The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-08-25
CAMP AL9nR TROOPS.
Are neveA 10 Dunn LoriBg. Beritone
Wisecup Tells OfACspture Of
some Unruly Mules.

some Unruly Mules.
Since my last letter we have changed
camp and are now about one mile from
Dunn Loring, q small station on the
Southern railway.
It IL wonderful how quick the suffers
and camp followers can erect their places
of business. The several roads leading
from camp were lined on either side with
booths Of every description, from sup
ply store to corn doctor. Besides every
regiment has sutler whose sole idea is
to make the most of the email pay the
soldier gets, giving the least in return
for the money. There have been many
threats made by our boys against our
sutler and just as our regiment was leav-
ing our old camp, some one "accidently |
on purpose" set FIRE to pile Of shavings |
in rear room Of our suffers building |
and in less time than it takes to tell 1t
the whole structure was mass of flames. |
The boys made most Of the confusion to
get value received for money they had
spent, but this did not keep him from
following us to our present camp where
he now is running in full blast.
1t seems now like We will never get to
the front as peace is almost ready to be
declared. Although We did not get to
see active service think that . share OF
honor should be given to all the boys
who did not 60 to the front. We oil On.
listed for the same cause and because
We were mot needed does not give any
stay at-home the right to call us "dn
soldiers' as one and all would have been
glad to have been given chance to show
his bravery or eowardice, - the case
might be.
guess this finds the 7th about as
healthy as the average troops in camp
here. The typhoid fever is spreading
rapidly and camp Algsr will soon be q
thing of the past as all the troops here
will move to eoms new site. The second
division has moved to Manassas juno.
ton, about 35 miles from here, and the
first division will 60 either to Mt. Gret-
ma, Pa, or Sea Girt, N. j., but nothing
is certain till orders are given to move.
Probably not very many of your read.
ers have ever seen Government Mule
supply station, 80 will tell about my
trip there. The first division needed q
number of wagons 90 detail of seven
men from every regiment was sent after
them. being the only corporal detailed,
was given charge of the detail. We
marched to Dunn Loring and went by
rail to st. Asaphs race course near Alex
andria, Va. There were about 1900
mules of every color imaginable and all
kinds of dispositions confined inside the
quarter stretch. The chief quarter
master told Us to help ourselves and to
match them as near a. possible. As
soon q we were turned loose among
them the fun commenced. Everyone
knows how stubborn q mule can be
when he tries and truly believe that
these we're the most stubborn lot ever
saw, besides being anxious to shake
hands with Us with their kind feet.
Many Of the boys were made merry-go
rounds of by Mr.. Mule, when some one
would catch him by the halter. We
finally got them all caught and harnessed'
Each man had to drive four of them,
and taking into consideration that most
Of them had never had harness on it wa
difficult and rather risky undertaking
We had about Q dozen runaways but
only two serious accidents happened
One of the boys had mule to rear ur
and strike him on the top of the head
causing an ugly scalp wound. The 9th
or was more serious. While being made
q merry-go-round, the halter broke and
threw its holder on . barb wire fence
cutting his hands and arms terribly
We started back to camp late in the eve
ming and arrived next morning abou
O'Clock. It is needless to say that ",
were all tired and anxious to give up on
charges 70 the wagon master. hop,
the next time I have to drive . team
that they will be well trained and not o
the "Jack Rabbit" species either.
O. e. WIsECup, Go. E. 7th o. U. 8. v.
The Sure La Grippe Cure.
There is no use suffering from thi