Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 December 1882 — Scobleff's Test of the Sentry. [ARTICLE]

Scobleff's Test of the Sentry.

As a disciplinarian he was firm and strict. No point was too minute to be overlooked. Scobeleff’s videttes were never caught napping. His knowledge of the detail of military duty was universal—even to sounding all the bugle calls. An illustration of the discipline of his corps occurs to me. I had been talking with him of military breechloaders and discussing the merits of various systems. Taking a “Berdan,” with which the troops were latterly armed, from a soldier, he undid the breach and lock and explained the mechanism with the precision of a gunsmith. Returning the rifle to the soldier, he turned, walking up to a sentry a few paces distant, he said: “Let me see your rifle”—extending his hand as he spoke. The man saluted and replied: “I cannot, your excellency.” “But I want to see if it is clean,” persisted the General. “I cannot, your excellency,” again said the sentry, as firm as a rock. Scobeleff smiled, pulled his ears and walked on. I asked an explanation, whereupon he said that a rule of war with him was that no sentry on duty was on any account to give up possession of his arms—not even to the Czar himself. “But,” said I, “suppose the sentry had given up his rifle when you were seemingly so serious in asking it. What then?” ‘‘He would have been shot,” quietly replied thp General, “for disobedience to orders in times of war.” —Fortnightly Review. Cot. C. W. Herbert, of the Forest Park Restaurant, St. Louis, Mo., was entirely cured of rheumatism St. Jacobs QjJ, wys the St. Loqjs Foot-Dispatch.

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