The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-06

him I guess he's trying TO commit suicide and
at him ali day:with the spurs to keep him up to
| n walk and I've lust now succaeded IN pune
turing his tire Probably that's hurt ms iee
h iaEs and he wants to dc Don "'''"ufaN'
But the horse still lives. and the recruit has
named him AntltoEn."
sentry duty while on the marsh sometimes
Involves the facing Of emergencies not Spe-
the troop, :wps encamred n'Nelson Park, lust
night he heard a SUSPICIOUS stirring in The
hrish nearby. Being Jealous rerson he In
E"sga,ea %t H. e beD tSa Toruora Of
the Guard heard a stranEled cry and fastened
TO the place. Before he reached IL he became
in the sentry's vicinity. but 1t was too late Tor
him TO retreat. and Rrasping his nose firmly
between two fingers he advanced aud de-
~ bad's the madden, Did you GaII' -,
try. II thigk 1t l. n skugk .r,,
did you disturb nib forf' ,.,
out whad i'd was add he he return by, fire,
unmiItary language. Go to the hosbital add
repord yourself wounded; Rud add |ub,p i'd the
river. psoiss add disedteet YOURSELF 49,, -,
He didn't hid be. thdgk Heaved! said the
We'll. ne1d tlbe your host is bedaced" ad.
edeby carries II he wdd was blowing
towards headauarders. you'd probably ged
courd- bardialhd Tor this"
While camped at Nelson Park. Troop l got
permission from its CAPTAIN. early IN the morn.
nT to 70 doW9 hs 10 G b GnR shn Ss
back; Onse;of the.retnrnrS jewellers t2ok look
full o. legs. arms'and DO lies as to preclude tho
possibility Of another person wedging in. and
as II was pretty hot anyway; ne decided 'lt to
bundle of straw. which he arranged softly and
time later he awoke almost frozen, thought of
the tent, thOiPht again and decided against
1t. got Ut. heaped up the straw. and burrowlng
into it like rabbit was soon as!eep again. mn;
have slept there peacefully until reveille hut
tor the advent Of strange horse who wan
ing the sentries in the darkness, In the
course Of time the wandering animal encoun-
tered the hs ns' that aFd the sIn
was suddenly rakened bv hot puus OF breath
on his face, and openins his eyes. heheld a
mare is nothing to.a night horse that pushes a
huge head FROM opt of the darkness into ones
dreams The trOoier rose to his feet with
" 'Whoo-oo.ool Vow" he yelled In wild
alarm. .ho .
also considerably startled and paving Wildly
They stood any stared at each other ,
br6n ns Po The q ro s9p Fus' himself hre.
bounds here achsd hie:tent,.p plunged headlong
in and rolled over body after body, amid
groans and curses. and THUMBS and kicks. until
he reached a vacant spot. where he Law pant
ing But the guard outside. oblurgatinR bit
the line until he finally escaped. having had an
object lesson. on tho folly OF undue in1uisl-
tiveness.
For all detachment. Of .the squadron OK
cept one the actual process OF marching was
rath hpf
corps. The heavy troop wagons have brakes,
but in tho regulations there is no provision for
venlent on this particular march; Such Is the
lay OF the land between Sing Sing and this
camp that man possessing the nr2ppo tra
the distance by leaning laun'ily hilton 70 hill
ton; a course OF progress net practic able tor
when 1t came to getting down on the other
side there was trouble. Several times the
wheels were locked and the horses were held
all the hills ia the long ono leading from
Peekskill down e, the bridge that leads to
less seriously injured trying to cOast'this de-
cl!yity; for Ills perilous even to wheel with
charge Of the ambulance. came 70 .he crest OF
the hill he deci ded to walt until tine troop wa;
Gon had a, good start: for II his ambulance did
tho ,heavv-wsgons. the wheels groaninG and
creaklng under the pressure OF the brakes.
which the Lieutenant would have been more
men who were riding inside the ambulance got
our. the wheels were locked. land the descent
began. ziGzagelng across the road with stops
wherever there was chance to block the
wheels. It took a good while to get down.
but the trip was made in safety. and the Lieu
tenant and his men got into camp. hot. drip
ping with perspiration and Justly. but with
their hardes. work OF tho outing over.
1t is no wonder to any one who has been on
this march that the market has been short on
American flags. Most Of the OUTPUT must have
come in this direction. Squadron A. being
made up Of New York and Brooklyn men, is
accustomed 10 seeing profuslon Of flags but
all the men were surprised at The stars and
Stripes decorations everywhere on the road
let ween New York and this city. The big sub
urban houses were respondent with the
colors. and even the small farmhouses
displayed. banners quite disproportionate
to their sizes. AS for the towns. they
seemed to ny"the red; white and blue from
every window along the route. Many Of the
large, country PLACES are shut of from the
world BY stone walls. covered with Ivy. A ia
yorite display, of the colors in these places was
to drape the'fags'upon these walls beside the
entrances. The flag is a beautiful sight any
where. but nowhere is its beauty better shown
than against green background Of LEAKAGE.
There was many a ecene along tho march that
the troopers would have been glad to take with
Thorn.