The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1898-08-05

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three transports are herr. We left
ChIckamauga Tuesday the 18th,
and took thu southern II. u
through Georgia and the noun
s=sss 81 North Carolina. Il Was
regular pieasun trip We saw
some beautifal scenery in y. e.
We saw several mountains whers
clouds were far below the t0p-.
Where the rad crossed the BlUe
Ridge mOuntsin il wound around
in almost a circle for eight miles
and on top was a hot-l called
Round Top. and il vas a. fine a
place a. one could wish TO spend
the summer months There wersI
many people there, and they said
the springs could not b. beaten in
the L. s
Everybody vas very kind u u
a Ne came through At every
stop the ladies gave u lunches
and q Zee and al AshviIIe, " C.
they < We u a small package con-
tanning a small testament, = dOz
enyeIOP,s, containing one sheet Of
paper each and one envelope
stamped, pin cushion filed with
pins, needles and thread These
articles were gladly received
We were on the rad from the
evening Of the 18th 10 the eve Of
the 18th All we've in Pullman
sIsepers and every one took advan-
tage Of the berths as they we've
something We were not used 10.
We retired At dark, % We all have
had twO nights good resi- since we
left home.
There are several families Of
Ksutuckians living here and each
family tries TO be better to the Ky.
boys thSn the others One Ken
lucky gentleman has two barrels
Of Ic4 in his yard filed with ice
and has = hose connected with the
hydrant in the kitchen and ex-
tending thrOlgh the window 10 the
barrels and yOa can see the boys
gOisg and coming from the barrels
all the time
There are many Kentucky peO-
PIE here Spending the summer and
ne have hundreds Of visitors daily.
We are permitted to 20 in hath
ling tuics = day, in the morning Al
o'clock and evening Al G. / have
seen = thousand in at once.
We are camping in about 10
yards Of the James river and thi:
morning there we're several from
, our Regiment in bathing Whef
some one discovered what was sup
posed to be a shark y was jump
ing up out Of the water about 10
yards from shore when first seeE
and the boys got to shore in = hur
N. Some one fired several shOt'
At If bat it escaped into deeper
water. All the boys say they vii
bathe in tubs hereafter.
/, The James Is seven miles wide
here. The tide comes and gOes
every u hours
Twisted the ship yard this morn
: Jag and saw the battleship Ken
tucky, and il il viii Be a. destrue
: tive 10 the enemy As il Is beautif1
IL will b. o. X
4 All the Big sandy boys weru
: Wild over the news ;Azt Ss =s-
: not 10 be IefI behind on account 0
: not being drilled sufficiently 70 q
I EveryOne did his utmost TO lear
; and ne would GIT an old man tina
Z knew his business 10 drill rs sfts
4 company driH when all the Othe
!. companies were resting OF down =
Z the " n. c. A reading; and nov
ne are a. well drilled as any Q
them and our Captain Is Away
e1eO1raging Is.
:. Il i very warm here today an
nit vas not for the breeze that
], always coming in We could n
sand Il, as We are camping in =
cd Sand Sid north Of the city
There are OnIy two or three shad
trees in the whole 6eld and the o
hoers have captured them, 80 y
q privAtss do the beSt Ne can
All oar Regiment are happy o
er the prospects Of receiving the
!, pay tomorrow
Richard Norris. Victor CaPertO
Frank Hesion and Wayne Damn
ave just returned frOn = visit o
4 - the city and say they eniOyedi
exceIlent dinner With an cd X
gent, and that all Of Unele San
boys Who are dOwn in town tod
4, are isasting- Many q n have
y losivsd Invitations 10 dine ont q
1.levN. bat Ne eAaT % as The Col b
Iplscsd guards hssvszn Is a
/. itOxn- Most All q the visit
ulbring niek-aacks 10 the bOys.
.iwe are fAEIng Ssii-
-. In 60 anyone wants 70 write
ithe boys frOn Lawrenoe cOun
aAdrsss them Co. I. Srd KY. Re
IL. s Vol Iaf, Newport News. '
and Il ne lsAve oar mail will
n forwarded 70 rs.
"a Hope 10 hear from the hcys
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ne TO DEMOCRATS.
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