The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-18
LIFE AMONG THE TENTS.
HOW THE SAVANNAH SOLDIERS
ARE PASSING TEE TINE.

an Encam pment.
CHIcKAMAUGA, GA, June 17.--Lieut.
Gailliard of the Republican Blues has been
here since the middle Of last week, and there
will be no buster man in camp than he has
been. He Is hard worker and makes every
lick count.
Somebody asked yesterday why it was
that the military did not go into camp Mon
day. Nobody was able to explain further
than it was an order of the governor.
Capt. Field Of the United States army said
he knew the reason Of the governors de-
cision to change the time. When asked to
explain he said that the governors con-
science hurt him to think of allowing the
men 10 travel on Sunday. Capt. Field said
that he waited upon tho chief magistrate
with others and begged that the men be
permitted to come direct through Sunday.
but, said he, that official stoutly refused.
He said that any way we put it it would be
cheating God out of a day, and he was not
prepared to do that. So that Is how 10
came.
GUYING THE CoNvICTs.
The soldiers had good deal Of amuse-
ment yesterday guying the convicts who
have been employed to clean up the
grounds.
The Savannah soldiers found several
Chatham county convicts among the num-
talk to them, and, removing old acquaint-
auce. TO speak OF the cruelties inflicted by
the state upon criminals.
IL Is said that moonshiner carries on bis
little Industry north, east west and south
Of Camp Chiokamauga. Everybody is now
dribbliug at the mouth for pure mountains
dew. The South Georgia men wondered
until good old Piedmont negro
told them whenever they saw ragged
looking "buckrah," poking along with a
white jug under either arm, casting his
eyes backward every now and then. all
they had to do was to poke along after him.
Said be; dat buckrah will cut fur de
neerest swamp and dar he'll stop and SAUDI
yo'. II he finds yo's alright he'll medger
out de truck. IL you's long bout spittn' 10
out kerfiunp he takes yo, over dc head wild
hickry stick, and SO dat's de last Of yof
tull q few days."
VISITORS COMING IN.
The visitors are beginning to come In now
Each company's friends are here and
tho week is getting glorious. Mrs.
Semmes and Miss McDouough arrived here
to-day: They are stopping at the hotel a
short distance from the camp.
A splendid orchestra and brass band
arrived to-day, and tho way the young foilrd
viii dance and out up is a sin. The officers
are on the qui vive though, and the soldiers
may only get pass to come over and look
at the fun through big glass windows.
People continue to pour into Chicka-
mauga to visit the camp and lay eyes upon
the proudest soldiery in the world. No
passes are required during the day 10 cross
the lines, and everybody is free to 20 In aud
out OF camp until 8 o'clock at night. The
boys spent a rainy night in their tents last
night, but they were too tired to know It,
The wind blew almost a gale and the rain
fall f,. A. hos Hk1u IL
morning and found their tents soaked and
their flaps pulled and jerked about after a
lively fashion. One of the Irish Jasper
Greens allowed that "these mountains are
the divil on heavy dews."
The officers who have been here several
days sleeping at the hotel found It very disa-
greeable at camp, as the winds twisted their
tents about aud the running water swished
around their tent floors until it made them
nervous. Col. Mercer said that he did not (
get good nights rest. but nobody
would have known ii. DIR. Bacon, OF
the Dawson Guards, who is one Of the
camp physicians, grumbled about the
weather some. but he made out his nap in
Hospital Steward Reuben Buffers hams
mock. The doctor is a robust man. Not
so remarkably short, but broad about the
sides, with heavy walking appendages, stout
arms and real fat neck. The moment he's
hattened out in the hammock. which was
regulated to swing Steward Butler, there was
some tall spreading. The doctor oulY
grunted and enjoyed Il. He remarked il ID
broke he would replace it when he came
home. The steward listened and was exs
ceedingly pleased.
SOME WHO ARE MISSED. ls
The absence Of Sergeant West of the Cas-
dets is regretted by everybody who knew
him, and the announcement that he may be-
here later during the week Is pleasant To
n Frto kka A
II. d. Krenson and Mcdonald are absent,
but the boys expect some of them before
the week In over.
Ward of the Blues and Lebey Of the
Cadets were shoveliug rocks In the tens
streets to-day like clever fellows. 1t Is not
going so hard with Ward, who builds houses,
the boys say, as 1t Is killing Lebey, who
sells cigars at GaZan's.
The Constitutional Guards of Liber ty
county have a very old uniform. Ia facs
the men are In camp their first time aud
they are as rusty as their clothes are bad
Some Of the other companies, disposed tx
guy them, asked them what they meant by
wearing such old uniforms. A farmer lads
who chose TO be spokesman, replied: We
want TO be body guard to George Washs
ington IL be comes while we are here"
LONGING FOR HOME.
Il Is said half Of the Cadets are homesick
men. Tug Wilson and Gaudry are very
blue. The latter is said to have shed teara
as big as rain yesterday when Capt. Brooks
hummed one of Moore's songs. Wilson used
fifteen sheets Of brown paper 10 describe the
situation. J. II. Smith of the Greens has
written three letters since he reached here
Private Hutchinson is a smart looking lad
and apparently is capital soldier, but the
men say be eats too much to ever
do anything at the business. He
Ia crowded all the time. It is fact, they
say, that he ate six scrambled eggs, a gafs
lon Of brown rice, two cups Of coffas
aud various other things. II is said
IL he had taken two cups Of white sugar,
and the whites Of two eggs he wocld have
made nice rice pudding.
NERVOUS UNDER THE RAZOR
Nothing lost If / cut IL off There's
plenty more like yer" said Private Gardner
of the Irish Jasper Greens, as he cut long
cash in the neck Of Corpl. Owens last night.
while shaving him. The officer was very
nervous, but he screwed up his face when
the razor ran under the skin and showed
signs of joy.
The Oglethorpe Light Infantry boast the
best quartette in camp. Their team con-
sists Of E. 8. and 81. j. Meyer, yiolinists.
and o. 8. Kulman, G. E. Wakefield, r L.
WyIly and II. II. Cohen, singers. They
made the hills ring early this morning. and
they win make the nights mellow
when the days work is over.
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