The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 27, May 13, 1897: A Weekly Magazine for Boys and GirlsVarious
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The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 27, May 13, 1897: A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls
Various
History, Modern -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature -- Periodicals
A Good Agent
Wanted
In Every Town
for
"The Great Round World"
[Illustration: THE GREAT ROUND
WORLD
AND WHAT IS GOING ON IN IT.]
VOL. 1 MAY 13, 1897. NO. 27
The Grant parade is over, the monument given to and accepted by the City
of New York, and the great day has come and gone as such days will,
leaving behind it tired eyes and a confused memory of marching soldiers.
The sections of the parade in which THE GREAT ROUND WORLD took most
interest were those in which the boys paraded, and especially the division
in which the cadets and boys from the military schools marched.
This division was greeted with great enthusiasm all along the line, and
well it might be! The soldierly make-up of these lads was a sight to see,
and their discipline and marching were unsurpassed by any of the
troops--regulars or militia.
The boys walked with a springing step, that showed no signs of fatigue,
even as they rounded the reviewing stand, and reached the goal of their
long march.
Among the many well-drilled companies of boy soldiers, marched one of
artillery.
[Illustration]
This was perhaps the prettiest feature of the whole parade, for
everything was in miniature to match the size of the small artillerymen.
The field-piece which this company boasted was a tiny affair, drawn by two
small ponies, and it had its two baby gunners to serve it.
These gunners were very military babies. They sat bolt upright, their arms
crossed on their fat little chests in true soldier fashion, and no jolting
of the gun-carriage could make those little backs bend, nor those small
arms unfold.
There was also a company of naval cadets. These lads marched finely, with
their cutlasses drawn, and held across their breasts. So steadily did they
grasp their weapons, that it was hard to believe that they were held in
place by nothing stronger than the will of these young heroes.
In every company that marched past, the lads showed a pride and steadiness
that made one think that this boy soldiering was going to be of the
greatest service to them later in life.
Boys are not, as a rule, noted for their neatness, and there are hosts of
fine lads who find it hard to remember that clean hands and collars are
among the necessary things of life.
Knowing this so well, it was all the more remarkable that, in all the long
line of parading cadets, there was not so much as a rebellious lock of
hair visible.
Each boy's buttons were in a straight line with those of the next boy,
each shoulder-strap set at the same angle as its fellows, each gun was as
well polished as its neighbor, and the spick and span appearance the line
presented, after its long fatiguing march, spoke volumes in favor of
military training.
The School-Boy Cadets were without doubt one of the best features of the
parade, and next to them in interest came the boys from the public
schools.
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