The times., 1897-06-12

well-eaTned rest. Work seems to be the
order of the day. Drills are assiduously
engaged In hour after hour, and little
time is left for play. General orders state
that this is camp of instruction, and
the boys are getting it with vengeance
After the company drill, from $50 TO
O'Clock, yesterday, beneath a roasting
sun, the boys Were mighty glad to divest
themselves Of as much Of their uniform
as the law allows and lounge about their
tents for rest.
shortly af,er drill quadruped Of the
mule persuasion arrived in the camp OF
the Second Battalion hitched up to cart
which was somewhat the worse for wear,
and was the means of waking up the inen-
bers OF CompanyC to the fun-seekine point.
The mule was driven by dininutive
darky, with face as black AS the ace Of
spades, ana covering OF clothing, which
was very suggestive OF the rag-bag.
Big joe Kondrup Immediately scented
fun, and with the able and willing assist
ance of Pnvates Tom Hail, Stott ana
Lewis, Mr. Mule was uBhitched, placed
upon the cart, and given a short ride
with the aforementioned bipcds as motive
power This hut seemed to whet the appe-
pickaninny was next placed in blanket
and, for the first time in this camp, that
ancient practice OF the soldier, blanket
tossing, was indulsedin. Half the company
took a hand in the proceeding, and the
darky was nearly frightened out of years
growth. After enjoying to their hearts
content the comical antics OF the uncon-
Portable youngser, the boys took up a
FOR nm ha r,atal.a
ana sent the pair on their way rejoicing
Private TX Wear was singled out as
the ieAt victim He appeared in his corr
pany street attired in a Shirt OF the rcd
dest Of red hUes. The boys made u dash
for him, but he was too foxy and fleet
of foot for them He started ont on a
run and led them merry chase until
the purs iers dropped out one by one.
At 420 the new provost guard was
mounted by Company A, Fifth Battalion.
Can't Jenkins was officer of the day;
Lieut. Danforth was commander of the
guard, and Lieut., Davenport officer of
the guard. The ceremony was exceedingly
well executed, and at its conclusion all
the officers in camp, about fifty in mum
her. reported to Capt Constantine Chase
for instruction in the manual of the sword
f-NOt6 lHcJtuNbiDB OtlHS lliiiSiSts Noiti " dc
made for dress parade, and the ceremony
showed marked Improvements over that Of
Thursday.
over in the rear OF the Red Cross tent
two sable cooks were buslly engaged in
concocting dishes for the edfication Of the
medicos palates, when one of them called
to the other: sam, is you up to the
situations you and me is oc' c'pying"'
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"Why, yo' niggah, is you so dense dat
you don't know your positions?''
Reckon 1 is, boy; but what dey is?''
why, niggah," and the knight of The
pots and kettles cast proud eye over
tie struggling campfire and along the
benches serving as kitchen
tables, ''you is de chef, and is de head
waiter of dis med cal corpse, see?''
''How you make dat?''
''Aint you cookin dc vittles for dis corpse
and amt / serving de sane?''
"But dat don't make me chef, and you
head waiter
Huh! Why don'tit, niggah?'
Cause dis amt no hotel.''
Ibid I say it was?''
mo, 70 fac, but you never see chef
and head waiter on de outside of hotel,
huh, niggah."
"Suttenly, man; suttenly. l was de
head waiter in hotel once, l was, and |
feels now jes as proud like I did then.
Don't dat make my situation 'quvelent
to head waiter, huh? SO being 'duivelent
amt l de same as head waiter, and being
de same as head waiter, ain t head waiter
of dis corpse?"
''But | don't see dat yo' is head waiter
yet, man; you is de only waiter dat serves
de white genleinens OF the corpse, and
derc must be more'n one waiter to have
a head waiter. huh, MANI"
Its dis way. Yo' is de cook and / |
helps you to cook. By de same sign yo' |
is de chef and l am de 'sistant chef In |
de same manner, / is de head waiter and |
yo' is my 'sstant, see?''
'suttenly, man, sutteniy.''
Likewise dis cooking tent is de 'quiv |
client Of hotel kitchen. Dis tent is a |
and we is de chief moguls |
IN de same"
"shol" And the pots and kettles clat-
tered on.
The baseball score board erected on the !
platform in front of headquarters was an |
object OF considerable interest to the few |
representatives OF the fair sc x who ventured |
to camp yesterday.
The board with its list of cities and |
chaos Of figures and letters was an enigma
to the uninitiated gentle ones who could |
not make out for their sweet lives what |
Il all meant.
Three ladies drew up in front of the |
board, and one of them perused the read
ng matter thereon from start to finish |
1t wds apparent that the board was as /
nteiligible to her as the Egyptian hero. |