Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-09
.CHApLAINS IN CAMP.
SOME INSTANCES OF THEIR USE
Full AND EFFECTIVE WORK.
euYIHG THE RAW RECRUITS.
Amusing stories ON THIS
Arrangements for the FIN"
ssa,at,on-.coiunei Roiier's FRIENDS
Personal Notes.

a,i,b tho local Young Mems ChriS'la"
soc,aaon is very apparent and msns
-.ys.,s..,. captsin stringfellow, tHe
e,,.r1s,r =, the Fourth, called my atteh-
ton 10 a very striking instance % -
the other day. The resimentai can'es"
T. t,cotsa only short distance iro" '"0
n,o brlgade Gospel tent. When the can
teen was first instituted II was Sa'S
coo about IL from seventy-fve 10 one "N"
aga mon waiting their turn TO be ssrVeu
with beer. But since that time INC oO
pei tent has been supplied with oenc"es
and writing Accommodations as wen
parlor games of almost every variety az
on tho afternoon mentioned the tent was
crowded 10 its full capacity. While there
sere at the canteen only eleven soldiers
1t Is a very striking ocular demons'ra
ton Of what the regimental chaplaihs Oh
the Third Brigade and other Chrls' nm
people are doing for the welLate Oh 'ns
rnan. Captains Patton, Stringfellow, ana
Mason. the ohaplairis Of the Second ana
Fourth Virginia and Forty-ninth iowa,
respectively, are among the most popular
men in their regiments, and are eonstair-
stantly working for the good Of the men,
GOOD STORIES.
The stories told at the expense OF the
| recruits who have Joined the regiments
| sinca tbav left Richmond would fiji fair
! sized volume and it would be entertaining
| reading. TOO. The soldier who came here
with the regiment thinks himself regu-
| lar now. He is fully acquainted with the
| routine of camp life, and he uses MS
knowledge to impose upon the rookie,
| as the recruit is called, in the most ruth
| less manner.
The first thing after the arrival OF
| recruit is to get him his uniform. belt.
| canteen, and gun After he Is supplied
| with these which is generally done under
| the direction of the first sergeant, he
| goes to the tent 20 which he has been as
| signed. and which Is also occupied BY
several Of the regulars" Then his trou-
| bles begin. A favorte method of helping
make his life pleasant is to send him to
the quartermaster for things no quarter
master ever had and no government ever
issued to its troops. The quartermaster
of one OF tie regiments told me he had
had no less than twenty raw men come
to his tent for umbrellas. Investigation
showed that they had been told these
| were issued TO the men.
A BUCKET OF CORNERSTONE
A colonel was visited the other morn
ing by a big. gawky-looking fellow in a
brand-new uniform and carrying big
zinc pail.
us this the colonel?' he said, saluting
awkwardly.
1T is" said the colonel; what do you
want?"
"Er-they sent me over here to git
bucket o. countersigns," replied the re-
cruit, innocently.
The colonel found Il hard to suppress a
laugh, but he managed TO assure the fell
low he would attend to ii. and when the
rookie was gone, gave UP to his appre-
citation of the joke.
The other day a great big six-footer
from Southwest Virginia arrived. and was
assigned to a company. In the afternoon
ne was in his tent alone. when a fun
loving comrade came up, and in a brisk.
buslness-like way, ordered him to get his
gun and come out. Stand at the door OF
that tent yonder, where those two men
are asleep said the fun-maker. They
will wake UP directly, but they are under
arrest, and you must not let 'em come
out unless the captain says So
THE ROOKIE AND HIS GUN.
So the rookie took up his position be-
fore the tent. feeling his great impor-
lance, and determined TO execute 10 the
the men awoke the fun began.
What the devil doin' standin' there
like a fool?' said one TO the rigid recruit.
"Watchin' YOU" said the rookie"
grimly.
THE deuce you are" said the other, and
he got 10 his feet and started TO come out
of the tent.
"Oh, no, you don't" said the sentinel,
bringing his gun down until the point Of
q, hot on, xrrifh a nd n11ty
a few inches from the prisoners belt. The
soldier sprang back, and then his com
| rade came TO his aid. But they could not
| get by, though they even used persuasion,
for the assembly had sounded for after
noon drill. and their company was form
| ing. Finally, their captain saw the men
! and came to the tent. The situation soon
became clear and he ordered the senti-
mel to let his prisoners out.
OF course, all this is in violation Of the
regulations, but what is to be done about
It? A rogue must be caught before he
can be hanged, and finding a needle In a
! haystack is task about as easy as dis
covering the man out of one hundred who
is guilty Of that which may make trouble
for him.
THE CONGRESSMAN'S FLAG.
The presentation of the flag given to the
Second by Congressman Hay, Is expected
| TO take place tuesday afternoon Inc
regiment still lacks a state flag and the
BOYS are anxious to see old ''Sic Semper
yyrannis" flying by the side of the Stars
and Stripes. When the colors were pre-
sented 10 the Fourth last week one Of the
soldiers said on coming back 10 camp:
God knows, l was glad 70 see old Sic
Semper once more. l was getting home
| sick for II.
BY the way, a soldier OF the Forty
ninth Iowa, which is camped by the side
of the Fourth, is said 10 have asked a
member Of the latter what was the trans
laton OF the motto on the flag flying at
Colonel Taylor's tent.
II don't know, exactly" said the Vir-
ginian, but the substance Of it is, Take
| your foot eff my neck.
HEALTH AND MONEY.
Fever among the soldiers is disappear
ing. Every case is now convalescent, and
none has developed in several days.
The arrival of payday is the chief topic
in camp now. Though the last is only a
few days gone, nearly all the men are
! in that condition so eloquentiy expressed
bv the term, busted" Those so fortu-
nate as to have little money are lending
| il at an enormous per cent. without trou-
bic. Paper shaving in camp Is very
profitable business, indeed.
The Southern Express Company has
made a reduction Of % per cent. on al
packages sent TO soldiers, fact generally
| discussed among the men. and highly APP
| preciated.
A NEAT TENT.
| cantain Yeatman adjutant OF tho