The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-07-01

Considerable interest Is manifest IN the
4th of July celebration which IS to take
place in Bradford and some OF the ,ooys
here upon learning that there IS to De q
pie and dOughnut contest would IKE 70
enter if arrangements can be made TO thaU
effect.
The Nebraska regimental band came
over and gave a complimentary concert
in front of headquarters Friday evening;
1t was a fine concert and heartily enjoyed
by the Green Mountain boys, who. tried
to show their appreciation by Yoclterous
applause and hearty cheers
The sick list still continues to be limit
ed to a very few victims, although some
of the boys have been somewhat impaired
on account of their vaccination working
rather profusely. Saturday forenoon we
had another sham fight, or rather a prac-
tice march and manRuvre for position.
There were three regiments IN our col
umn, the Sd Tennessee, Sth New OrK
and 1st Vermont, and three in the second
column. the 18th New York, I'd Missouri
and a Nebraska regiment We marched
about four miles and half and then went
into action. The result, | understand,
was in favor of our brigade, and one
thing | know we were pretty tired Wnen
we got back, as we had been a good nine
miles, but we were not required 10 drlll
in the afternoon, so it wasn't very pau Oh
the whole.
Most of the fellows find this very, pc
cuIiar life here-decidedly different from
what they expected, | think, to be non non
est. It's simply obey orders. Inat
sounds simple enough, but an old soldler
will better appreciate what 1t means 1 ne
man'who has always been accustomed TO
SAYING, "Well if you don't like the way
do this or that why you can get someoody
else to fill the place any time, mas ne
has run UP against a snag. His Job ism I
one of the kind that he can throw up SO
/ easy until his contract is up ana ne mas 10
do as he is told. He has to do 1t Just so
/ and most forcibly of all he has TO 90 IT.
| If he doesn't like the corporal because ne
is a little young fellow, II dOesIl Lf,t llldht
/ call down the private when ne ueseINes
! it and show him his place, why the corpo-
/ raj gets called down-yes, there Is some
/ compulsion about it. Then there Is the
man who tries to do something, VINO IIies
/ to post himself on the duties OF S0lIleI
and tries to conform to them, ana that
man gets along all right. lie lsn
/ found digging sinks and doing police duty
( like the fellow who tries to skip duty OF
PLAYS off sick. The man who tries IS gen
/ erallv the last one who is willing 10 au,
nit that heis sick until he has exhausted
every particle of physical force there Is
in him. III Aha
] have often WOnueItu MuCLC o. -
flies came from that inhabited TINS Ter,
restrial sphere and think l have tound
the place right in Chickamauga faLk'
/ There's no limit to them and they are the
worst torment imaginable. They MOI
only light and crawl on one, but they
stick. We have hardly seen a mosquBIIo, TO
however. since we have been here bul
there is one consolation, we have IoNSiiy
nights here, just as cool and comiortIa1ole I1Ints
In short they are simply .perfect-tnieSy ne
are Just made to sleep in. To be ,Sl sure tHt i
uneven edges of small rocks, solidly SET ~ !,
this plaster like earth OF Georgia, are.l arell !
the most comfortable things in the Worlu
to enjoy a nights rest on, buI we
have cot worn off now so we NJ prSI.s
well most anywhere and don't IllRu III y
very much, but when we get Oack l%Ioll %
invading Cuba we will convince you Una.
we have not lost our appreciation Ior
good bed. ;.,.,,a,,+a 4
We have Just had our guns lnspeS5Oeu ~
and many of them were conoelilntsuI lt'I,,11 q.
unserviceable. 1t looks as II we shoul'
yet new ones Immediately.
/ It seems to be apparent too JhaI sSeeL 5e'i-
al regiments are soon to leave the rarA