The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-30
The Ofhcsr Of the Day Saved Him From a
Night in The Guard-HOuSs.
INCIDENTS OF THE EHCAMPHENT
Aftsrtboughts in Regard to tho Life OF the
Soldier Boys While at NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ofthe Captains Wanted to Die.

the camp that the entire regiment would &c
to Ocean Beach that eyening-st least, all oil
those who could escape from guard or other
necessary duties. So as consequence tully
two-thirds of the regiment could be found at
| Ocean View at O'Clock.
As soon as they all assembled Captain
Frank Cunningham and his quartette began
some Comanche services by singing of GER
tain John Brown. who, as tradition says
| mouldered in the clay. This was sung with
| great effect because the last word was cropped
after each verse. In other words clay was
| the first word dropped. the came next, IN
followed ,landiso on, until the entire assem-
| blage sang nothing but John"
After the exhibition Of vocal powers many
of the soldiers took a dip in the deep TO carry
out the Injunction that cleanliness 10 next to
godliness, and others made coup d'1h by
receiving intrOductiOns TO Wilmington Young
ladies and riding on the switchback while the
manager was up In town.
This saved the BOYS the necessity OF drop
ping the nickel in the slot every time the car,
with its fair freight rolled over its terror IN
spring incline. The car was Just sbout TO
make trip when the whistle of the last train
disturbed their serenity, and the men OF the
gallant First gave an excellent ILLUSTRATION OF
the soldier going at double-quick.
The train WAS caught. the air brakes
whistled under the seats the fog hOrn-lke
whistle blew u feyersh blast. the moon III the
sky executed the command side step 70 the
west the waves of the old ocean rushed
upon the sand with increased feryor. the sand
fddlers bored deeper in their homes. the sea-
ticks gave beautiful performance OF The Nlr-
ginia reel and the train started amidst the
clarion notes of Captain Frank Cunningham.
and The Wild Man from BOrneo" floating on
the air.
The Colonel and his party occupied one
coach while the yOcalists were mOnarchs Of
all they surveyed in the summer car. The
latter, when they reached Camp Fowle were,
of course, halted by the sentineis, but fOrtu-
nately each of them knew the cOunteraign. OF
had pass which entitled them 10 stay from
camp Colonel Jones party, however, did
not pass the lines with such agreeatleness.
All of his men went first he stood out OF the
line looking at the golden orb Of night as its
shimmering beams glistened in the wavelets
of the many jnlets about the camp. He IS
seen 10 approach the lines. Halt" rings out
clarion-like from the voice OF the baritone
sentry on post. who comes there" asks
this functionary Friend. answers Colonel
Jones. Advance friend and give the coun-
tersign. says the man with the musket The
Colonel advances. Dismay and trouble ID
written over his face like the railroads on the
map Of the Union every hneament Of his
features bespeaking some trouble. Some
mighty problem is gnawlng his brain tissues.
The silence is broken. The gallant colonel
of the First speaks the words, Il
haven't the countersign." Corporal of the
guard, No. L." is yelled out by the man with
the baritone and the man with the chevrons
on his arm comes up at q double quick 10
where the colonel and sentinel is standing.
The case was stated in few words All three
men observed every rule Of military etiquette;
sniutes and counter-salutes were as thick as
peas in a peal pod. You will have to go to
the guard-hOuse." were the last words said by
the corporal and side by side the colonel and
himself marched to that much dreaded place
There they were saluted by the sergeant of
the guard. then followed salutes by the officers
of the guard and at last the officer Of the day
came up. makes the amende honorable and
Colonel Jones escaped the chagrin Of spend
ing the night under guard. Captain George
Wayne Anderson WAS officer Of the day on
that occasion. and explained his action and
the action of his subordinate officers by
showing 10 the boys next morning an order
issued that no one should pass the lines eN-
cept with the countersgn or pass from the
Colonel
That same night many other amusing Incl
dents occurred to the sentinel lines. IT, the
middle of one of the lines, Just by the road,
was situated q commissary store. In this
place could be bong bit anything from a pack
age of cigarettes TO a barrel OF flour: from a
y
the boys in camp who had been corporal Of
the guard early in the day wanted q pack Of
cigarettes about midnight. He wanted them
badly, and. it is said. that when cigarette iend
wants cigarette there are very few things
that he will let stand in his way of getting it.
This boy came TO the commissary store IN
beautiful undress uniform. The uniform
might have served the purpose Of bathing
suit. and il could also be used as Virginia
Boat Club outfit in four-oared gig race.
Every part Of the store except the porch in
front was inside the lines but to get on the
inside the porch had to be passed. Ihis
piazza was beautifully decorated with two
empty flour barrels, one empty lard tin. three
empty beer kegs and bale Of hay.
The gentleman with the undress uniform
makes dash for liberty aud cigarettes by
jumping over these many empty articles, but
his agility was not helped by the correctness
Of his sight, for before he knew
rels we're rolling over the line, fol-
lowed by the deep basso rumbling OF
beer key The sentinel takes a frmer grasp
on his rifle. he rises TO the dignity Of his posi-
ton and with a voice that would do credit TO
the Boston Ideals. yells Halt" The fend,
command froman such sentinel, and jumping
over the balance Of the porch decorations he
lands safely in the store and proceeds 10
spend the single quarter which he has
clenched so tightly during the many vocal
staccato exhibitions emanating from the man
with the gun.
This latter individual unfortunately. is not
TO be appessed easily, He is positive that he
has seen some ghoulish-like figure fall out Of
the sentry lines into the cOmmissary store,
and ere long the man with the undress uni
form is giving an excellent representation Of
Sitting Bull IN the guard house, for there he
stands confidently and contented. wrapped
in a red blanket and ever and anon quenCh-
ing his thirst by hbstions Of homemade
einger-ale This result Was obtained by the
corporal of the guard finding the SiOux-like
marauder ensconced in Il barrel in the com
missary store peacefully munching crackers
and cheese.
The entire regiment had just returned from
the review by Governor Holt the other even
ing. Silence in the camp during the forenoon
had been 80 dense that you could hear a
cough-drop, but when the soldiers broke
ranks huzZa aftsr huzza made the moss ON
the branches over their heads swing 10 ard
fro with enthusiasm. The whole regiment.
led by the men on Fitzhugh Lee avenue.
break into song. The moon comes putting up
it's track in the heavens like some giant loco
motive on the Seven Pines rail
road. The bouquet de cuisine gets jum-
bled up with salt laden breeze
from the sea. The atmosphere is torn
10 shivers by the song from the soldiers. All
OF the troubles about the wild man, the child,
the dog, the tail, the flea. the whskers and
the wind is pathetically told. Few are the
dry eyes in camp. captain is seen 10 az