The sun., 1898-09-12

here-who can always ind time % listen to
The woman poured out q broken and rather
incoherent story OF her search for her four
i've got traces Of two Of them" she said,
but can't find anything about the other two.
1 Idont even know IL they're dead or alive. The
S Sosps cS and s thSsvs turn PSSnod me me- back from
is ft Is EmS against the rules Of the camp, madam,
spreading Infection 49,
por S Bows GSsS SS IL atns hS EtSe4S 6SS dss
SSSg tSsg rules ySo sSs @ tSss onSe Y T
:. Madam, | can't ,disobey the orders." said
e X and % he looked SS az appeSineIy az an ocer with
ghom he had ID. been ser tSlSing The TO, Gosr ts Tas
SSen fRsns sRe tGrped GS aS q k@ %h PS
Can't you help me- sir. 1 know what MILL
taFE rules are. but tt you could t know how I've I've
Chase" said Gen. Young. ,..'see here for a
"fsnt there some way to get around this /"
poSS YhRb Aa.bn ihS SuSGS Tss e0nS FHd &: +:
'sRd and sbs Op5s Sass gsS5 S q SsnSS sSS other
enoash % N thsm 70 90 and light for tSsir eoSH
tn, and who has got blood enough in her to let
aS% her into the dES detention hospital Chase. 0'
Capt Chase got a carriage, put the searcher
H her noSS aS Se9 tSo T e1 hGT o
boys Tor her. That left one unaccounted for.
Later on he turned pp on one Of the transports,
at tS home aDs and nd we'll. we'll VI 'll0 '''''''' " - ''
After all their suffering from heat the rough
riders had a taste OF suffering from cold last
night. Their extra blankets were called in
and seSd'S wSeS. IN the eSsnnG Ss cold wind blew up
there was consternetion In camp. Shiyering
%tR sPPPSs trSe Rs to
SSnds op Wien sed
their single blankets and made the sir buzz
with language which was warm II nothing else
themselves then with viii extra bed Clothing from the
city snored with insulting comfort. Many Of
their shrinkinR forms without taking of their
clothes qnd paced Yearly up end ; down SS1 fs ths
ditions to the scant covering, for paper is
pose T0E Whisky ~ was s worth it's Weight IN Kohl
noors. and anything that could be used for GOV
friends % G IN neigS6orinE regiments went visiting
At dead ot night little group gathered in fr0n.
Whas'S the matter in there !" somebody
gs,g-F my coat AZ Sna hat a and two towels
boots on tor o the Pe sSS Same
things k-k-k-keep slipping on"
Two figures in lieht-hued and llght-yeight
garments tramped along the road blithely
enough yesterday, when they spied an officer
thss change
subsidized by the roadside 4 non -commissioned
pned s and With ds
,"Whats the matter with you fellows' ?" he
"aqsss YOU'D think there was was enough the mat
torSS fPSS ts king S SICK 81 ySt f yea
enough" Turning toTHE Sun man. he added.
=" couple OF blooming pajama fakirs"
Why do you call them m paJama jana fakirsT H ;.
chaps have probably been all right for week.
ought oa hey to be- re h1stns in place Of men who are
good deal worse Of They stick to their pejamas
think % as s long as IS they wear those things they
won't be put to work. But the game Is getting
little played out Why yoT find sa9ss
away as the lighthouse"
Somebody who has philanthropy to spare
%Ret some Of III upon 1s p Goes parTet Who f. +
Coe is nobody here seems to know. but as q
be is % not ys ss1 as Rs
beginning to look tired and bored. II arrived %
IN cardboard Gt box addressed sin simply a AT IT,
and half OF the next Ii, remained ,quiescent save
for an occasional croak or whistle. Then 1t be-
ysly Gsshy Of f
its cell. In this process 1t was discovered by
the ho 1t NbsS es
glass. No sooner had the bird emerged from
darkness into light than i proceeded to re-
desire TO make its wishes known:
"Polly wants a cracker o-o-o-oh; Polly
This hint was taken by the express gent, who
sent out for crackers and water. Upon these
vinnds Polly proceeded to refresh herself. after
which she set about making her toilet by
preeninR her feathers. During the rest Of the
day. she was observed gazing anxiously about
losing hope Her beautiful green feathers have
e TnnRts Is lost y e is
From drooping head to droopinR tail feathers
Polly rs spectacle q pGpS wa9
notice her and often address her. She replies
only in brief croaks or not at all. Occasionally.
left to herself. she cries in aluRuorious mono
Help. help Help. help Help. helpl"
safe to prophesy that unless A. T. Coe appears
soon to claim ms Pronerty or some ; peneVGdlendf R
person comes me I0tne reSTHe' Sn' 'here VIII 10 ueao
There are ways and ways of getting fur
lough In spite OF which fact the applications for
these leaves of absence exceed largely the
grants OF them. Somewhere between here and
Texas there Is a Texas. volunteer who has
been trying to get home for two weeks. Dur
that he S been II mot IL % ba
any use to himself or any one else. After week
OF this he went ito his Captain and asked II he
H"No. YOU CAN'T said the Captain. There
are any number OF applications In and all the
"Blt i'm no good" replied the private: I'm
"Youre not as sick as many OF the other men.
You'll have to etick 1t out.
Three days later the Texan got o telegram
| from home announcing the death OF his year
old son. This he took to the Captain OF his
| company.
| tain 1T Isn't possible for you to get home in
| time for tho funeral. is it?"
mo, SIR" was the reply. but should like
ri can't let you." said the Captain, You
| have my sympathy. but shall have to keep
you here until the rest leave