The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-03
CAMP LIFE NOT A
SUMNER OUTING.
Constant Duties and Drills Makes
Time Fly Fast.
MANY IN THE GUARD HOUSE
A Number OF Good Cooks Have Been
Educated and the Dishes Pre-
pared Fit for Gen. Miles Him
seIf-Many Boxes from Home.

are not having an easy time up here as
some people think we arc and army camp
nfe IS not a summers outing by any
means. we have something nearly an
the time to occupy ourselves with ana
perhaps this IL the best after all Tor
when we work time flies and when idle
80 drags.
The boys hardly give the heat a thought
now and Il has TO be an awlully lot
day % bring forth any complaints. The
new men suffer and one Of them pa
theticany remarked TO me ono day this
week that he didn't mind guard duty
II they would only give him shady
place 20 stand in.
This latter duty has been particularly
severe. TINS week for in addition TO walk
ing guard day and night the scnunels
have been kept busy watching the numer-
Gus prisoners confined in the guard tents
mgr number has been surprisingly
large in the past seven days and one OF
the unfOrtunates tOkingly made lady
visitor believe that the guard tents be-
longed 20 a new company Which had just
been organized Upon being asked the
number Of members no Informed bis fair
questioner that the company had sixty
five members with elegant prospects or
increasing the same to the fun quota OF
one hundred and six in a few days.
IN THE GUARD HOUSE.
The bows in the guard house manage 20
spend many pleasant hour guying each
other in a spirit OF fun. They play cards
and at night they sing and Joke. The prls-
oner who has been I'm the tent longest -
always designated by the boys as cap
tain OF the company and the first and
second leutenants are appointed ln Ike
manner.
The prisoner IS not allowed 20 loaf all
hay by any means ana though they
have no drilling 10 do and no guard duty
they make up for this by policing camp
every day a task which is both trouble
some and difficult Belligerents and men
who shirk their duty while under arrest
nave the same doubled on them and
soon become reconciled.
GOOD COOKS.
Tho cooks of the regiment have about
rs much work 70 perform as any one hero
and e H. interesting 20 watch them pre-
pairing the various meals. Most OF them
when they first started had but little or
no experience and the dishes furnished
we're regular curiosities but now after
a months labor IN the kitchen they have
become experts and soups, meats and
vegetables ars prepared that would tempt
the appetite Of an epicure.
Some OF the companies are provided
with regular army stoves while others
have those issued IN Richmond. The lat-
ter are more convenient and the cooking
IS made easier % cooks who use them.
Now that the number OF men has
been increased 10 one hundred and six
the men IN tho kitchen have To- neslr
themselves and am early hour in the
morning finds them up and about
The kitchen police are. OF course. n
great help and they have the most dis
agreeable work TO do such as washing
dishes. etc.
DISH WASHERS.
Two men are detailed cacu day and -
say the boys hate this work Is putting ID
mildly. Fortunately ones turn only
comes around about once every four OF
i've weeks.
No reports have ever come 10 Colonel
Male Of any OF the Virginia boys COM
hitting any petty thefts IN this vicinity
and the chicken Toosts IN the neighDor-
hood have remained undisturbed though
many a longing glance has been cast nc
the tat farm yard chickens which We
see on our way 20 battle in the creek
Watermelons are not ripe hereabouts and
1 guess I had better not boast too much
on the regiment until after this season
with its tempting patches and luscious
melons, has passed. The boys Sun go 10
the creek in large numbers and they now
nave an additional reason for going as
"a temporary store has been erected right
on the road where soldier can purchase
most anything he desires
Colonel Male allows berries 10 be sold
I'm camp and a dish OF them with little
sugar and milk arc much enjoyed in the
afternoon.
BONES FROM HOME.
There has been q noticeable decrease
in the number OF boxes sent 90 camp TINS
week and in comparison with the others
we have spent here there have been very
few. The Fairfax boys would, i am sure
be glad 20 stay here all the summer
II nice things 10 eat were the oniy 'iIi.57
10 be considered for they stu receive
them In abundance. IL the number or
ladies seen I'm Sergeant M0ncure's tent
can be taken as any criterion or ms
friends amongst the fair sex he must
nave q good many OF them.
4 number of y. NJ. J. boys were out
mere this week and all of them were
welcomed by the ex-cadets Of the lnsl-
tuto now IN the regiment amongst Whom
are Captain Nichols and Ldeuten"hls
Riney and Flagg with the following en-
listed men. Sergeants James and Cooke.
Of companies A and c. respectively and
Privates Powers, OF Company T. ana
Go0lrick. OF Company X.
The visitors many OF whom have just
graduated were much Interested IN the
camp and also IN the drills. Among those
who came out were Messrs. Nelson, OF
Prince William county HUBBARD. or
Lynchburg; DENLY. of washington,
Locke. Of Ohio Payne. OF Mawenton'
and Powell and Chas. Harrison. or Lees
burg the boys reported that several
OF this years graduates had received
| commissions in the volunteer army.
LETTER WRITING.
the men I'm camp write lots Of letters
ana II IS interesting 10 notice the char
acter OF the paper and envelopes which
the soldier boys use. Stationery or the
most patriotic pattern and style IS 10
be found here the letter heads being
marked with large United States iiags
which sometimes fiji half the sheet
while others are just as conspicuous with
quotations OF a patriotic nature the fav-
orite seeming 20 be Remember the
Maine. The envelopes are OF the same
character some OF them being made %
represent a flag with the red white ana
blue lines the direction being written
on the three white stripes. Paper and
/ envelopes OF This kind are brought here
in large quantities from Washington and
lind a ready sale at ten cents per pack
age the latter consisting OF only ten
| sheets Of paper and ten nyelopes.