Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-15

A TRIBUTE TO WICTlERETIAd.
What caused Colonel l. Pusey |
Wickersham 10 resign command OF the |
First Delaware Rfglment?" inquired |
the Wsyfarer of one of the privates OF
that organization last evening
"IE hCalth," was the prompt re-
Spouse. AT the time that he re-
signed he was no more fiucd to com
mand that regiment than ! was But,
let me tell you this-he made the regi-
ment what it is to-day, and 1t is re-
gardod up there at Camp Meade as one
OF the crack volunteer regiments Both
the lieutenant colonel and the major
will tell you That what / say is true.
No man in the service worked harder
to bring his command to a point OF
perfection. He did 1t at the expense or
his own health, and the time came
when he had to stop or collapse en-
tirely. Why, when we arrived there
the bearing OF our boys was such that
some OF the Rhcde Island fellows said;
why, hellol What are you regulars
doing up here? That was a comph-
ment, you can bet"
The Wayfarer asked him II the boys
were ever in need OF food.
'"Sometimes there ie a scarcity" he
replied, land then, again, we have
good deal more than we can eat, thanks
to the incompetency of the amateur
cooks. But we have worse trouble
than that on hand now. Our regiment
was assigned to provost guard duty re-
Gently for three weeks, each battalion
being supposed to serve for seven days.
Instead OF doing that, one battalion
took II all. In a tussle with some
Rhode island boys one OF our boys
struck a Rhode Islander over the head
and killed him. The other day ouT
regiment and the Rhode Island regi-
ment we're drawn up in line close &c
each other.
who killed the Rhode Island
mann inquired one OF the soldiers loud
enough for us to hear, and a fellow
back OF him said: The First D,la.
wareP Tn that way It went all aliens
the line. 1t made bad blood, you car
bet. What the outcome will be Il
more than can surmise; but the incl
dent was most deplorable one.
wish you would say for us boys tina
Charlie Cotton is a dandy commissary
fFfWs hadn't been for his efforts W
should have gone hungry many
time. Poll our regiment and you vii
find That Sc per cent of us want q
come home. We are tired OF camp life
really believe that we shall be bet
ter satisfied doing garrison duty q
Cuba. just when we shall start m
unable to say, hut ] understand tina
transportation has been arranged 70
us for September 90. In my opin!1
they Will not keep us dJwn in Cub
longer than next March. Foreman
by all odds the blst line officer "
have. He is trying for Lieutenant
IN the regular army. and, II he pass
his physical examination, :e will g
it,"
"what about your pay?" inquire
the Wayfarar.
I'VE get It about the same as we d
down at Camp TunneM," he responde
There is always someone, though, wi
has money to lend. You can set fif
cents by promising to pay a dollar
$3.50 by promising to pay 49,"
"Eow long do you get 1t for?'
"Oh, a month, or two months"
replied. until pay comes around
what, you pay 800 per cent. int
est on sma. loans?"
That's about the size Of It,"
"Yes," remarked a county constah
who was sitting near. Several OF {
boys have told me that. There a
fellows up there who are growing
by making such loans to their less e
tunate comrades. 1t is a sad CONNIE
tary on them, but l have every r.
son to believe It is a fact"