The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-31
IN THE REMINISCENT MOOD
Returned Santiago Veterans Re
hearse Battle EGperiences

New York Aug 30-The soldiers recent
ly released from quarantine at MontaMk
Point are given ten days Burroughs mere
ly for the asking. Every day they crowd
the New York-bou trains, off for home
or bent on a. good time in The city-Sogne
Of the latter apparently too weak to last
the time of carousaf they gurT7hously an
tidpate The STATION platform is the great
chance meeting place of men who said a.
careless 80 long" in Cuba few weeks
ago, and now grasp hands and exoLaiIn
well Billy. 1 didn't expect TO see you
here l heard the fever had you cold"
So far away does the campaign seem that
Its Incidents have passed into reminiscen-
ces; and experiences that should be fresh
one as though time had blotted them
from the mind of tine other.
Two men of the Sixth United States Cav
airy were sitting in the train last night
when a wouDan-one of the many officers
wives waiting for the transport-passed
through the car. One of the men nugged
his comrade and pointed TO her.
That's the company Captains wife"
he said. She saw me on the platform
half an hour ago. and braced me night
quick for news OF the old man
Did you tell her?' asked the other
sharply.
Nav! You've got 20 break these things
easy to the WOMEN She thinks he's or
the Breakwa-ter you know. I told her
not 70 worry. He's a little off, said I
nothing % stew ajbo7E- trough. He's all
right. miss1s.' said I. and hang me i
she didn't believe It Last time l saw rre
old man ne was on the way to the Siboney
S1ospsta 1-la.d out Oh a ecret cher. wish his
hands crosse and ms toes turned up"
II guess we carried the stretch e-?''
didn't we?
Il guess we DID, burke"
Il wonder how sne'l take Il g he don't
come back?''
Il wonder how r1e -eS. took typ
There was q young cavalryTnaa sitting
a number az seats behind these ue--
He was ore Of their regiment and rad
5lssr bsen discharged from t:1e general
hospital. after recovery from -raiar3s1
fever. HIS face was very pale. ard he
was evidently very feverisr a7. va-v
weak for Re kept rno.scert-2g his 3ps
T-n tLs tongue ard wip.Eg ne sTea-
from h.s fo-head He talked abo-s. s5s
1LOt-EE 4 &sFl Cf~dss ala 1a+f--A -4a@ AZ
prise his Homecoming wJ11d give re--
and re took q So 81 Iet,er e7on 1ls 5-eas.
pocket - show his comrades a-ca- the-e
was written II 2he co-1e-. "If rot gy-
i2g. VII cas captain Dseass open a-d as
w-s-
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