Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-08-19

THE RIFLES IN CAMP.
How the Boys Are Spending the time BY
the Sea-They Are q Jolly Crowd of
Good Fellows.
Daily Argus last Saturday.


the sea-They Are a Jolly Crowa of
Good Fellows.
Daily Argus last Saturday.
DEAR ARGUS Trying to write
by the Pickering light of candle,
with stiff breeze blowing, and
no table save your lap, is not an
easy matter, but here goes for a
few lines to let our friends know
that we are out for an outing, and
that we are taking it in.
The camp of the Rifles is pitched
not far from the Atlantic Hotel,
anl is convenient to all points.
The people know that we are here,
not only by the noise of the boys,
but the sunrise and sunset gun is
fired, and its echoes seem to go
far out to sea, returning with a
sound that seems to unbalance you.
The Rifles are in town and every
one knows it.
A very creditable drill was had
in the spacious ballroom of the
Atlantic Hotel. Quite a crowd
witnessed the evolutions, and were
loud in their praise. Capt. Balm
made a short talk. in the course
of which he said that the company
| was part of the North Carolina
so-called tin soldier brigade, but
he thanked God they were all true
North Carolinians.
Capt D. M. Hardy is a success
as caterer. No complaint has
been made about his bill of fare.
[ give you one served yesterday
at dinner: Clam soup, a In More
head; roast ribs of beef: tomatoes
on ice; baked fish, souvenir sauce;
devil crabs; soft shell crabs; fried
oysters; Spanish mackerel, fried
brown; shrimps, salted; water
melons; figs, Beaufort's first crop;
peaches, iced. Entrees Spurs
and skeeters.
Speaking about skeeters, I never
saw such lot of punctures in my
life. Most of them are deaf,
dumb and blind, bat they find you
just the same. No warning is
given, and they jump on you all
spraddled out.
The company, by invitation,
went to Beauford on yesterday
and gave an exhibition drill on
the court green sanded for the
occasion, twas a hot drill as we'll
as dry one. On the return to
camp an Indiana war dance with
Buffalo Bills Wild West, was
given, and was such q success
that by request it is to be re-
peated to.nlght. Well, it is sim.
| ply immense.
The camp meeting held night>
ly in camp so far, has been we'll
| attended. Rev. Wayback (Tu-
dor), and Give-a-dam Jones
| (Brown), are expostulators of
the statutes and can't be beat.
Many converts have heen drawn
in by their wordy and witty say
ings. While this camp is mostly
for pleasure, yet many long
drill is held regularly and every
member of the company is re-
quired to be present. Already
several of the company have
marched up and down in front
Of the Atlantic in consequence
of missing a drill or roll call.
No one has been yet punished
for being absent from meals.
Fishing, sailing, surf bathing
and visiting, occupy most of the
time. A party went out for a
sail and fishing exhibition,
struck calm, and did not get in
till near day, at one time had ii
not have been for the life pre-,
servers in their procession, no
doubt they would now be filling
an unknown grave in the bosom
of the finny deep.
The favorite song, I'VE are
we are, we are just what we are
no matter what the people say,
can now be heard all over More
head.
| The catch of fish by the boys
is phenomenal, very few fish
have so far had to be purchased
| All seem to be having a good
| time, yet there is no place like
home, no town like Goldsboro,
and when the time comes tc
break camp and march off home
ward bound, no one will be lefl
behind.
/ The ARGUS has reached camp
regularly, and has been eagerly
sought after by the boys, while
many letters have been received
some as far down as Sever
| Springs. yet local news is news
and glad indeed are the boys wht
, haye NO one to write them, tt
hear the many hapenings foune
in the columns of the ARGUS.
q Will write again if paper ant
| candles hold out Yours,