The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-12-08
NEWS FROM COMFY |.
70 the Editor Of The MoNmoUrH IsqUlnrn:--

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camp, which is about two miles from
the City. We have not as vet gotten
down to drilling regularly. only hav-'
ing about two drills and one dress pa
rade, since our arrival here, the latter
taking place Yesterday. Dec. 1st9
We have been getting more to eat
since we came to camp and the BOYS
seem more content than they did
during the first week of our STAY here
and the Pay master started in on
Sunday to pay off onr Regiment but
only succeeded in paving Companies
/ B, F, and T., before dark and early
Monday morning commenced to pay
the remaining nine companies. TAX
ing all day. Major Lynch. the pay
master is light Completed coIored
! gentleman. and some Of the bows
claim that they could spend money
faster than he could count it out to
them, and few of them did not like
| the idea of receiving their money
| from a nigger pay master. but the
majority of us were SO anxious TO get
our money that it would not have
made much difference il anv. who
paid us, even if il was the Old Harry
/ himself, so long as it was Uncle Sans
money. / was lucky enough 10 get
on the Provost Guard Sunday and
therefore missed the circus on Mon
day which was pretty fierce day for
the guards, as it had been SO long be-
tween drinks for the boys that they
were trying to make. .uo for lost time
and necessarily imbibed little too
/ freely. Early Monday morning il
commenced hailing and raining here
and in a little while the sidewalks
were covered with ice. il being cold
enough to freeze as quick Is il reach
ed tile ground. and it made ME think
/ that was at home as one had to 20
along easy TO keep upon his feet.
We are Eati iBg some splendid wealth
er down here at present. only t, ut il
gets quite cold at night. at which
! time we build a fire in the stoS fur-
nisbed By the Government. & iich
makes cur quarters very cont. riabIe
and a great many of the nigg, y who
peddle pies. corn bread, Yanke md
ding sc. through the caiup. in
I that we can live more comfortable Il,
our tents than they do in their hotss
es and | puess they are rirht. he
cause see very few of the huts
around but what yotl can see through
1 them. On THANKSGIVING dav a great
many of the companies Of our Regi-
ment who were lucky enough to have
4 money in their treasury. bought trlr-
KEYS. chicken and Go ]. as usual was
OH deck. as we had a turkey to a tent
aud sotne of the bows OF course had
other things 10 eat and we certainly
i had a feast for a common soldier and
i Eetie Sam and |. while sfrollfng out
d few davs prior to Thank sgiying
came across some pretty nice sweet
i potatoes and OF course some Of them
were bound TO go back TO camp with
us. and vou see we did not want to
make anv bard feelings between us.
SO I got my Ponchan and lifted some
! of them into it and Sam carried them
4 back to camp and may be we didn't
eat turkey and sweet potatoes for
dinner. but when say We, | suppose
you will think mean Sam and /. but
I AS luck would have il. Sam and Serut
Rose went to church and Charlie
Flop-foot (Vanderyeer) was on guard.
/ leaving Toe head Joe Myers. Sandy
Dev and myself to hold the blessing
over the turkey and confederates.
and we were lust about TO commence
services when Dutchie Keller poked
his head in the tent. and it excited
us so fnuch that we forgot all about
asking the blessing before Sam Dey
started to carve the turkey with the
wrong side of the knife. You know
Dutchie has been down inthe hospi-
| tai and of course they were not going
| 10 have any turkey down there and
| | supDose he seen me coming across
| the field with ours from the lady's
/ house who cooked for us. but he did
pretty well for sick man. as he kept
me continually cutting the turkey for
him and.Joe Myers, we'll had TO step
IN his foot several times before ne
would quit and Sam Dey, well the
oLly wav could keep him from eat
| ing all Of the turkey was to remind
! him everv few minutes that Serg't
Rose. Sam Hankins and Charlie Van
| derveer were to eat vet, and then ne
would only take a long breath and
saw that's so. . but he would go right
ahead again and at one time l
thought I would be compelled to carry
I him away from the table, but finally
he ceased and the worse trouble had
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