Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-05-27

VI TOBACCO, and with the tobacco was
| bought in most cases an extra pine in
ease anything happened to the one which
had been smoked long enough to be well
seasoned
In few cases there was some difficulty
IN paying for the goods bought A short
time ago the pay of the soldiers was
turned over to the captains of the com
panies, and most of the officers turned
this over to the men, last night. in the
Iorm of checks. AS the result of this. the
men had with them valuable pat,er
enough, but very little of it could be
turned into cash, and the man who had
friend who would cash check was the
prince of good fellows among his com
rades, as long as the money lasted.
The guard was rather lax in its duties,
ana Tor that reason officers on duty were
seen all over the street spotting the men
so that when the time for them to be
back at the camp arrived all the men
might be on hand and not be Obliged to
pass the last night at Post Powers in the
guard house.
Those of the soldiers who are In the
habit of being neat in their personal ap-
peafance flocked to the hotels, and by the
time the evening was half over it was
almost impossible TO find a bath room un-
occupied. In one place in particular the
men were lined up like bell boys on the
bench. waiting for their turns at the bath
Many of the men spent the evening at
ffalloWeli. where a dance was in prog
ress Some took in the concert by the
Bowdoin Glee Club. The majority. how
ever, spent the evening on tho streets.
Before the midnight lights had finished
their days work there was Il long string
ing their stars that they were counting
the steps over the terraces for the last
time. before they had seen a little of the
Southern climate
The mothers Of the soldiers have hoard
aboui the army fare ana tbov ara nou
Worrying more for fear that ,h.ir cons
will die of starvation tb,n nav H.. ,h,t
thcv will hc shot nv -, Sn,nish hui,c, ,rd
as a result the exprossman carries many
bundles for tha soldiers eyorv lime No
visits the canr
Then tbe mothers vieit ma c,n, ,ho,n.
selves Inaaod dawn with da1;,.,,io. 1,a,,o,
than the family tabla is usod n bo,din,
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from = neorbv .i,v are v,onninr lriva
men were gathered abnnt hugo baslots
of the most doIira,a frui,s-rrnit IN sa,-
son and out--hesiao which was = sweet
looking woman seated ON = nile Of over
coats In her tan she held = mountain Of
sandwiches and AT b., fcet were. txo MICS
Each man was eatins, :, sandwich and
holding an extra one.
"'rbr nowsnaners said vnu bovs didn't
like what Won had ia oat Nc,I- tho ,vo,n-
an said uI,jntly,lv .so I'VE hroupb,
down, ,yha, o,,I, y,
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dor
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his utterance somewhat marr4d h,- tho
fact th,t bo didn,+ .to, o,tirr ~ IAN,
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moss bnt ue,ra MOI ,43fusine luxurins or
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and Nod's mother, who is one of the
kindcst-h hearted women in the world.
heard Ned speak of him, 50 She went
over and paid him Il visit. lie was
stretched out, a miserable figure Of suf-
feripg on a bed of straw. but dragged
himself up when the woman appeared be
fore the tent. she made hlm SIT down.
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