Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 24, Number 10, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 2 September 1893 — Page 3

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WIRING'S PERIL.

Continued, from Second Page, (he chevrons, bat who, with a few marked and most admirable exceptions, proved to be utterly out of their element when promoted to a higher sphere^ entrance into their midst of Capt. Cram with his swell light battery, with officers and men in scarlet plumes and full-dress uniforms, was a revelation to the somber battalions whose officers had not yet even purchased their epaulettes and nad seen no occasion to wear them. But when Gram and his licute&ante came swaggering about the garrison croquet ground in natty shell jackets, Eussian shoulder knots, riding breeches, boots and spurs, there were not lacking those among the sturdy foot who looked upon the whole pro* ceeding with great di avor Cram had two "rankers" with hi.a wh^n he came, ggg but one had been transferred out in s® favor of Waring, and now his battery was supplied with the full complement of subalterns—Doyle, very much out of place, commanding the right section (as a platoon was called in those days).

Waring commanding the left* Ferry serving as chief of caissons, and Pierce battery adjutant and general utility man. Two of the officers were graduates of West Point and not yet three years out of the cadet, uniform. Under these circumstances it was injudicious in Cram to sport in person the aiguillettes and thereby set an example to his subalterns which they were not Blow to follow. With their gold hatbraids, cords, tassels and epaulettes, with scarlet plumes and facings, he and life his officers were already much more gorgeously bedecked than were their infantry friends. The post cominande-v Sf||p old Bounds, had said nothing, bccnu..v" |g| he had had his start in the light artillery and might have lived and died a captain had he not pushed for a volunteer regiment and fought his \yay up to a division command and a lieuten* ant colonelcy of regulars at the close of the war, while his seniors who stuck to their own corps never rose beyond the possibilities of their arm of the service, and probably never will.

But Braxton, who succeeded as post commander, knew that in European armies and in the old Mexican war days the aiguillotte was ordinarily the distinctive badge of general officers or those empowered to give orders in their name. It wasn't the proper thing for a linesman—battery, cavalry or foot —to wear, said Brax, and he thought Cram was wrong in wearing it, even though some other battery officers did so. But Cram was just back from Britain. "Why, sir, look at the life guards! Look at tho horse guards in London! Every officer and man wears the aiguillotte." And Braxton was a Briton by birth and breeding, and that ca^ad it—at least so nearly ended it -t Oram's diplomatic invitation to np and try some Veuve Clicquot, extra dry, upon the merits of which he desired tho colonel's opinion, had settled it for good and all. Braxton's officers who ventured to suggest that he trim the plumage of these popinjays only got snubbed, therefore, for the time being, and ordered to get tho infantry full dress forthwith, and Cram and, his quartette continued to blaze forth in gilded panoply until long after Sam Waring led his last german within those echoing walls and his name lived only as a dim and mist-wreathed memory in the annals of old Jackson barks. •...

But on this exquisite April morning

r^jri&o fellow in all the garrison was more -^fpromincnt, if not more popular. Det^jspite the slight jealousy existing be* "'-i* tween tho rival arms of the service, there were good fellows and gallant men among the infantry officers at the post, who were as cordially disposed towards-the gay lieutenant aawero tlie comrades of his own (colored) cloth.

This is the more remarkable because he was never known to make tho faintest effort *. ji oonclllftte anybody anil was «t: rly Indiscreet to public opinion, it would hare kxa far better than his deserts, but for the fact that by nature ho wis most geu» lerotts, courteous and considerate. The

Idlers of the battery were devoted to Im. The servants, black or white, [would run at any time to do his capriious will. The garrison children ored him. There was simply no .subject under discussion at the barmolts in those days on which wuch utter variety of opinion existed as the real character of Lieut.

Waring. A» to his habits there none whatever. He was & boa virant, a "swell," a lover of all that was sweet and fair and good and gracious In life. Self-indulgent, said everybody selfish, said soma la*y, said many, who watched kim day* dimming through the hase of cigar smoke until a drive, a hop, a ride or an opera party would call him into action. Slow, said the men, until they saw him catch Mrs. Window*# runaway horse just at that ugly torn in the levee below tho south tower. Cold-hearted, said many of the women, "Until Baby Bralnard's fatal illness, \vhen he watched by the little suffer* er'a side and brought her floors and luscious frait from town, and would ait at her mother's piano and play soft* sweet melodies and sing In low, tremu* tons tone until the wearied eyelids closed Mad the sleep no potion could bring to that fever-racked brain would eiMuc at last for him to whom childlove was incense and music at once a passion and a prayer. Men who littls knew and less lilted him thought his eamHywould ha but lights and few men knew him wall as to realise that his friendship oooH ba firm and

And «o the garrison was afasd tait» aa to Mr. Waring, tad Uux* who hstteii Hsakl at the that he meant at aU hasarda to keep Mstt^pfsmefitio bnaMirt in town there mm tome who really wished ha might out the suddenly ••ordered review and thereby Way down vpon fell shapely, nonchalant head the wrath of i.:.

"Boots and saddles" had sounded at the artillery barracks. Mr. Pierce, as battery officer of the day, had clattered off through the north gateway. The battery had marched with dancing plumes and clanking sabers out to the stables and gun-shed. ^The horses of Lieuts. Doyle and Ferry were waiting for their riders underneath the gallery of their quarters. Capt. Gram, in much state, followed by his orderly bugler and guidon-bearer, all in full uniform, was riding slowly down the sunny side of the garrison, and at sight of him Doyle and Ferry, who were leisurely pulling on their gauntlets in front of their respective doors, hooked up their sabers and came clattering down their stairway but no WaringAad appeared. There, across the parade on the southern side, the bay colt, caparisoned in Waring's unimpeachable horse-equip-ments, was being led up and down in the shade of the quarters, Mr. Pierce's boy Jim officiating as groom, while his confrere Ananias, out of sight, was at the moment on his knees fastening the strap of his master's riding-trousers underneath the dainty gaiter boot, Mr. Waring the while surveying the proceeding over the rim of his coffee-cup, "Dar, suh. Now into de coat, quick! Yahnduh goes Capt. Cram." "Ananias, how of tea have I told you that, howsoever necessary it might be for you to hurry, I never do? It's unbecoming an officer and a gentleman to hurry, sir." "But you's got to inspect yo' section, suh, befo' you can repote to Capt. Cram. Please hurry wid de sash, suh." And, holding the belt extended with both hands, Ananias stood eager to clasp it around Waring's slender waist, but the lieutenant waved him away. "Get thee behind me, imp of Satan! Would you have me neglect one of the

1"Well,

"NOW, JUC, XJCT OO."

foremost articles of an artilleryman's faith? Never, sir! If there were a wrinkle in that sash it would cut a chasm in my reputation sir." And, so saying, he stepped to the open doorway, threw the heavy tassel over and around the knob, kissed his hand jauntily to his battery commander, now riding down the opposite side of the parade, backed deliberately away the full length of the sash across the room, then, humming a favorite snatch from "Faust," deliberately wound himself into the bright crimson web, and, making a broat flat loop near the farther end and without stopping his song, nodded coolly to Ananias to come on with the belt. In the same calm and deliberate fashion he finished his military toilet, set his shako well forward on his forehead, the chin-strap hanging just below the under lip, pulled on the buff gauntlets, surveyed himself critically and leisurely in the glass, and then began slowly to descend the stairs. "Wait—jus' one moment,please,suh," Implored Ananias, hastening after hits. "Jus' happened to think of it, suh: Capt. Cram's wearin' gloves dis mawtttn'." "Ah! So much the more chance to 1 Devil's Lake. come ./ael hero In t*a minutes* Whoa, Tan^ago, the Cfaippewas, came from the colli kins: how are ou this morning,' north and pitched their tepees on the nofMi sir? Think you could run away if I! bejjgecl you to pretty hard? \ou'll

you, old boy?" said Waring, southern shore, and they planned to cross stroking the glossy neck of' the fan-! to the sofcth Before daylight and surprise patient bay. "Now, Jim, let ga Never allow anybody to hold a horse for you when yoa mount. highly unprofessional, sir. That'll:^ ht, and all were lost. The time it tlo." And, so sayiag, he swung him- not fixed except that the incident marks self into the saddle and, cheeking the an epoch in the history of both tribes.

bounds of his exdtvd colt, rode calmly away to join the battery.

Already the bandsmen were mkrch- of those reactive tribes. The Chippewa* lug through the north gate on the came in canoes from the north as before. way to the broad open field In which tho maneuvers were held. The adjutant* sergeant-major, ami markers were following. Just outside the gate the post commander was seated on horseback, and Cram had reined in to apeak with him. Now, in his blithest, eheerieftt tones, Waring accosted them, raising his hand In salute as he did so: -Willi ,4Good morning, colon€K Good tndming,' Opt. Oram. We're In luck to-day. Could nt possibly hare lovelier weather. I'm only sorry this came off ^nddenlv and hadn't time to InrlU our friezxds out from town. They, would hate been so pleased to aee the battaliox—-the eemnoaim.^ uWm\

There was plenty of time If

you'd returned to the post at retreat sir,1" growled old Braxton. "Everybody was notified who waa here then. What time did j«a get back, air?" "Upon my word, colonel, dont know. I never thought to look or InqalHH but it vma long after tap*. Panton ma, though, see Vm tateinia a moment he wa« around asnootir hia taaxu ax^i feur eaoh row Ml lead

narrowly aarutlnia* trace ai^ atarap bamktway hetwMA andtiMtt* aa Craaaa^

But when the morrow came there was tio Waring with it. \'Jo be Continued Next Week."]

TERRE HAUTE SATURDAY EVENING MAILf SEPTEMBER 2,1893.

Meantime, the infantry companies were marching out through the gate and then ordering

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and resting un

til adjutant's call should sound. Drivers and cannoneers were dismounted to await the formation of the battalion line. Waring rode forward and in the most jovial off-hand way began telling Cram of the incidents of the previous day and his sight-seeing with the party of visitors from the north, "By the way, 1 promised Mr. Allerton that they Should see that team of yours before they left so, if you've no objection, the first morning you're on duty and can't go up, I'll take advantage of your invitation and drive Miss Allerton myself. Doesn't that court adjourn this week?" -f "I'm afraid not," said Cram, grimly. "It looks as though we'd have to sit to-day and to-morrow both."

that's too badl They all want

to meet you again. Couldn't you come up this evening after stables? Hello! this won't do our infantry friends will be criticising us I see you're wearing gloves and I'm in gauntlets. So is Doyle. We can't fit him out, I'm afraid, but I've just got some from New York exactly like yours. I'll trot back while we're waiting, if you don't object, and change them."

Cram didn't want to. say yes, yet didn't like to say no. He hesitated, and—was lost. In another moment, as though never imagining refusal was possible, Waring had quickly ridden away through the gate and disappeared behind the high brick wall.

When the bugle sounded ••mount," three minutes later, and the battery broke into columr of pieces to march away to the maneuvering grounds, Mr. Ferry left the line of caissons and took command of the rear section. All that the battery saw of Waring or his

mount tHe* rest of the. morning was just after reaching the line, when the fiery colt came tearing riderless abound the field, joyfully dodging every attempt of the spectators to oatoh him, and reveling in the delight of kicking np his heels and showing off in the presenoe and sight of his envious friends in haraessMHPlunge though they might, the horsei could not join dodge though they might the bipeds could not catch him. Review, inspection, and the long ceremonials of the morning went off without the junior first lieutenant of Battery X, who, for his part, went off without ceremony of any kind, Cram's stylish team and wagon with him. That afternoon he re appeared driving about the barrack square, a pretty girl at his side, both engrossed in the music of the band and apparently oblivious of the bot-tled-up wrath of either battery or post commander. "Be gorral" said Doyle, "I'd like to be in .his place now, provided I didn't have to be in it to-morrow."

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shore of the lake. Tbey had reason to lelieve that the Sioux were encamped on the

their traditional enemies. The Sioux had a similar thought and design, and each tribe proceeded to exterminate the other.

*, They met in about the middle of the lake

Another battle was fought afterward o& the south shore between other contingents

This was in 1867. The Chippewa warriora wers all slain but ofee man, who returned badly wounded and riddled. The fatalities connected with the lake and the apparitions gave rise to the name Mln&ewaukan, or spirit water, mysterious water, haunted water, Sated water, and finally to Devil's lake as the only English equivalent for the Indian's idea as expressed in Minnewaakan.

The Chippewas came here in caooea. The Sioux also used canoes. With but few portages, the former could easily at that time, while the lake was far above Its present level, come from Lake Superior to Devil's lake. Since the fatalities related those Indians have a superstitious dread of canoes. Young people are getting over the dread, but old Indians will wade to their waist fishing while boats are within reach, hot won't dare enter.—Minneapolis Tribune.

A tmoqt JStfiew la Half a century ago, whea "subject** ware bought by the sutgeofts, a poor mas fen dead In Fleet street. Without a moment'hesitation, a ywung fellow who wa» passing threw himself on his knees beside corpse, exclaiming, "'My father, my dear {atherf A crowd gathered round. Their sympathy was excited, and money was subscribed to enable the fftott* yoofch to take away his father's body in a hackney conch. Be did so and took it to a surgeon, who gave him tlOOfor it*-fames Paya.

Dr. BmaTP-fieqaard nays that famitngtft (fee wt^borimd ef tie car, especially in the fNttt of the right ona,wiU atop a fit of

RHYMES ABOUT EYES.

Here is a. handful Of rhymes aboa eyes Perchance they are truthful,

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Gray eyes for greed. Brown eyes for beauty Who runs so may read. Calm eyes for courage

When contests begin Deep eyca for daring, And squint eyes for sia.7 Men's eyes for wisdom.

Maid's eyes for mirth. Babes' eyes for secrets Too sacred for earth. Look now and listen.

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|fjf?Think you they are truthful,'! Or think you they're lies? —ftosan Best in Cincinnati Commercial Gaxe! to.

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The custom of having household pets among the lower animals is as old as the human race or the domestic animals themselves. They serve as interesting studies in natural history they are good object lessons for children in thoughtful kindness and patieuce and are

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The cat is far less obtrusive in its manners, and, the utudent of animals declares, no whit less intelligent or affectionate, it isa quiet, self contained, little beast with a shrewd lack of confidence in the intentions of its human sponsors which reminds one of the business man's maxim, "Believe everybody a liar till he has proved himself otherwise." Integrity of motive can scarcely be proved to the permanent satisfaction of a cat, but while there is no attempt at departure from the usual routine of life it will display a superficial truthfulness and affection really quite touching.—Philadelphia Press.

Encourage Children to Sleep. Children who are allowed or rather encouraged to take a nap in the daytime will not only sleep just as well, at night, but will sleep much better because of it. Children who have been accustomed to it, when for some special reason it is necessary to miss it, become overtired, their nerves are overtaxed, and it is sometimes quite a trial Of patience to get them quieted for the night. Tlie little ones need plenty of sleep ana if well will not sleep any more than is good for them. Therefore, I say, let them sleep all that they will or can, and if your boy will take a nap during the day until he is 5 or 0 years of age he will not be any the worse for it. Rather, in my Way of thinking, he will be a great'deai better for it, and so will-the mother—that is, If he is as active and noisy as the average wee laddies. So don't try to "break up" his naptimp. On the contrary, encourage him to keep it up just as long as he will do so.—Chicago Journal.

Electric Wires and Rain.

Professor Wiggins believes that telegraph wires cause drought that the atmosphere cannot absorb moisture unless it is charged with electricity and that upon an oblate spheroid like the earth the electricity will inevitably collect at the equator. In this way he explains the frequency of the rains at the equator. "If, however, he says, "there be elevated spots on a sphere, electricity will collect on them. Should these spots or continents be connected by wires, it might accumulate on each alternately. This has happened, and America has all of the electric energy, and Europe has lost it, so that our continent is flooded, and Earopo is burned up with drought." His conclnsioft from all this is that electric wires

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