The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-07-28
CHICKAMAUaA CHIPS

company after company marching
and oountermanding, advancing
aud retreating 10 the sound Of
screaming pipes is truly magni6'
cent, a sight to inspire the admira-
tion of the most prosaic.
We stand enraptured, but the
men in the ranks are wondering
what the devil they are to have 70.
diuner-beans or hash, and as they
approach we observe that their
uniform does not appear half so at
tractiye, that Tommy Adkins, at
best, IS but a sweating, swearing
mortal to whom 1t matters little
whether school keeps or not.
Almost every day some one from
home visits our camp, and then
there are eager inquiries of loved
ones and a scramble for news from
home.
Monday, Col Whitaker, Of Mon
ticello, a rare old southern gentle
man, enroute from Atlanta, where
he has been attending the reunion,
paid the boys a visit, and gave us
"reminiscences Of the great battle
fought here years ago between the
armies of a divided household, a
struggle in which he bore a conspi.
cious part.
The colouel showed US a photo
graph of himself IN confederate
uniform, and two stalwart young
Pennsylvania soldiers, who, to con.
vince friends at home that the
south was entirely loyal and at
peace with the union, induced the
old confederate to part with them
in the attitude described.
Our supply of equipments is now
complete, within an hours time we
could be in readiness to move
against Spain,
Arkansas has one of the best
bands in the Park. New York,
with her vaunted culture, has fur
nished the toughest regiment in
the camp, while Arkansas, the al
legged home of the bad man, has
two of the most orderly and best
drilled regiments at Chickamauga
Capt. lsom and R. f. Hyart, of
Monticello, visited camp on their
return from the Atlanta reunion.
Our next door neighbor the 9th
New York are having a siege with
measles.
They have recently received
large number of accessions to their
ranks, the greenest appearing ag-
gregation of recruits ever mus
tered in.
Mr.. Dewitt of Texarkana is here
with a view to engaging in business,
Mark Maxwell and Joe Carter are
engaged in growing beard with
prospects of success.
Col feels disappointed at being
left out of the Porte Rico eXpedi-
ton which is now well under way.
But little hope is now entertained
of us leaving here inside of two
months, or at least before the cam
paign against Havana, should
Spain prolong the struggle.
Any kind OF change would be
grateful to the men to whom the
same daily routine is becoming de-
cidedlY irksome. Furthermore wa
ter is scarce.
There is some sickness, as might
be expected, but fortunately, the
Texarkana boys have been ex-
tremely lucky.
Some very loud complaints has
been lodged against the hospital
service, but as the justice of the
charges cannot witness, however,
there is an uuanimity of sentiment
that the service is not what it
ought to be by any means,
We were treated to an excellent
concert last night by the 2nd regi,
ment band of which Dwight Blake,
well known to Arkansas music low
ers, is director.
Ike Hebron is well and has al
ready adjusted himself to army
life, also a suit OF army clothes, just
the city editors size, and three
times daily leaCs the charge on the
last department,
"Say, Cully, do you know what
the row at the 9th sNew York was
about this evening ?
"No, what was it?
"a piece of meat was found in
the hash and a stampede resulted. -
Thus Is camp life.
The Y. NJ. c. A. maintains a tent
near our quarters, and furnishes an
excellent place OF resort for the
boys. The gentlemen in charge
hold frequent services, the only re-