The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-15

manufacturer, whose place is not Tar
away. He has not only given the officers
the free use of his office for reading and
correspondence. but of the bath rooms at
tached thereto, and has, at his own ex-
pense, had water pipes laid through the
camp supplying water from the deep well
bored for factory use.
This brigade, First Florida, Second Geor-
gia and Fifth Ohio and Thirty second Mich
igan, has as drill ground a sandy beach,
free in the main from distractions and firm
under foot, and is making good use Of it.
I saw guard mounting, of the Thirty-sec-
ond two days ago, and it was well per-
formed. But 1 noticed one regiment in
which guard duty was very poorly done
two sentries, or camp guards sitting down
while OH post oonversing with other par
ties, not of the guard, and acting generally
as If "they did not care whether school
kept or not" They will probably do bet
ter, however, with more time for improve
ment.
A Observation-Disclosures along hne Of
street cars runs out to Palmetto Beach,
passing close to the camps of the Ohio and
Michigan troops. My English friend and
had waited to see retreat" in one regi-
ment and guard mounting in another, and
when we reached the car line We found
what seemed enough for a good-szed bat
talon, waiting for the car to come to the
city. AS neither of us was as agile as forty
years ago, we did not run down the track
to meet it, and climb on and to ride at all,
had to content ourselves with standing on
a bar at the rear and holding on (by our eye
lashes, he said) to the railing of the rear
platform, while the car moved so slowly
that but for the name of the thing we would
have left It and walked.
At Ybor City we improved the situation
by a ISLANDER" with the motorman, and so
beat the crowd into town by car length.
From the top of freight car on side
track near the cavalry camp had been
watching the drill of a cavalry brigade.
As climbed down the ladder and dropped
to the ground my feet struck the legs Of a
powerfully-bui negro, who. lying on his
stomach in the shade of the car, had also
been following with his eyes the move
ments of the command. His garments
were tatters; his shoes-the articles had
once In the far past borne that name
would not keep his soles from the ground !;
and WHAT did duty for hat would not
have not been recognized as such If found
in the road.
Too lazy to get up, he surlily moved leg
to allow me to get to the ground.
why" asked, 'don't you get up, go
over to one of the camps of colored soldiers
and enlist. get some clothes, something to
eat, and let them make man Of you?"
Huh! boss, dis yer amt my fife. no how;
an amt gwine to wuk like them fellahs
does fur no man, amt. Dey des has 'em
dom sumpin all de time, an bimeby dey's
gwine run 'em up gin sum built er nuther
and get 'em hut. No, sab! amt gwine do
hit fur no mans eatin' an good close"
Evangelistic Work
Ira D. Sankey. the singer came here on
the evening of the 2sth inst, and is work.
emit camps. AS met him on Sunday morn
ing at the door of the hotel and expressed
my pleasure at seeing him again, and we
had recalled some incidents of our last
meeting at Clifton Springs. N. r, he said
in reply to my question:
"I spent most of the winter In Egypt
and on my way to England to fill engage
ments for singing at the May meetings
/ heard in Paris of the declaration of war.
1t took all the sing out Of me. I felt THAI
1 could not stay. I Cancelled all my en-
eagemeuts to come over and do what
could for the soldiers; and here am. Ny
friends thought that because Of the heat
had better go to Chickamauga. but
thought these men would be moved first,
so I came here"
His voice is the same magnificent tenor,
clear and far-reaching as bugle, and as he
sang that Sabbath afternoon In the taber-
nacle till he could be heard In the camps 800
yards away I thought, there is a patriot.
He could have been singing before titled
ones and celebrities in foreign land, where
his talent and charming manner would