The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-26
CUPID IN CAMP
AT JACKSONVILLE.
Some Of the Boys Of the Fourth Reg
iment Badly Wounded.
COL. J. C. BAKERS FIRM STAND.
No Cantccn for the Second, He Says.
Some OF the Boys are Not Pleased
with Their Rich Uncle Sam.
Company III Has Banner Tent

CAMP CUBA LIBRE, JUNE 2-spe-
cial.-For little over two weeks the VIZ
gnia soldiers have been IN camp here
but the time since the departure from
Richmond appears to be about as many
months. The men have I'm their own
fashion endeavored to make their quar-
ters as comfortable as possible. Since
they have been paid off for their first
half month Of service for Uncle Sam
and with another pay day coming IN
about ten days, they will be able TO ada
to the fitting up of their tents, wherever
they deem it appropriate.
While there has been no official state
ment as 10 tho length Of time that ths
troops will remain here. before they
leave for Porto Rico or Cuba. yet II Is
pretty well understood that the removal
will not take place before the middle OF
September or beginning OF october. IL
therefore seems 10 be worth while Tor
the soldiers to make themselves at nome
as best they can.
The government IS continuing 10 i'm
prove the camping ground in a systematic
manner. Culverts have been laid 10 m
prove the sewage system and In various
places tanks have been erected for ice
water which IS to benefit the entire camp.
TENT OF COMPANY II.
The water is i'm great demand and the
ice water club at the private tent OF
Company II. OF the Fourth Regiment, IS
doing a thriving business. IL has now
large number OF members from both COM
paries of the Blues, each Of whom Is 10
pay ten cents about twice month.
This tent has caused a great deal OF
envy among the soldiers for its members
pride themselves on having the neatest
quarters IN camp. a large bedstead mas
been constructed foot from the GROUND
which forms a comfortable resting place
for the soldiers when they return from
the drills. a clothes rack holds the uni
forms and the gun rack keeps the guns
together, while two sidebo' rds hold
number OF smaller articles and rope
stretched across the tent serves as
receptacle for lighter articles OF appe eel.
The occupants OF this tent are Corpo-
raj III. II. Welsger ard Privates h. w.
Hawkins. George II. Lumsden. Fred. l..
Waller. David b. Weisiger and c. Wer-
ner. Nearly every evening after supper
and several times during the day. Cap
tain Wyatt and Lieutenant Chea;wood
visit the tent and chat vita the boys
who appear 10 be in p feet harmony. a
day or two ago one or two of onem had
the blues and the theirs had a good deal
of fun at their expense By singing all
sorts OF songs.
FAXED TIE GUARD.
While everything passes of quietly IN
this tent there's big carnival right next
TO it. where they have the biggest argu-
ments nearly every night and some
times these arguments take rather dras-
tic form. on Saturday evening the usual
argument was followed by lombard
ment with tin cups, cartridge boxes ana
shoes. The outcome of 1t was, that the
uncommissloned officer in charge re-
ported the entire tent the next morning
and all the men had to remain in camp
| all Tuesday.
A prIty good Joke occurred in another
company a few nights ago which was
carried out In a very adrolt manner
-Four enlisted men OF the company 'haC
been down town in the evening enjoying
themselves ana became quite hilarious
| They finally entered a hack 10 be car
ried back to camp. When they discoV
cred that they would arrive after taps
they concOcted a scheme under Whlci
one of them had to faint when the guarC
| house was reached while the other three
Sppned to the guard for assistance tC
carry their friend. whom they said hac
! tainted twice, into his tent. The scheme
worked like a charm, the fainting mar
was safely landed in his tent and the
crowd I'm that manner passed the guarC
without being halted for being late.
Skirmlsh drills are now being held every
morning by nearly all companies IN th'
| Fourth Regiment, but Company IL beat'
them all as to the length OF time, capt
WYATT. who is considered to be the bes
drillmaster in camp. keeping them GU
1 o.. a Ini
other morning they had realistic wa
scene. for with the words "Rememoel
| the Mainer Captain Wyatt jumped be
| hind a big tree. before the firing began.
CUPID IN CAMP.
Quite number of the boys have peel
| fortunate enough to receive invitation!
| TO the various hops germans ana othel
| entertainments that have taken place II
| jacksonville during the past two weeks
Some of them have contracted severe
| cases OF love which manifest themselves
| I'm a constant desire TO take meals a
| their lady friends homes. one OF tn
| worst cases on that order Is perhaps ina
| OF David Weisiger, or THE kld' as M
| Is generally called. who does not hesi
tate even to go TO Pablo Beach, when M
| has a chance. where his lady trlehd j.
| rusticatlng for the summer.
Red Mike" of Company II, Fourth
! Regiment. says, he has been looking 70
| a rich uncle all his life. But since ne ma.
| fallen in with Uncle Sam he feels SUI
| more dissatisfied. This is the first time
! according TO his statement. that he ma
| accepted a job that he cannot quit whel
he wants TO. A few days ago Red MIX
| was Informed that there was packag
| for him at the express office. He hurried
down town but was sadly disappointe'
when he ascertained he had to pay sixt!
| cents on it."They might have known II
| Richmond" he said afterwards, tina
soldiers have no money with which T.
| pay expressage.
| Mr.. Walter Crenshaw Of the same com
pany, Is very much annoyed over tn
statement published in Richmond paper
| that he is down with malaria fever. h
| l. entoYing good health and has not bee