The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-02
BEHAVIOR OF The MY.

me OIIGeT6 OF tu6 AJudEQs SOY SA@s VIC
reports of arrests were very mucl exagger~
ated. especially the report yesterday OF the
grand break across the lines and the arrest
. OF nearly fifty men. Only five men vera
arrested and there was no break across the
Guards line The men did not attempt TO
break across the line, because they
4 had found from experience that they
were sure to be arrested and compel ed to
/ pay the penalty. The Guards were very
strict in this respect, and every man who
/ was absent from camp without leave was
! put under arrest. Acting AdJt. freeman
SAYS that the corpOrals performed their duty
I well, and there was no laxity 10 the en-
I forcement of orders, sorely q. the surprise OF
many of their comrades, Is no thought they
would be as essy-going as when az home.
CorDL Conner Of Company b won the repu-
tatiOn Of being the s'ricte5t corporal IN
comp. He made tue boys toe the line and
walJzed the delinquents in at every chance.
THE FIRST SIGHT or CAMP.
The Guards say that things presented
very discouragiug appearance the first day
they got into camp. the men were tired
and worn out. The quarters were entirely
Inadequate to accommodate them, and had
been left in a very disorderly condition by
their previ US occupants The supply or
provisi ms was very poor and the food was
hardly ft 70 cat. Some Of the me1 were
so Disguised with appearance of
Things that they wO5ld willingly
have turned around and come back home
Hard work, however, on the part OF men
and officers soon remedied part OF these
evils. and, with good food and somewhere
70 sleep. the boys we're sJOl euloying their
camp life. They have many good tAtHgs to
tell Of their camp experiences. Tom NJ 1r-
gan lays positively tina tl3 goat that ate
his tag Joke belongs T. J hn Har1ee and
f,k b. and
everybody in camp was saying, "Gou don't
know, | don't know, nobody don't know.
I've eat my tag The papers published II,
and the story has gone all over the state
1t came near being too much for Nick Hen
Messy, though.
A FAVORIrE TRICK.
Hennessy and three other fellows were
out after IL o'clock without leave, and 80
they concluded TO work a racket on the
guard of the regiment, and get through
without being arrested. They didn't try 1t
on tie Guards, because they kne" it
wouldn't work. Hennessy got a command
ing air on him, and with the other three
men behind him, marched up to the guard.
"Who goes there p exclaimed the guard.
Lieut.. Jones of the Third battalion and
a detail returning from the hotel with
prisoner" said Hennessey. The guard didn't
know exactly what 10 do so he called for the
0fficer Of the guard. The officer was about
as green as the man, but he suspected some
thing aud asked for the names OF the party
I'm Lieut.. Jones, ;" said Hennessey, land
this is - and he gave some fictitious
name TO the man on each side Of the sup
posed prisoner. whats the prisoners
namcY' said the officer
"I don't know; he didn't give his name"
said Hennessey, whose supply Of names had
given out.
prisoner, what's your nameN
81 don't know, you don't know, nobody
don't know, I've eat my tag" replied the
pseudC-prisoner.
ARREST HIN AGAIN"
"Shutup you fool" commanded Hen
messy. Arrest that man over again,
officer"
well, what do have to do'o said the
green officer Of the guard. You SEQ l
never had just such case before"
why, turn out the guard and salute US
and Well return the salute and pass down
the line
The officer did as he was told and Hem
messy marched his squad into camp. This
was favorite trick for he boys TO play on
the officers of the regiment. John Hardee
started IN with crowd one
night, and when challenged by the
guard. explained that be was the officer
allo sed his squad 10 pass. but he had rot
gone ten feet further before he ran against
a suag the shape OF Capt. Fields, who
halted them.
CAPT. FIELDS FOOLED.
Hardee gave him the same explanation be
had given the guard.
What oliicar are youl7 demanded Capt
Fields.
Lieut.. Harlee Of Company c." boldly
replied Hard=e. He happened to have the
countersign, and SO Capt. Fields couldn't
hold him. He took Lieut.. Hardee's name
down any way, aud next morning he went
down to the Guards camp and inquired for
Lent Hardee OF Co. c. There's no such
man in the battalion replied Capt Reilly.
and Hardee was safe. He did not try it
again, however. The boys have reminis-
cences enough to last them six months.
The Guards were considerably eiated over
the sale of their lot to the government. The
first news they had Of it was a telegram
received by Col. Garrard from Savannah
just as the battalion was going down 10 take
the train for home, The announcement was
received with cheers.