The herald., 1898-06-21

excitement mere. 1FOops VI uotH aiHis VI
the service, have been arriving daily. till
"the woods are full of them" and the rail-
roads are crowded to more than their ca
pacity to move.
What organizations, and how strong they
are, cannot be told, because OF the strict
censorship exercised here over either tele-
graphic or mail correspondence intended
for the public-and 1t is right; but 1t seems
to the man who would collect the news to
be PUZZLE to stop everything from here
only to have similar matter meet our eyes
in the columns of the northern dailies.
With fresh arrivals of both officers and
organizations. assignments to brigades
pnd divisions are changed very frequently,
and it can but work detrimentally to both,
for a brigade commander of today may
have an entirely different force tomorrow.
y Rumors are thick as bees, not of camp
matters only, but of everything, and one is
no sooner run down by the correspondent
who wishes to get at the truth for his
readers than another springs up in it's
place; and SO on, ad infinitum.
There is little serious illness in the camps.
Sixteen men were sent to Fort Mcpherson,
Ga, few days since, that post having
been selected as a hospital and GONZALES
cent post. As it has pure air and excellent
water, it will be an excellent post for the
purpose. t@s
Doctor and Diet
Z Doctor, don't feel very well this morn
Ing, and wish you'd excuse me from
duty"
what duty are you detailed for?"
Guard"
''What appears to be the trouble?'
''Well, I've headache and pain in my
stomach"
What have you been eating?"
"Nothin much
Nothing much? Did you eat your break
fast yesterday morning?"
Z Eyes, SIR
: "And what did you eat between that and
dinner?'
!. "Nothin. much. Only half water
melon and a piece o. pie"
''And what did you drink?
( 'Nothin' much. Only two glasses o.
water"
: Dlu YOU eat any uilHer'
I Eyes. SIR"
+ "And anything between dinner and sup
per2"
'.Nothin' much. I eat mother piece o.
pie an some crackers an cheese"
"What did you drink"
Z "W-e-l-l, my bunkey he he'd some Ticker
an we TUX drink O. that"
: Ibid you eat any supper; if so, what?"
mo, 1 didn't feel like eatin' much sup
per, SO 1 only eat some bacon and beans,
an pertaters, an sum bread an drunk
sum coffee"
what did you eat and drink after sup
per?"
''W-e-l-l, one O. the boys an me we
had watermelon, an then bought the
lemonade"
well, you didn't eat or drink 'nothin'
much but you made your stomach slop
bowl for great deal of trash.
Steward, give this man a good large
dose of caster oil. And" Ito the NAM ''you
come back at noon and tell me how you
feel, and in the meantime don't eat what
you call 'nothin' much, and nothin much
will trouble you by tomorrow"
Quenching Thirst
He had been delivering beer in that part
of the city adjacent to some of the numer-
Gus camps. and had disposed of nearly all
his load, and left his team standing without
watching while he gossiped with friend
of the gentler sex, at a window not far
from the street But taking advantage
of his carelessness, the team started for
home, and soon were putting country be-
hind them as rapidly as was possible.
aCrossing the track of street railway, they
sunloaded three kegs of beer very quickly,
and almost as quickly they were found by
some passing soldiers. The case was one
in which possession was nine points in law,
with the truth in doubt and not counted
A huge tin cup was soon produced, and
attempts made to Stake deep thirst. But
a policeman who put in an appearance
about that time attempted to stop proceed
ings. Being asked to take drink, he re-
piled that he was not allowed to drink while
on duty.
BILLY, take that club and relieve that
man for five minutes" and before he had
time to object the guardian of the law
found himself disarmed, and the despoiler
brandishing the club to enforce his order
TO DRINK
q by the llIue ne ndu eHptleu the quart CuD
(as he was forced to do), second squad
appeared on the scene. and when told of his
Performance declared they did not believe
1t, and would not, unless they saw it DONE
Protests were vain He was friend of
squad No. 1, who were we'll known as gross
prevaricators and the only way to save
their credit for veracity on the present oc-
ssfasiop was to give ocular proof of it by
repeating his feat. 1t was finally down. but
with many stop and long -dra wn breath.
5e BY the time No. had moistened its own
clay Nv pouring liquid into it's hollow, No. 3
famesin sight. and seeming the spoil, came
for share. Told of the absorbing capacity
sof the policeman. they insisted. with many
dire threats, that seeing was believing, and
THAT they wanted proof.
81 The full cup was again presented, a re-
Bounding thwack of his own badge Of office
An his shoulders caused him to begin a
&trusgle with another measure. A pause
1or BREATH and the order. Keep it up and
8ut 'er down." emphasized by an upraised
arm. was scarcely forceful enough to COM
pei obedience.
n Before the vessel was emptied, however,
NE provost guard appeared on the scene and
- whole party Of soldiers was soon in the