New-York tribune., 1891-05-24

1o-iro boinc obliged TO crawl out of bed at 55
q m no matter how cold and damp the weathe' Is
The soldier who is lucky enough TO be visited oy pleas
ant dreams while sleeping or one Of the cot bcds mas
them all knocked to snitheeens by the report oi ie
tyyelve-pound Napoleon. which echoes and rechoes
from one hill 70 another at 55 a. m. Then the
drum corps begins to play:
can't get 'em mp, can't get 'em up,
] can't get 'em up in the morning: & m
] can't get em up at all
From that time on sleep simply out Of the question
and the men crowd ont from between their woollen
bauets step the cold bare floors Of the tents ana
put their clothes on in hurry They rush out in
the company streets before they scarcely get their
eyes open and fall in line just as the drums stop
beating and the first serseants begin to call the roll
This done they bring cold water from the spgOt at the
end Of each company street and wash themselves,
each nan being supplied with a tin basin. big tin
cup full Of coffee and a slice of bread then given
70 each one after which all get ready for company
drill.
In half an hour from the time the morning gun Is
fired the sharp orders Of the company commanders
are heard from all parts Of the two large parade
grounds Company drill begins at 3 80 and lasts
until O'Clock and at 80 the men 60 to breakfast
After the first meal Of the day is over everybody
hustless TO get his tent "poccd," ready for the
visit of the Inspector Blankets must be folded with
nicely that would put TO shame the most skilful dry
goods clerk in the city. Tin cups and basins must be
secured so bright that they would answer for mirrors
and placed in a particular position. Uniforms must
la folded so that the buttons are all the outside In
plon view Of the inspector and in fact everything
must he put In perfect order. according to castron
,-iles issued from the Inspector Department
Al @ O'Clock the call sounds for battalion drill and
this Is the most trying duty Of the whole day. The
snn * up well overhead by this time aud Its rays
send the mercury bounding toward the top OF tho glass
tnho Tho drill grounds are surrounded on three
sides bv high hills the only side open being that look
ing 70 the south and consequently they exceedingly
warm places in the middle of the day. The surgeon
keeps his eve on the thermometer when the air Is
more Than ordinarily warm and II IL becomes not that
he thinks il dangerous keep the out longer he
orders them In
The surgeon has no power Of command, the tao
ties saw which assertion IS pure fiction. on occa-
sons such as the one just mentioned, one nconsplcu
ous assistant surgeon, who only ranks a captain,
can overrre the orders Of the colonel OF regiment
After the battalion drill for those who detailed
to guard or @pollcc' duty the days work Is DONE
The men may occupy the rest Of the day as they
please provided Of course they do transgess any
OF the rules Of the camp.
Those who arc detailed for the guard are on duty
twenty four hours. During that time they must not
remove their uniforms and be ready at any minute
for duty. Each man is on post for two hours and
then remains at the guaINhouse four hours when he
does two hours more Of duty on post This alterna-
lion Is kept up during the twenty four hours. When
ever the officer Of the day, the commandant OF the
post and certain other officers approach the guard
house the sentry on duty there calls out
Call out the guard the Officer OF the Day ap-
proaches n naming whatever officer Is approaching.
Thercupon all the ddiy at the guard house
quickly fall In line In front Of the guard house.