The evening times., 1898-09-05
AMONG THE BOYS.
Incidents of Camp Life and Visits
of the Soldiers TO Town.

of the Soldiers TO Town
There is no end 70 the amusing Incl
dents in the camp at MOntauk Point. but
only an occasional story finds its way
into print. Here are two from the New
York Sun:
Not yet have the harsh outlines Of
Cuban memories sOftened down The
worn veterans fight again in dreams the
battles in the rank. scoursing under
brush and the fever patients ruSi in de-
Iirium up open hills in the face of the
Spanish fire Occasionally il hap rs that
some incident will bring back vividly
one or another of the horrors OF that
warfare that even well man Will. FOR
the moment. forget that he is living un-
der new and improved conditions Last
night such an incident stirred Up hall a
company of the Thirteenth Regims Mt.
The regiment vas peacefully sleeping
when one of its members was arJus q by
a rattfing of the tiIIware. In cuba this
i a signal 10 break for the open air
without investigation The man leaDed
into the middle OF the floor with yell
to his bunkie:
Harry There's a taTantu'at
with an answering yell the other oc-
cupant of the tent bounded cut of his
bed. and in a second more two white
garbed figures were standing in the COM
pany street
Where was il. Abe asked Harry.
In the tinware. There! Hear il rat
tlinS?"
sure enough. Go in and get the can
die
Not on YOUR natural" replied the
other with tremendous emphasis.
Heads and curses began 20 make them
selves seen and heard from the neighbOr-
ing tents. As soon as the evicted tenants
explained the rest began To turn out and
give advice There were twenty men get
ting their feet wet in the dewy grass be-
fore the ridiculous aspect of the perform
auCe struck one man.
why. YOU blasted fools he exclaimed.
this isn't Cuba TarantuIas don't grow
here"
Sure they don't" agreed the other. but
nobody volunteered 10 enter the tent
where the rafting was going on
II never heard of any tarantu!aS up
here said one of the ex-OccupantS OF the
tent. but that thing in there sounds Just
like one It's ciuch there's some hing IN
there"
Maybe we brought up a few on the
ship" suggested soldier. I'VE brought
along everything else from there that
we didn't want"
Don't like the sounds there myself"
said another. ''but III go in and take
look if somebody'u lend me light
A candle was produced and the adven-
turous spirit entered y great rattlins
followed. then a whoop of terror and the
explorer bounded out
''It is one.'' he gasped. Biggest devil
YOU ever saw. He's there on the floor
waiting 10 spring. and you can see his
eyes shinel''
Very cautiously the men edged for
ward. saw a dark blotch on the woodea
~, n
nearer inch by inch enCOura ging each
other with mild shoves- The dark bIotch
stirred. leaped, and landed with a flop
six inches from where it had started. It
was a toad
In sharp distinction to most of the
Rough Riders of the cowboy type. who
are quiet sOft-spOken fellows. he was
talking very loudly about his trip 70 the
city. The nature of his speech was
doubtless due TO the fact that he was
young. not over nineteen certainly. This
was what he had 70 tell and whether or
not 1t be true, it undoubtedly cannot be
substantiated by reference to the police
records.
The three of us was goin' along 10 the
ferry. when one of them big New York
policemen come up an points 70 my hot
ster.
What We got IN THAR he says.
Peanuts, says l. Want oiteF
Don't get fresh with me, young fell
err he says. 'Ye got a revolver in there
I'll take We IN If ye gimme any lip
:" Got a lassO with you? 7 SAYS. 'Ye'U
need it, What We gofn' to take me IN fer2
I'm a Rough Rider. I am. and they need
me out Teddy's way.
Yer carryin- concealed weapons. he
says.
"'Orson and Johnny hadn't made a
peep. but as soon as he, says that they
pulls their guns.
:" See anything concealed about thaty
says Orson. pushing it'up under his nose.
'''Or that% says Johnny. foiIowin' it
up with his o..
=" Or THAR says I. ehuckiu' him under
the chin with my gun
You're hell of an officer. you are
says Johnny who always was a kind Of a
lawyer not To know that Cnised States
soldier can carry arms anywhere. I've
seen fellers lose their jobs by not keepin'
track of the law. through gettiE' a buller
through their heads
Then we came away an the last
seen of that policeman he was pTfllin his
club to- hammer some kids that was guy-
in him. 2