The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1898-11-08
Our Boys and Girls lin Frisco.

Last Saturday was a day long to be
remembered by the writer for it was a
day spent with the boys who are sacri-
ticing 80 much to serve OUT country in
this time of need. 1t was a day OF exper-
fence which causes me to feel how much
gratitude we owe them and what obliga-
ions are a~resting upon us to minister to
their needs and comforts las lies Ill our
power.
Early forenoon found my companions
and myself, by invitation, bat the Presid-
10. At the very %entrance We were en-
Unused by a view OF what Iseems to be a
city of tents the Teunessde regiment on
for drill a bevy of soldiers here and
there. some intent upon i'shining their
sabers," others cleaning tfelr rifles, and
perchance, still others SECURING pots and
pans or putting out the washing. while
from the distance came strains OF mar
tial music which would Inspire any true
American citizen to march to its beat
whithersoever his county calls him. Ii
was the Saturday morning concert given
by the Fourth Cavalry Band. mounted
on great white stvels-ih itself a beauti-
frl sight.
From there we went on to the camp OF
the Nevada foys, stationed III a long
row at the foot of 4 hilli There we were
met by Captain Linscott, who graciously
welcomed us in his quarters. A novel
experience came to us at the dinner
hour, for we dined cate army beans, as
the soldiers expressedt it) with Captain
Linscott and his officers. We were es-
corted to a long tent which had the
ground for a floor, and which is used for
kitchen and dining room, pantry and
atorehouse. The table was a temporary
affair of boards covered with oilcloth,
and there was no sign of anything to
serve as chairs. Beans, stew and pota-
toes were served from iron pots to tin
and granite plates, the coffee from a
great tea-kettle, sugar and milk from
crude die hes, and butter they had none.
As we partook of soldier fare in one endof
the tent we could see the men, making
up the hundred in the troop, as they
came to the other end with their plates,
hal them heaped with viands, went to
the other tables, ate, and having I'm
ished, washed their dishes and returned
them. OF course we all laughed and
fjoked. AS a novelty such messing" is
very interesting, and was indeed enjoyed
'yus, but how many would continue to
enjoy it for six months as. these soldiers
have endured it? How many OF us
would, as they do, accept it cheeriully
for the country to whose cause they
have given themselves2
Officers and men express disappolnt-
ment in having been stationed 50 far
from the scene of action, but are re-
signed to the fate of being retained till
Uncle Sans call, where they overlook
the waters of the great Pacific, where
sand blows round the camp by day and
fog rolls in by night. l could but won
der why our representatives. at Washing
ton (since they are such influential per-
sonages) have not interceded with Off
Mials there in the interest Of the Nevada
NNlary stationed since June at the
'ad to say that Captain Linscott
he .he most popular officers ont
; re, and the esteem in which he is
held by those under his charge is very
evident. The sentiment of all seemed
expressed 10y the n who so beautifully
remarked "Why, any man of us would
20 thro' fire and water for our Captain"
In speaking of Red Cross work, that
officer referred in terms OF eulogy to the