The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-11-30

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death of a soldier, and they catch
some of them and form a circle
around them and make them dance
and sing old plantation songs to
the amusement of all.
The liquor laws are very odd
ones in many respects-one for
instance is yon cannot drink in the
house where it is sold-but just
step outside the door on the street
or in an alley and drink it, and then
return if your appetite has not been
appeased. But the whiskey is not
like that of the more Northern
States, it is made from corn and
pine knots and one or two drinks
makes man forget his own mother
and puts more Lizards in his leg
gipgs and snakes and bugs in his
sleeves than all the whiskey in
West Virginia. and you would
think to see one under its influence
he was an escaped lunatic-but
our West Virginia boys who have
tried its effects say they would
rather suffer nine kinds of death
than touch it again. For the truth
OF this state of facts we have the
word Of one who has taken the
Kelley onre, and his advice to all
of those who drink and wish to be
cured is to come to South Carolina
and take one or two drinks of the
whiskey made here, ana if they live
after taking it, they will have no
need of ever attending a Kelley
Cure, and never have desire for
whiskey again. Some of the boys
seen rabbits without heads and
squirrels without tails and they
could not stan still upon the aground
for the millions of dam needles
that stuck up out of the earth.
We do not know how long we
will remain in this State, as it
seems to be the impression that we
will eat our Christmas dinner in
Havana, as we are slated for duty
at place eight miles from that
city and will move from here about
the 18th day of December.
There are two brigades here, or
in other words six regiments-2o1
New York, 2o3 New York, 18th
Missouri, 5th Massachusetts,, 18th
New Jersey and End w. Va. The
2O3 New York, End w. Va. and 18th
New Jersey are on the north side
of the city; the 18th New Jersey
and our camp are together, the
other regiments are on the south
ern side across the river Reedy-
There seems to be very little
sickness among the soldiers at pres
ent, and those that have been sick
are returning daily.
Some of our boys you would
scarcely know, they are growing so
fast and becoming SO fat, and
are the very picture of health, es-
peciaIly Fred Petty and Harold
Bright, and Worthy Brown, of
MERGERS Bottom, has gained thirty
pounds since he came in the army
but with all this he is the most
active of any member of the Com
pany and can run like deer, and
says if he ever gets in tight place
that no Spaniard or his bullet can
catch him.
Each company is trying to beau
tify and lay off their streets to excel
the other, and many small, pine
trees and evergreens are planted in
front of each tent and rock pound
ed into the loose earth with the
company's name and corps. regi-
ment, etc, and flowers of many
colors are laid off in designs and
emblems along the streets, which
gives a pleasing effect and makes
all seem bright and cheerful.
Last night shortly after 1000
o'clock the bugle sounded the fire
alarm, and soon the camp streets
were full of soldiers, dressed in all
kinds of costumes, hurrying in
their bare feet to the scene of con-
flagration, which was the tent of
Lieutenants Dolan and Burdette,
of Company G. The. entire tent
was consumed and the loss to these
gentlemen is about one hundred
dollars each, as they lost all their
clothing, including oyercoats, and
about the only thing they saved
was their swords.
Remember me to the boys in the
Office and all inquiring friends.
pct .,,;.I,oe - Ill Vo,re