The Army Mule
by
Capt. Henry A. Castle
If he gets loose, he darts through an ambulance or climbs atree, without compunction. But he seldom gets loose (Page 24)
THE ARMY MULE
AND OTHER WAR SKETCHES
BY
HENRY A. CASTLE
Private, Sergeant-Major and Captain Illinois Volunteers
Past Commander Loyal Legion Commandery of Minnesota
Past Commander Department of Minnesota G. A. R.
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY
J. W. VAWTER
INDIANAPOLIS AND KANSAS CITY
THE BOWEN-MERRILL COMPANY
M DCCC XCVIII
Copyright, 1897
BY
THE BOWEN-MERRILL CO.
CONTENTS
| PAGE. | ||
| I. | The Army Mule | 1 |
| II. | The Sutler | 91 |
| III. | The Shelter Tent | 140 |
| IV. | Dress Parade | 179 |
| V. | The Boys in Blue Grown Gray | 218 |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
| PAGE | |
| If he gets loose, he darts through an ambulance or climbs a tree, without compunction. But he seldom gets loose | Frontispiece |
| The quenchless, marvelous mule emerges from the mire and clay, with a whooping-cough wheeze | 63 |
| But likeliest from safe shelter of some commodious, commanding stump, observing the struggle with a rural Sunday morning cheerfulness | 135 |
| Blessed is the voluptuousness of reverie, blessed and cheap as an expectant clothier's greeting, while he pauses ecstatically for an appropriate smile | 162 |
| No two companies have been drilled alike; no three consecutive soldiers perform the same antic at the same time | 212 |
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