy. and in the army afterward But thew
never forget Christmas. and peace on earth
good viii toward men," is practiced by them ali
the days of the year.