The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-06


him, whether he is short of sand or
whether it is the girl he left behind;
but | am satisfied that the company is
as well off without him. | once read
in the Bible something about Gideon,
who started out to capture a city with
a tremendous army. Not one by one,
but thousand by thousand the weak
kneed fellows were left behind until the
crowd was small. but they were all brave
and the city was captured"
Salisbury World: A Newton lady
whose son left home yesterday to enlist
in the army, was SO overcome with
grief that she swoomed away at the de-
pot The mother followed her son to
the train. and. although he hid in the
car she found him, and pleaded with
him to stay at home. He was obdur-
ate, however, and the mothers words
fell on deaf ears. She had to leave the
train as it was pulling out and tainted
away on the platform.
Mrs. J. c. Bessent received letter
to-day from the captain. He writes that
he and the boys are getting, along nicely
and says that judging from the news
that is coming in from the battle al
ready fought, the North Carolina troops
will soon be ready to return to their re-
spective homes Winston Sentinel.
Concord has equipped a company OF
the Home Guards to take the place of
the Cabarrus Rifles, who are in camp at
Raleigh. Prof. Il. Ii. Lewis is captain,
w. S. Bingham, first lieutenant; and
Thomas j. White, second lieutenant.
The State will equip with clothes and
arms.
There was no little murmuring among
the men yesterday when they read i'm
the News and Observer that there was
a probability of Spain throwing up the
sponge and crying enough ut an early
date. Many of the men are really fear
full that they will never be allowed TO
see service. They say they are into the
thing now, and they want to go the
whole hog" Others, no less brave, are
rejoicing ut an intimation that there may
be no long war and great bloodshed
and that they can soon be back with
the home-folks.
The 'boys" find it hard to come down
to eamps GRUB. Many of them have
Deeu III SIT uOWH 10 the
table the land affords and to be put at
once on beef and bread and peas is not
all fun. That is why. when you are
coming into town about meal time you
find so many detailed men going out to-
ward the camp with packages under
their arms. Canned meats are i'm great
demand.
Tho pa..Iiar ban;npinU 10 GnJ n,,f
where the camp is. and the suffers tent
is numerous. Al the small stores in the
vicinity are laying in big stocks of groc-
cries, and refreshment stands are being
put IN near the camp.
A year ago it looked like war with
England. At one time it seemed that it
could not be averted. Now the Brit
ish and American flags are floating side
by side in front of the Marlborough
House.
The correspondent of the Ashevilc
Citizen. writing on the day of arrival.
says: BLANKETS have just been issued.
We brought so many men with us that
they will have to double up, six to
tent, for tonight. Bread has Just been
issued, but nothing else in the eating
line is in sight. Captain Chadwick, of
Charlotte. has been here all day, and
had to pay 20 cents for every bucket of
water
There are some mighty small public
officials in North Carolina as is wit
messed by the following from the Oxford
Public Ledger:
THE sheriff garnisheed for taxes the
wages of one of the members of the
Granville Grays, on Monday, when he
heard that he had volunteered to go and
fight for his country. The amount OF
wages due was $1.50. How is this for
patriotism? When the matter was
brought to the attention of the county
commissioners they promptly notified the
sheriff to stop his proceedings
Col. w. A. Bobbitt was called to Raj
cigh Tuesday on war matters. 1t is CUT
rently reported that he will be rendered
the appointment as colonel of the Second
Regiment of volunteers. No wiser Sc
lection could be made. We trust that