This was A.B.Bache, and on the day he was to arrive Major Brown had his private ambulance brought out and invited me to ride with him to the railroad station to meet the lieutenant.

On the way to the depot he said: "Now, Cody, we'll give Bache a lively little ride, and shake him up a little." The new arrival was given a back seat in the ambulance when he got off the train, and we headed for the camp.
Presently Major Brown took the reins from his driver and at once began whipping the mules.

When he had got them into a lively gallop he pulled out his revolver and fired several shots.

The road was terribly rough and the night was intensely dark.

We could not see where we were going, and it was a wonderful piece of luck that the wagon did not tip over and break our necks.
Finally Bache asked, good-humoredly: "Is this the way you break in all your new lieutenants, Major ?" "Oh, no," returned the major.