The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-22
HEAT AND DUST.
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journey has just begun. Such problems as
marching five muless aits Seeking to go in
different directions, through a three foot
opening in fence confront him. and all the
while he must remain Indifferent to the
belaboring of the muiesAwth cord wood and
hay forks by soldiers who are anxious to
assist him in moving his command to the
front. This gentle and humane treatment,
as anyone can readily understand is calcu-
lated to soften the angelic disposition which
is inherent in government mule, or at
least is acquired the moment the brand U.
S. Is burned on his thigh Down the dusty
roadway the soldier will probably make
spurts towards angel land every dozen rods,
but a special providence seems to watch
over him. inasmuch as-he alights frequently
in the place from whence he started Now
and then convoy splits up in an open field
leaving the poor soldier clnging desperately
to the neck of his flag ship and a half a
thousand soldiers shrieking and yelling at
the top of their voices at his predicament
On one road yesterday afternoon within the
distance of mile, six volunteers biting the
dust were counted. Buffalo Bills bucking
broncos can learn lessons of Uncle Sans
mules. Adjutant Guy Boyle tried to show
a soldier just how to handle five mules at
buried in the dust raised by twenty hoofs
one d-and-ffty-eighth Indiana
adJutant and he counted himself lucky that
School dld not last any longer than it did.
Company D. Captain McCrea, has men in
1t of versatile talent. Private Merritt. of
indianapolis, tailor, having lost his occu-
paelon by the exigencies of war, has become
COOK and conducts the Hotel de Merritt
as sign nailed to the tree Indicates on the
American plan of three meals day, all in
cuded in the one price. One man, who has
not yet become accustomed to his rations
has pinned a picture to his tent with this
heading, Uncle Sans Ant-fat Remedy. .
with rough crayon drawing portraying
a very fat man, on the first day, evolving
himself into skeleton by the fourth dav.
Private Blye, of this same company. created
CONSERVATION the other night by bawling
out for the corporal of the guard. which
officer found the private trembling before
big tree stump. While on guard the pri-
vate had been attacked by a Georgia mos
quito and was rapidly being devoured when
he mustered all his strength for the cry thai
brought the corporal. These mosquitoes grow
to the size of three feet, the soldiers say.
and some of the infant mosquitoes have be-
come so bold as to attempt kidnapping Com
pany DIS dog. $50
Lieutenant Colonel Ed Thayer has pur-
chased fine shoat for dinner to-day, and
the pig is under guard, since his pen is very
close to the Ohio lines. Although wild, fresh
pigs are a failing among the soldier boys,
Uncle Sam regards it as a more heinous
offense against the unwritten sanitary law
to Kill these pigs in Chckamauga Park than
it would be to shoot a buzzard. The gov
eminent has placed the pigs in the park,
since the arrival of the soldiers. to act as
camp scavengers. Two men in an Ohio bat
terry, who stuck pig with their bayonets
were sentenced to the guardhouse for thirty
days The best foraging that Captain Cur
tis's men do nowadays is to coax a stray
COW, by a wisp of hay. to the neighborhood
of the old quarry and there milk her in their
canteens
Yesterday a squad of artilerymen
chopped down dead tree for firewood. and
as they carried it over to the cooks tent
some OF the boys commented on the danger
of burning wood which might contain un-
exploded ammunition left over from the
war or thirty-five years ago. Playing on
their fears. battery wag buried fire.
cracker, left over from Camp Mount, in the
dead log, and when it exploded dozen ar
tilierymen broke for tail timber.
Lieut.. Harry Gallon vent to town night
or two ago on business for the battery and
got back to the camp at midnight 1t was
SIX hours later before he could locate his
battery, and In the meantime ne nad fallen