. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . cross their front pages thestartling statement: President WilsonCalls Out Entire National Guard of theCountry, the routine life of manythousand young men throughout theUnited States was suddenly upset. Earlythe same morning telephones became ex-ceedingly busy, and by noon the armorieswere filling and dough-boy officerswere breaking speed limits in a madendeavor to recruit their companies tofull peace strength in order that they might exist as an integral part of theNational Guard of our State. When the mobihzation call is sounded,there never is and nev
. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . cross their front pages thestartling statement: President WilsonCalls Out Entire National Guard of theCountry, the routine life of manythousand young men throughout theUnited States was suddenly upset. Earlythe same morning telephones became ex-ceedingly busy, and by noon the armorieswere filling and dough-boy officerswere breaking speed limits in a madendeavor to recruit their companies tofull peace strength in order that they might exist as an integral part of theNational Guard of our State. When the mobihzation call is sounded,there never is and never has been anytrouble in keeping the roster of a cavalrytroop up to its maximum is something very alluring aboutthe cavalry—romance, shining sabersand squadrons charging in a wild the military neophyte who pictureshimself on parade the beau sabreur is theman worth watching. Boots and sad-dles will catch the ear of the prospectiverookie—later he will learn the promisethat stable call holds forth, will learn. 20 THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO EMPLOYES MAGAZINE that the old expression smells like atrooper^ has a meaning all its own, andthat all is not beer and skittles forthat swaggering fellow with the yellowhat cord who gives two-thirds of his timeto the care of his horse, one-third to thecare of his equipment and has all therest for himself. He will learn by heartthose golden words which old SergeantSuter of the 14th Cavalry spoke to theboys from Maryland on the sun-bakedsands of Texas: You may go hungry,you may go thirsty, you may go withoutsleep, but your horse will never go with-out grooming! The few days at the armory withseventy-five horses tethered around theriding hall and the consequent care ofthem, packing the wagons, and thethirty-five mile hike to Laurel, the thirty-five mile hike back next day for a thiid ofus with each man leading two horses, thelong days at Laurel with the protractedfarewells, the loading and unloading offreight cars—all
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