The Van Buren press., 1898-10-01
Iaisresiln< Letter froa Ch&Rlain
Bzbcaek. = the Second r.
kansas Regiment.

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camp. Tie tsnts. b5tA @. the o7ceFs
s8d men. vii have fesrs II taen b.
{ fore these lines are read The water
{ lines have been nm an faere = a
sb1n1aut supply for mzn an3 beast con
vssieat 70 AL psrts q the camp IT,
water i conveyed IN pipas distance Of
nine miles from = cool spring which
has a sow Ct p GO oo0 gallons q
water every tweaty-fOur ho1rs- Il :
Of the TsrY bzst quality. aui 50 far re
moved from TIE eify. among the
mountains. that is contamination i
impossible Whist a blessing 70 tn
camp A oTeriOEing fountain q
pure svater shoots IL lie giving cur
rents IN easy r=seh Of every msn q the
thousands enesnpsd among these hills.
No boiling or flt=ring nov. 10 sinks
can seDd the foul contents into the
water supply Of the soldiers. God has
hidden away IN the bosom Of the hills a
neYsr falling supply Of hsaTea's best
beverage. which cannot BE- polluted b.
camp u city.
The cazaps are sll situated on the
eminences around Annisron, ard ar
almost completely encompsssed with
mountains. Ths pure mountain air i
as inrigoratiag % tie body as the pic
turesqne scenery Is inspiring = tae
mind. Regiments have ample room.
The vast forests about rs suggest a re-
turn . some OF the delights Of oar boy
hooi days. Rabbits and squirrels.
opossuas and coons. before the fall
days are over. may fnd their qziet dis
turbsd by the crack Of the riae and the
music Of the hounds. The ripening
hickory nnts and ehestnuts will find
many gathersrs in the October time.
The grapes and muscadiues cannot hide
themselves from the searching ere Of
the soldier
We are not noU thinking Of killing
Spaniards or going home. We are fx-
ing up 70 serve God and cur country a.
best We caa il camp.
Just think Of i.l have good wall
tent. and il Is foored and carpeted. L
has fy in trout. in which entertain
my guests. and fly in the rear. which
serves as a dining room | am writing
this on desk made for me by FL Finn.
one Of the soldier boys. who. il he has
opportunity as he has genius. will make
a carpenter Of the first class. He went
70 town yesterday and bought him q
rule and a fine saw. and says shall
have anything | want thai can be made
out OF lumber. Ny COOK. Private Nc
Donald, Of Company b bought yester-
day an entire new set Of tableware Of
the best quality, and provided ne with
the best Sunday dinner I have had in a
long time-sweet potatoes. Jersey but
ter. macaroni. fine beef roast. and a
neighbor cook brought me over a nice
cake. What do you think Of that for
camp life and war times1 All the boys
are 10 have dressed floors in thei- tents
/ The camp rations are so abundant that
our wide awake quarternasters are ex
changing their supplies for beans
potatoes. corn and many other edibles.
We are having g ood time. The First
Arkansas men want to Join US the irst
thing somebody knows.
Admission a city not twenty years old
has population Of about 12 900 inhabi
tants, made Of the best elements from
many adjoining states. We have hsre
the very best type Of southern society.
Morality and Christianity are at a
| premium. One Of the Episcopal
churches, the gift Of one man, cost
sl2j, O0O. The Par ker Memorial Bap-
tist Church, an elegant stone structure
also the gift Of one man, cost sI5, 900.
Il was with regret that had to decline
an invitation of Rev. j. II. Foster
Jr. the pastor Of the church, 10 preach
for him Sunday evening Our OWL
First Church and the Presbyterian
Church are nice edifces, built by their
respective membership at an approx
mate cost Of S25, 900 each. Our churci
is said to have the largest congregation
in the city. There are many othei
churches. Admission is indeed city O
churches, and is called the 'Brooklyr
- tba South All .ba ob,~cbsa bav.
been thrown open TO the soldiers. anC
earnest prayers go up for them from al
the pulpits in all the churches at ever
service. Our boys like to attend the
town services. do not blame them
To put on clean linen and polished
shoes and get away from the monoton,
and profanity of the camp and join il
the Sabbath worship of a great congre
CATION is a privilege which the chaplain
is glad that the soldiers can enjoy
Two thirds Of the regiment was absen
in the city today, and the most Of them
no doubt, went to church. So many
of our best men, from all the regiments
have been going to church that th'
people see that not every man whc
wears the blue is saloon tough.
While there are saloons in Admission
they must be closed by 10 o. clock al
night. and no whiskey can be sold on
Sunday under penalty of forfeiture of
license. Local option. understand
protects the camp from the regimenta
canteen- In this resnect also there is Z