Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-01
THE LAST CAXR.
No eavHiry sleep ~ rails ChufcK-wIn
Arrive HexizS Thfs Afeefnoon.


1hs cavxiry sleep q Fails Chufck-wm
Arrive HezdS This Afssfnosn.
corrsspgndsnce Of The Eveainx Star.
! CAMP BARsoua, FAnLs GHrRcH. Aug. 1, los1.
Last nigAt the local ssoopsrs naae Saseir last
csnap AZ this point after & long day's ride, over
tnnrty miles having bs<n Covered. Tits morn
ing the last real meal wSb served and the COM
nassasy department heavcd deep sigh Of re-
greet The meals throughout have been sxccl.
rent. and fsw camping parties have svef had
the good luck to live as well in the Aeid.
10 Seret- McChesney, . veteran regular cav
aifyman, Is due . Tremendous los q credit for
the manner IN which tho msalt have bssu
served Tbs sergeant was a Volunteer on the
TRIP and has worked early and late for the COM
Tort OF the boys. His army record is cxoep-
tonaiiy good, and altogether sperfect treasure
was found when McChesney offered 70 &C.
company the boya
CAMP BARBOUR
Yesterdays march was from LeesburG,
through Drainesville. to Falls Church, where
camp was pitched in aseanp meeting grounds
and was christened Camp Barbour, after the
troop's handsome Captain. 0rfiy the ofBcers
tents were erected, the rest Of the boys sleep
Ing out under the trees snd sleeping we'd. 4
every ono realizing that the last night q tne
trip was rapidly passing could hardly fxil to
regret the end Of the pleasant outing.
Yesterday evening and this morning thsre has
Been Wild search for lost articles It h better
TO call it search, although the method vsry
same letter. Every man who during the trip
has lost any portion Of his equipments has been
ehoeAvcr1ng to make up the lom gffd Ie has
oeen necessary to Keep the closest watch on
sseryth,ng. John Linney took advantage Of
cal joke on 10 Ely som nSis eras lying 5s''
string to his Tin cup he laid II carefeufy By his
SADDLE and moved off some distance. He got
eighteen bites in twenty minutes and disgmted
as many men when the cup was suddeniy jefksd
every man in the troop with tin cup, and
that spur will get the balance.
THE COOK Was Bvs1
Chef Dixon, the cook Of the Sxpedition, ID
busy this morning. He has been putting the
finishing touches to his diary. Dixon Is q
character in himself and has broken number
less hearts among the colored bellies during the
trip. His diary is work OF art and should be
preserved in the archives of the troop. From
the start It has been faithfully kept up and con-
tains nearly everything from the time Of the
movements to the most minute detail Of the
meals. The descriptions and comments are
vivid. Speaking Of Dsrnestown. the diary says:
Every one seems to be quite religious, AZ the
Blacksmith refused to shoe some horses at any
price, being it was the Sabbath. We left dis.
gusted.'
Continuing, he says: "On our next stop it wal
ct Belleville at p NJ, where We had beer with
labels on it sparkling cider to blind the
deputy" Dixon has thoroughly identified
himself with the troop in his book, and, writing
on the same day, he says: after dinner we all
marched to the officers tent to greet the Great
and Esteemed ofricer Lieut.. Perry, whom va
named our Sunday night Camp, Camp Perry.
After hours Recreation putting one Of Cap.
Neumeyer's famous perfectos retired after
listening to the Babling Brook for awhile, OF
which our camp was Surrounded, and soon fell
in repose Of slumber."
Can Byron beat that for poetry
PHILOSOPHICAL DIAnE.
To show the philosophical turn Of the diary 4,
is only necessary to read the following from the
description Of Adamstown: ALSO Drug Store
kept by DR.. - which is not open until Z to 8
and 8 to If you should get sick from to you
are likely to die think il IL not good place to
get Sick. Mg. - makes and repairs shoes 81
they are grading the road with lime stone his
business looks successful for awhile
Dixon pays compliment to the troopers. On
July 81 he says: Tho fine locking men with
our troop seems to attract the attention of all
the ladies' In every town or village we pase
through" HIS description Of the oommissary
is vivid: Eve commenced to put things ip
| shape for proper Inspection which We finished
in short while to suit the Bost OF Epicureons
a fine tent stretched over the two commissary
wagons and an American flag stretched acros.
In front Of the two wagons making an arch
| worthy to be commented on by any army
officer"
At Winchester the diary says: II don't doubt
| the citizens would not care il troop ADCNG
would camp here all the time the ladies yisi
the camp quite often. After the exer
| cises We was given ten minutes to put Dime,
on the table which we did easy. But all in vair
| our boys was unable to eat being 20 iubilan
Of their good fortune with the Pretty girls o.
| Winchester.
AT Leesburg Dixon says. Il went down b,
the hotel where the bali was held and every
one Of our troop saw had fair damsel OF
his arm going to the ball"
srRAIaHTRHNa THINGS gn
The troop remained at Falls Church straight
| ening things out and playing base bail unit
| ~ clock, when they took the road, stopping
| at Fort Meyer, and entering the city Mt 4
O'Clock. The trip was ended and with success
A militia cavalry troop had marched and
camped for two weeks, preserving discipline
| and yet sying good time. gaining experience
and instruction and coming home in good health
leaving friends behind in an unbr oxen trail and
containing among them many friendships made
and cemented by the close connection incl
dental to the march. The troopers with the
fifteen men from New York and the baggage
train had passed from Washington to Potomac
| from Potomac to Dickerson, from Dickersor
| to jefferson, from Jefferson to Charlestown
chester to Round Hill and hamilton, from
Round Hsll to keesburg from heesburg to
Falls Church and from Falls Church home
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