| Show FITZHUGH AT WEST POINT General Lee O confesses to a II decided decide A for tor pranks when he ho was a n cadet during the tho years jears 6 at West Wesl WestPoint t Point He lIe tells with witti lib evident relish l some ridiculous stories of ot time the da day s shen when hen he was ryas ns engaged In making the tim e lives of the fourth class men or r was w ns himself the tho subject of at a u Kazin party Discussing the tho life lite at t West Point Central Gen Lee said Jn ln reply rell to lu your I desire desir e to Lo nay Hay that I very Cry well when n n I 1 was sous a cadet cutlet at Wet Point the tha ns f the fourth class men or plebes wa was wati s ti practiced yearly Nearly every cu ca cuIP cuI cadet det I IP I In III the three upper classes had hall eithe r liven been hazed himself 01 em had hll witnessed it u and therefore felt ns as If It the new lieI no w tut jailS Inse corning In should have tho the same sam samei e i A buy boy who wino was good n no 1111 t amiable und and took tool everything every thIn a ahe as asIn ash In he h found It Cot ot off oft easily but hut a I surly surl I was WIlS sometimes handled handle a It little ruu hl I remember the olds older ol ur cadets allots came Into my may tout tent during ill first encampment and seizing hold of the Iho ends of u the tho blanket upon which I Iwas Iwas was asleep en on the tent floor pulled HIP tie rapidly out into the company compan y street strout while two t cadets standing upon ipu either cither side of ot thu tho entrance o ur of time tho ten tent t lures busketa of cold water on mo mile as I went out I took look It good tell tellIng Ing lag them they were very cry kind lelnd as B It i t would save me tine from washing In the th e morning but bUl I thought at the time n a cj cyclone clone had struck me meI I 1 am sorry to say that I was one of ot a athe t the will wild boys bos at Ht West WeRt did lid not no t tt study stud much but could coull always al s be idled relie d upon to join In hazing or any other othe r pranks I admit too I frequently went wen down to tho the well known Benny Havens haven s of at that thal day and one night owing to t the dummy which I had dressed up and an d pug 1111 In my bed to represent me mo while I Iwas was Ins absent not showing some seine life lito and an ana d a n little animation when the time Inspecting carte came around about midnight and threw the light of ot the lantern on ont e th Ii t t a i 1 I was WIlS for tor be ing out of ot quarters between taps and nn reveille o and sentenced to walk ten ex extra extra tra tm tours toms of ot Sunday guard duty ten ex extra extra tra Ira toura of Saturday afternoon guard guar d d duty during durin the thc time tine cadets were wore al at lowed to be out of ot barracks and to bo be b nd to the tho plain of at West Vest Point for tor forc fo foe r I c e year ear pile I was walking one of ot those thos e Saturday tours nil all alone alan In Iii front of the lh to I 1 saw aw General IL It H l 13 B Lee Iee then the ther n r i captain of ot engineers ers and of ot the tho academy coming in to the tim e direction of or my lilY post with ids his law Mr MI George Washington ton of or o f Arlington As he passed I brought my ut Y RIM gun from n a 1 shoulder to carry miring arms and then theu to tb ent arms In with the tho manual of ot those days After Lou Leu luul p 1 l a fete rAI steps stell I heard him fillY any to Mr Ir Do you yo know who that young joung man titan IB is I extra era to tours for r v violation ot of rB regula ua PU tiers V W No v quickly ly responded Mr Ir Curtis Custis h he Is V very vry T polite though l nl h he Star |
