The Mena star., 1898-08-10
lUNKEMPT NEW YORK DANDY.
How War Levels All Social RnpL. Among the soldiers-Where a
 Man's a Man for a. That.

Lying alongside the steamer Yuca- tan, government transport, on board of which was the First regiment of United Etates volunteer cavalry, otherwise Known as the rough riders, saw an in. keresting incident. The deck was cov- nTed with rough men, nearly all of whom had a weeks beard on their Races. I had been talking with some of
 asm, and they were complaining a 4ktle of the travel rations they had to eat, and more of the confinement on .eoard the ship, and still more of the water they had to drink. We were at that poment filling the tank of their ship; but they had as yet none of the water and had been drinking Croton water which had been brought in the ships casks from New York more than two weeks before, and was hardly fit to drink. Of this they were allowed but very scant half cupful at time which they had to drink while they stood in the presence of the men who doled it out. That they should be hot and thirsty and not be able to get more than drop of dirty water seemed to these rough western riders very far from the thing they had enlisted for.
 Well, as our steamer lay alongside the Yucatan, the purser of our boat, who is always a very well-dressed young man, was walking, immaculate, down the deck. He heard his name called from the mass of rough riders: "Denison! Denisonl" The purser looked, and saw rider as rough as any of the rest advancing to the rail of the other ship and looking eagerly toward him. The man was dressed. like the others, in clothes which were like the brown drilling overalls and jumper of Il farmer, only tiiirttier than Q farmer ever wears. The mans face was covered with a weeks beard. He was pretty tough specimen. The purser did not recognize him. ''Well, I don't wonder" said the man, "but my name is B., and I am from New York" The purser had to look twice more to recognize the face of young New York millionaire who had ridden several times on his steamer, who had treated him with a good deal of con sideration aEl who, when the purser was last in New York, had given him fine dinner at Delmonico's.
 The purser was certainly shocked, and certain hungry look in the million aire private's face led him to ask what he could do for hlm "Give me drink of cold water, for Gods sake!" said the soldier. Why, perhaps I might find you cold bottle," said our purser. "That won't do," answered the New York man. Its against orders to pass any liquor aboard the ship, and couldn't violate the regulations if you could. But l guess they'll let you give me a drink of water" So the purser went and got a pitcher of good, fresh spring water, and put some ice in it, and the soldier took glass of 1t eagerly. and gave the rest in the pitch CT to his comrades. There was no drink in the world that could have compared with that for deliciousness. Evep the officers of the regiment had no better water than the old Croton the men had been drinking. One of the officers on that same day offered the steward of our ship two dollars for a lump of ice, and the steward had to refuse. Then the officer told the stew ard of sick man on board who needed the ice, and of course he got lump of the fee for nothing for the invalid.- Chicago Inter Ocean.