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Show V H' MELT. VAMt'.S htlU'HIE. K ' ' Honor, fidelity and courage aro the Hj It three grand nqulaltia.fur distinction H' In any walk of lit.-, but In none are H'l I 'i they more alrlclly vnjoluad orade- M ; , paiture from them or either of them 1 I j more rlgoroualy punished than In tha i ' tl army of tbe Unltud Htatrs, A parole 't'f of honor Is ricognlredua more elltctlve f than any bond thatcoulJbo Uriwn, tbe oath of an iflk-er to be truo to the t 1 flag Is accepted at a conclusive test ol h 1 ' j- ' loyalty till tbe contrary appears, and f. ) the ocoupitlon Itself precludes auy H i i thought or suspicion of tlml JHy. H ; 1 When illlur of tinea apjears, the E'i ' work of retribution la certain, teedy HI.J ' and to civilians It oltllmes apn.ar m cruel; but no matter, II. u arms ot n B -',,' clvllUtd nation must not IwvarrleJ H ,! ' nor Its uulfurm worn by those uti- M worthy of the great trust reposuj lu Bj i them, m j ThequallflcatlouanaiioJnrn linpcrn M l! tlve but they aro nut all by ouy meant. m ,j The man who holds ncoiuiiilsslon from M iy, tho government must thireulter cuu. H J' ; elder himself not only aaoljler and a B" .. gentleman, whloh the Impllud con. B jjr 'i tract colli for, but must deport hlnmlf J'J I at all limit and In all placoi uionl- BJ 3 1 lugly. Tho rules aro not very strict, BJ i 'I i not to atrlct that tboso who agree to BJ l , observe them will llud ouythlug Irk- BJ MM somolu complying with tho nrcuiK-nt. BBV'J ! ' If ouo should b violated a court mar. Bn' ' tlalltheld, tboevldeucoloranuagolntt ' ( It brought out uud Judgment fouud B jt In accordance therewith. The findings Lr ere sent to hradquttlera and whatever It drrldoj upon Is done; sometime tha offender It not with nr without tha honors of war as the occasion may require, re-quire, sometimes hf la suspended from actlveaervlceon ptrt piyor no pay at all, or ho may bo mispenledaud his pay not dlsturheJ, and aimellmes he It dlimls-el from the army. Tills last proceeding meant "In dlsjraos" wlnlhor thorn wor.la accompany tho sentonco or not, for tho summary ex pulsion of nu oflTcer from the army means that thero la a brand upon hit brow that la lllttly to bo regards I na Indelible and en itirlnj at Ihtt of Utlii, Itealitlug all Hill and assuming lint thencifurlh n respected life wat cut ofT, that all In the future w dirk an J forblddlinr, nn I wnllu listening to sounds uf revelry u ar by 111 which ho could nolongerparllelpale, Lieutenant Vanco brought hit p'lyslcal life to a close. It was a Urcndfut thing to do, fur It added crime to what mlglit have toeu nothing more than Indiscretion. It wet cowardly, bo, lor let thu world say what It may about honor, there It much more hnvcry In honorably living down a fault than tho weak ruth to death tonoipilt. Hio deceased In thla Instance was n handsome, popular fellow, and among hit many frlandi In thlt city there it a strong belief that ho would have eventually come out all right. Thoio who knew him best declaro that there wot nothing against lilt personal character with thlt one ex. cejtlon; and It It commonly under stood, though there It really little excuse III tha fact, that the wine cup had mora to do with hit fall Ihnii any turpltudoon hit (art. |
