The evening times., 1898-09-05
AMONG THE BOYS.
Incidents OF Camp Life and Visits
OF the Soldiers tO Town


There is no end to the amusing Incl
dents in the camp at Montauk Point. but
only an occasional story finds its way
into print Here are two from the New
York Sun:
Not yet have the harsh outlines OF
Cuban memories softened down The
worn veterans fight again IN dreams the
battles in the rank. scOursing under
brush and the fever patients ruSi in de-
Iirium up open hills in the face of the
Spanish fire Occasionally il hap n5 that
some incident will bring back SD vividly
one or another of the horrors OF that
warfare that even a well man will. for
the moment. forget that he IL living un-
der new and improved conditions Last
night such an incident stirred Up hall a
company OF the Thirteenth Regima Mt.
The regiment vas peacefully sleeping
when one of its members was arJus d by
a rafting of the tiHware- In Cuba this
Is a signal To break for the open air
without investigation The man IeaDed
into the middle OF the fOor with yell
TO his bUnzie-
e Harry. There's a tarantu'a!
With an answering yell the other oc-
eupant OF the tent bounded out of his
bed. and in a second more two white
garbed figures were standing in the com
pany street
Where was it. Abe?-- asked Harry.
In the tinware. There, Hear il rat
tIing?"
sure enough Go in and get the can
die
Not on your natural replied the
other WIKI tremendous emphasis
Heads and curses began TO make them
selves seen and heard from the neighbOr-
ing tents AS soon as the evicted tenants
explained the rest began 70 turn out and
give advice. There were twenty men get
ting their feet wet in the dewy grass be-
fore the ridiculous aspect OF the perform
auCe struck one man
why. YOU blasted fools he exclaimed
This isn't Cuba Tarautulas don't grow
here
Sure they don't" agreed the other. but
nobody volunteered TO enter the tent
where the rafting was going on
II never heard OF any tarantu!as up
here. - said one of the ex-occupants OF the
tent. but that thing IN there sounds Just
like one. It's a ciuCh there's some hing in
there
Maybe we brought up a few on the
ship suggested a soldier. we brought
along everything else from there that
we didn't want
Don't like the sounds there myself
said another. but III go in and take
look if somebody'u lend me light"
a
trrruus spirit entered y great rattIins
followed then a whoOp of terror and the
explorer bounded out.
1T is one.'' he gasped- Biggest devil
YOU ever saw. He's there on the floor
waiting to spring. and you can see his
eyes shine
Very cautiously the men edged for
ward, saw a dark blotch on the wooden
flooring as big as mans hand, moved
-.
other with mild shOves- The dark blotch
stirred, Ieaped. and landed with a flop
six inches from where il had started 1t
was a toad,
In sharp distinction to most of the
Rough Riders of the cowboy type. who
are quiet soft-spoken fellows. he was
talking very loudly about his trip 20 the
city The nature of his speech was
doubtless due to the fact that he was
young not over nineteen certainly. This
was what he had to tell and whether or
not it be true, it undoubtedly cannot be
substantiated by reference to the police
records.
THE three of us was goin along to the
ferry. when one of them big New York
policemen come up an points 10 my hot
ster.
What We got IN that7. he says.
Peanuts says T. Want a bite?'
Don't get fresh with me. young fell
err he says. 'Ye got a revolver in there.
I'll take We IN IL ye gimme any lip
:" Got a lassO with yOu?' 7 says 'Ye'U
need it, What ye goin' to take me IN fer?
I'm a Rough Rider. 7 am. and they need
me out Teddy's way.
Yer carryin- concealed weapons he
says.
'Orson and Johnny hadn't made a
peep but as soon as he says that they
pulls their guns.
- See anything concealed about thaty
says Orson. pushing it'up under his nose.
'''Or that? says Johnny. fOilowin' il
up with his
"'Or that?' says I. chnckiu' him under
the chin with my gun.
"'Yoo're a hell of an officer. you are
says Johnny. who always was a kind OF n
lawyer, not To know that a United States
soldier can carry arms anywhere I've
seen fellers lose their jobs by not keepin'
track of the law. through gettin' a bullet
through their heads.
Then We came away. an the last
| seen of that policeman he was puflin his
| club to hammer some kids that was guy
in hina"