Texas by Michener James A

Author:Michener, James A. [Michener, James A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Historical, Historical Research, Novel
Publisher: Dial Press / Random House LLC
Published: 1985-01-21T02:00:00+00:00

Panther stood rigid, but many Rangers, including Captain Garner, shouted ‘No! No!’—for there was no greater disgrace in the armed services than for a man to stand at his final attention as the band started to sound the miserable notes of ‘The Rogue’s March,’ and then to march goosestepping out of the company while some stout sergeant jerked high the seat of his pants.

Four burly sergeants surrounded Panther and brought him to face the band, which launched immediately into that doleful, insulting lament for things gone wrong. As soon as the first notes sounded, a fifth sergeant, bigger than the others, grabbed Panther by the seat and started marching him off the parade ground; never again could such a disgraced man serve with the regular army, and Panther should have gone in silence, accepting his punishment, but at the edge of the field as he was about to be shoved off, he turned and challenged the army of northern Mexico: ‘Give me six good Rangers and we’ll knock the shit outa your whole force.’

When he was removed, Persifer Cobb returned stiffly to the reading of the citation:

‘Acts of bravery, unnumbered. Devotion to duty, unparalleled. Patriotism, unquestioned.’ (He paused.) ‘Rangers of Texas, you are unforgettable.’

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