Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-07-07
Another letter From Lawrence.
FORTRESS MONROE. Va,

/ FORTRESS MONROE Var
July f. 1898.
DEAR REGIsTER-I will again on this
holiday attempt 10 write to you. as am
on no duty today except roll call at p.
m. When started 10 write | found that
| did not even own pencil, so | went TO
nv captain, Mr. George l.. Fisher, and
| kindly ask him to lend me one, and as
| he is such a good, kind captain, he pre-
scented me with one. Since my last
writing we have made a move in our
! camp, one-half mile from where we were
at first We are now at the place they
call the pines, and tits the name for it,
as there are nothing else here but pines
and sand. 1t is very warm and good
water is hard to find, but bathing is
close, as we are along the Chesapeake
Bay, and the boys are most always IN the
water. | only go in once week, as the
water is too salty for me. 1t gets in my
mouth. which you know is always open.
We expect 10 get our clothes tomor-
row sometime, and many of US will be
glad as it was sight to see me and lots
of the other boys washing our clothes
on Saturday Mine do not look very
clean, as it was my first time 10 wash
clothes-but | guess ii Will be my first
time TO do many things before | get
home forgot TO mention in my last
letter that the man that had charge Of
us fourteen recruits from Hagerstown TO
Fortress Monroe on the 22d day of June,
lS9S-which | shall never forget in all
my life-was our warm personal friend
that enlisted in Martinsburg with us,
where we got discharged few weeks
before from the old State of West Nir-
ginia His name is w. b. King, of Bal
timore, and is fine fellow in camp and
out of camp. He is not only good fell
low, but a handsome looking man, and
was as true as brother to me on last
Sunday when | was so sick.
Many of the boys have gone down TO
the fort today TO spend the 4th. eN-
pect to go TO Hampton after dinner with,
some of the boys from camp TO see the
MANY sights that are there, as il is a
place where many-of the soldiers OF the
last war are buried and also a great sea
port.
The independent was so kind as to pub
lsh me in way that they may think is
smart, and they sent me copy of the
issue. They thought they were lower
ing me in publishing that poetry, but l
am somewhat OF q poet ny Sell dl lIhlVS
and will reply as follows:
The stay-at-homes can laugh and grin
Like the famous Chessy cat;
But when it comes to a fight they never get in
They haven't sand enough for that
They can puff and blow and blow and puff.
With their books open to inspection:
But hey'll never be found with the Riders Rough
They stay close TO home for protection.
They may print brave words in their blowhard sheet
And make fun Of the boys in the South;
But the Spanish foes they never will meet
Cause they only fight with their mouth
received your REGISTER on Saturday
at 10 a. m. and read lots of news from
home Many thanks for it. | am re-
quested by my friend Harry Turner,
who is in the tent where | am writing,
to express his regards to all of his friends
at home
Give my best love to all Of the REGIS
TER force and all of my friends, but more
so to my one friend that you so well
know. JAMES l.. MCChan.