Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-17
| CHICKAMAUGA LIFE.
How an Officer from U. S.
Regular Army Lost His Bet.
General SeIden Connor's Gift to the
Boys in the South.
Blessings Of the Regimental Canteen Are Daily
Being Demonstrated.

Chicllamauga Park. June 16-(Spec-
iaD.-There is a general feeling among
the men here that it will be but very
short time before move will be made.
Where, no one knows. The men in the
Massachusetts regiments have receiv-
Cd their pay. OF al least part of them
have, and all are wondering when the
move to start will be made. The
Massachusetts men are confident that
they viii move in a short time for the
reason that they are we'll equipped. If
the equipment rule holds good it is
reasoned 10y our men, it Will be but
very short time before the move is
made that Will take the Maine boys
nearer the Spaniards.
There are some things, though, with
which our men are not equipped, the
new uniforms. No one believes for an
instant that the men will ever be sent
to the front with the uniforms which
t1ey now have, as they are altogether
too heavy for use in this hot climate
The uniform that is to be issued, and
the men are told that it will be but
short time before they will be furnish
"a, is Of canvass, similar to the leg
5in5s which The men wore when they
left Augusta. The uniforms for the
officers are of a lighter shade, border
ing more on the drab
y good many of the men are eagerly
looking forward to the time when they
will receive their pay. as the drains on
their pocket books by the canteen has
caused a good many to run short. 1t is
almost settled thing that the mea
VIII not now receives their money until
thq>irst OF July at the very nearest.
In spite of the fact that the canteen
has caused drains on the mems pocket
books, it is a settled thing in the minds
Of The men that they are much better
off financially than though the canteen
had not been established. Had the
Maine canteen not been established the
iAiN+i Nool't NIlIipuI any question nave
patronized the canteens of other regi-
ments, and in this manner would have
lost the benefits in the way of extras
that they have received.
There is one thing about drawing pay
that has been surprise to a good
many Of the men. II has been learned
hqr ~
rack money from the government when
they have received their pay for that
length of time from the State. In order
70 overcome this trouble, and order has
been issued telling the men that those
who have received their State pay will
not be allowed to draw pay for the
ment.
During the time that the men have
been here they have had a chance to
see number of different kinds OF
spectators who are here on business
but Of an entirely different kind from
that for which the boys in blue are
icN'tch III ILLS spot. newspaper men
are all over the field.
story has just reached the men
here that is being heartily apprecia-
ted. One Of the officers in the regulars
was chatting an officer from the volun-
teers about his men not being able 10
do good duty, and finally carried his
talk so far that he offered to bet that
he could run the picket of the volun-
tcels of which his companion had
ctfarge, and bring back a mule
The bet was taken and finally the
officer Of the regulars started out, at
ter having changed his clothes for
those of civilian. Arriving at the
picket he was halted but finally pushed
himself by the picket Chuckling to
himself that he had won his bet so
easily he kept on the way to the mule
pen and picking his companions mule
out rode it back toward the same sem
try by which he had come in.
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