. Some notes of the life and some of the writings of Nicholas Summerbell . his overcoat gave no revelation ofhis rank. He was never called to account for what he had done. There were forms of punishment practiced in the army that tended todegrade the manliness of the men. Summerbell would nearly alwayssucceed in having these punishments mitigated or made less humiliatingin their form, when the offense was a petty one. Various forms of corruption he checked and suppressed. On one occa-sion his denunciations of a certain group of officers, whom he had dis-covered using the cordials and wines int
. Some notes of the life and some of the writings of Nicholas Summerbell . his overcoat gave no revelation ofhis rank. He was never called to account for what he had done. There were forms of punishment practiced in the army that tended todegrade the manliness of the men. Summerbell would nearly alwayssucceed in having these punishments mitigated or made less humiliatingin their form, when the offense was a petty one. Various forms of corruption he checked and suppressed. On one occa-sion his denunciations of a certain group of officers, whom he had dis-covered using the cordials and wines intended for the sick men, were sostormy and vehement that one of the colonels expostulated with him,saying: Good God, Chaplain, you will ruin .us all if you talk so loud. Wewill all be cashiered. But the chaplain was not to be appeased nor quieted until the officershad promised, on their honor, that the abuses complained of should befully abated. Officers honored and respepted him. He seemed to gainan influence that was out of all proportion to his station, and though he. Chaplain N. Summerbell. INFLUENCE AGAINST PROFANITY 149 was often arrayed against an officer of high rank and in favor of somepoor private, those in command came to love him with a feeling akin tothat of the private soldiers. One night he came near a fire, about which, as he approached, heheard violent swearing. As he came up to it, he exclaimed: Who is that swearing so hard? No one replied. Who is it, said Surnmerbell; I want to make a bargain with him. That fellow over there, said a soldier, pointing out a man, who atthe word looked ashamed. Now look here; I want to make a bargain with you; I want you topromise me that you will not swear until I have had my turn. All right, said the soldier. Summerbell then sat down with the men, began to tell stories, laugh,and joke, and won them all as a congenial comrade. After a consider-able time, the swearing soldier said: Chaplain, when are you going to take your turn a
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