The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-06-14
FORT SHERIDAN,
AS Described by a Lady We All
Know.
A Pleasant Home For the Defenders
Of Their Country, and Their Fam
lilies to Live In.
GUESTS ARE MADE COMFORT
ABLE.

Fort SHERIDAN, ILL, May 3lst.-To
morrow we leave this beautiful fort foi
the busting, busy city Of Chicago and il
is with many regrets as our visit has been
full of pleasure and sightseeing.
The day we arrived all were in their
gala dress, awaiting the coming of Prince
Napoleon, who had been invited to in
spect the troops, hold reception and be
entertained by the Colonel commanding.
The Infantry, Artillery and Cavalry were
in full dress and presented most impos-
ing array as they went through with the
different drills. As the day was cold l
was invited to see the parade from the
Colonel's Office, large room with plenty
of plate glass windows and inviting seats.
In little while the Prince was invited
in and we were introduced as guests from
Kentucky. He speaks with very for
eign accent, but understood his pleas
ant speech when he said, "Ah, yes, the
land OF pretty women, wine and horses"
Gossip says he is very fond of the, gay
world and has large interests in some of
the finest gambling houses.
The Government is trying to make this
one of the best posts in the army and so
. seems to have succeeded. 1t is about %
miles above Chicago, on Lake Michigan,
most beautiful site, with splendid sani-.
tary regulations and handsome brick
buildings. The Milwaukee brick being
white gives such a clean, healthy look to
each house. All the dwelling houses are
very modern, four stories and rooms
graded in number according to rank of
office. Lieut.. Mitchell, my host, has his
house next to the Lieut.. Colonel, and
beautiful yard,-in fact, all the yards are
in one and white stone pavements and
gravel drives around the different loops.
All the houses are finished in white pine
highly polished, and from the basement
TO the third story you find everything
complete in every detail. The kitchens
would please the most fastidious house
keeper; closets, pantries, bath rooms and
all in such perfection that there is dan
ger of making the wives OF the officers
dissatisfied when ordered to some post
far away from civilization or comfort. OF
course, there are come grumblers here,
but only on the servant question and ex-
pense OF coal, for this is cold country
and the furnaces are kept going night
and day eight months in the year. We
have had some lovely spring days and
the grounds are blooming with wild
flowers, some so beautiful that / feel
tempted to transplant them TO Kentucky.
Just now the band is giving us it's tri-
weekly concert. They number twenty
and are skilled musicians. Every Friday
night they are in demand for the hop,
which is given in very handsome hall,
underneath which are billiard rooms,
club rooms and general loafing room, all
of which are so inviting that the ladies
complain and some times threaten to go
down and hunt up their partners for the
next dance. Just between the club house
and barracks the soldiers drill twice
day. They are kept busy but not enough
to make them discontinued, although last
night as tire surgeon of the post was sit
ting down to quiet game Of whist mes
senger came for him. He soon returned
saying he had clear case of sham, some
soldiers trying to play off and get dis
charge, but he ordered cool shower
bath andsoon righted them for future SER
vice.
The fishing is very good on the lake
and every now and then we see long
strings OF beautiful perch, etc., being car
ried home by successful angler AL
though the lake is very deep yet mothers
trust their young children on the pier to
fish throughout the day. Perhaps they
are making brave soldiers of them. All
look healthy and vigofous and enjoy army
life even more than their elders.
Among so many children lean not UNI
derstand why they have no Sunday-school
or regular service The Catholic Priest |
holds service every Sunday and never
neglects the young.
Have just heard that Gen. Schofeld
and staff would be out tomorrow, and all |
the troops would be ordered to greet and |
parade in his inspection. wish could |
stay, but the dedication of Kentucky's |
State Building takes place and / must be |
loyal to my beloved state, where one will |
hear eloquent, chivalrous speeches to be
heard from no other State. Miss Yam
dall's fine statue of Daniel Boone will be
unveiled after speech by the talented |
Col. Durrett, whose gallantry is SO well |
known that he will deliver deserved |
eulogies upon such splendid work Of
art.
Hoping to meet some representative OF |
your paper and hear more news OF our
people, will say goodbye this time.
Mas. LAFAYETTE GREEN.
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