The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-02-08

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send, under another cover, pods
of open cotton picked from bush Is
feet high, growing out Of the centre OF
a cactus hedge in Quemados. sup
pose the States readers know all kinds
of flowers are in full bloom here; that
corn and tobacco, sweet potatoes,
''tanyah's egg plants, etc., are
growing in various stages. We see
the vegetables in every stage except
the last-on the table.
w. f. G.
Headquarters, Second South Caro-
lima Regiment, Camp Columbia, Ha-
bana, Cuba, Jan. 26.-To-day has
been the hottest day we have yet had.
Heretofore there has been q stiff wind
blowing. but to-day has been as sultry
as cur June days. One hardly thought
he would experience such a day IN
January.
The Ninth Illinois boys are again
our neighbors. They have moved
lust back of US, our guard lines touch
ing. We are glad to have them as
our next door neghbors. Over at Sa-
vannah they were the ones closest to
US. and our relations were OF the
friendliest nature. They have always
shown themselves to be gentlemen,
and have always thought great
deal of the boys from the Palmetto
State
There was Chicago paper brought
to camp several days ago by one OF
our neighbors from the Ninth, stating
that on February Is the Second South
Carolina would pass in review in
Washington. D. G. So far, Col. Jones
knows nothing of this review. He has
not yet received any orders to that ef-
feet.
Looking over the Times of Cuba
yesterday we came across the following
paragraph
GA reporter for the Times of Cuba
visits the camp every day, and muster
out is the absorbing topic. The men
eat with it, sleep with it, and drink
with it, out at the cafes. One Of their
number applied to their Senator from
his State last week imploring him to
obtain discharge for the private who
had had plentiful supply Of occupa-
ton as she is managed in Cuba. The
Senator replied that no discharges are
being considered on account of the
plans now almostcompleted for sending
the volunteer regiments back to rem
devious for muster out. This glad
tiding has caused great jubilation in
the regiment, where that happy mis-
sive was received, and the men are
gathering their machetes and the 9TH
er Spanish and Cuban relics together
for final packing, and have thrown
their Spanish grammars and transla-
ton books into the cactus fences,
and are looking forward to the day
when they will again mingle with their
friends at home and resume their for
mer avocations.
This is glad news to us all if it is
only true. We will all look forward
with JOY when the transports will be-
gin to arrive in Habana harbor to car
ry US back to the States. We have
seer enough Of service of this kind.
There is no pleasure in summing
rocks and digging sinks under a
tropical sun. We have had no trou-
bic from the natives, and are likely to
have none. All the military work we
have to do is to do provost duty
watching United States soldiers. We
ali feel that we are able to take care of
ourselves, but we want a discharge
before we begin it. Think Of grown
man having to get pass from division
headquarters before he can go into
Habana, or a pass from the colonel If
he will go accompanied by commits
stoned officer. This kind of treat
merit makes man menial, and un-
fits him for life after the army is dis
banded. AS can gather, it is.the
desire of the great majority of the
men to return to climate where the
sun is not SO hot. May the day has
ten, is our prayer,
There was slight rain last night,
and one Of the tents having the guy
ropes too tight the pegs were pulled
up. The occupants Of the tent
thought some Of the men had been
guilty of pulling them up. Some one
then accused one of his comrades Of
doing it. This he denied, and a
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