The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-20

| IL o'clock, and each man turns in and gets
ready to blow out the lights when the taps
are given. Perhaps this exercise is CON
Quoted best in the First Georgia regiment s
camp. 1t is Interesting to watch the lights
| go out one after another, and sometimes
| two and three at time.
The camps are then quiet. Darkness
reigns over Camp Richmond, and the only
reminder of the busy soldiery OF the day IS
the presence of guard here and there.
Chief Puder has been at Camp Richmond
| with the Savannah Cadets two days. The
chief has enjoyed the maneuverings of the
| soldiers very much. He was invited into
the city yesterday, and the Augusta fire
department turned out and gave parade.
They ran out on a test alarm, ana Chief
Puder said they were very smart.
| THE STREET PARADE.
The street parade in Augusta this after
noon brought forth some compliments to
tie First Georgia regiment and the cavalry
companies. 1t was said to De the best ever
seen here Tine Cadets did not wear their
| new uniforms for fear of running
them with dust. When Capt. Brooks in
structed the men to slug on" the old clothes
the boys were mad. They wanted to cut
swell in town before the girls. Before they
got back to camp, however, they were very
glad that they did not wear the new uni
forms. The dust was sitting. 1t rose up
from under their feet in dense volumes. 1t
got up the boys "breeches legs" and filed
their ewes aud nose. Somebody said that
they would not have known their sweet
hearts if they had seen them
LARKs OF THE GUARDS.
While the soldiers were in the city the
Guards were the only soldiers at Camp
Richmond. They had their own fun The
officer of the day sat off in tent and al
lowed the boys to do as they pleased He
said that they had been on duty thirty hours :,
and if they wanted little amusement when
everybody was away they might have it.
One of the Columbus Guards and two of
the Guards from Savannah companies cap
tured colored boy who endeavored to
sneak in camp to black Guards
shoes, and they had a good deal
of fun out of him. From then on, every
body who crossed the line, whether he was
in uniform or not was caught and punched
with the guns, his hat was twirled about on
the top of a bayonet, and his feet were
punched. He was made to mark time,
dance, and sometimes put through the man
ual of arms. A lieutenant attempted once to
stop the Guards, but he attempted only once
They caught the officer and marched him
around in the dust for a half hour, and
allowed him to go upon promise that ne
would not disturb them again. The lieu
tenant went to bed.
The first and front COMPANY composing
the Seventh battalion is the Clarke Rifles of
Athens. The are said to be the Finest
dressed boys" in camp They have attracted
a great deal of attention from experienced
soldiers. They wear gaudy plumes in their
caps. The plume is orange, capped with
graceful green. An officer remarked that
he did not see how the company survived
such terrible opposition.
Private Tjphtfo0t of the Tihartv GuardS
mas been leased great deal about getting
left at Millen. On the trip up he stopped
off to get sandwich, and he met his sweet
heart in the depot They began to talk the
matter over. and the minutes passed away
like seconds. The train passed away also, and
the soldier, OF where was he4 The Guards
thought that he had fallen into the river, or
had struck a blackberry patch. In either
case they knew he was safe. He could
swim like duck and he could hold all the
berries in Richmond county.
The Irish Jasper Greens have been the
only company invited out during the even
ing to an entertainment. d. Boles, ESQ.,,
living couple of miles out from Augusta,
provided transportation for the boys last
night, and they went out in their 'white
pants"
WALKING IN HIS SLEEP.
Private Mike Knox, of the Jasper
Greens, is performing excellent duty as
guard. He has the faculty of walking
while asleep. Last night he got out of bed,
and, tramping over the body of two Sleep
ing soldiers, he stuck his head out of the
tent and fought the air madly with his
fist, remarking: Take that, and that, and
that. What does Mr.. Harmon hire you for
if it amt to hitch up horses"
Private Simon Sternburg of the Georgia
Hussars has found lizard. He was lying
in his tent trying to sleep when he saw the
rusty backn crawl out from under the
tent. He jumped up and called to the
soldiers to run there.
"Allgatori Alligator"
He had never seen lizard before.
DAILY ROUTINE OF THE CAvALRYMEN.
Reveille, 4:l5 a. m.
Assembly and roll call, $40 a. m.
Breakfast call, 5 a. IN.
Stable and water call, $50 a. m.
Assembly for police duty. 6 a. m.
Guard mounting, $3.50 a. m.
Boots and saddles, a. m.
Companies meet in their respective streets
fully uniformed and armed and are marched
to the stables, where they saddle and bride
and are then mounted and marched to the
drill ground and drilled for two hours by
their respective commanders.
Recall from drill, a. m.
First sergeants' call IL As a. m. Each first
sergeant reports at adjutant's tent for
| orders.
Dinner, 10 m.
School of instruction by company com
manders for commissioned and non-com-
missioned officers, 4 p. m.
BOOTS and saddles, one hours drill until
5p. m.
Brigade dress parade, 6 p. m.
| Stable and water call, D. m.
| These calls are all made with huoIe