The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-14

canteens and it tastes quite well,
although it is not East Tennessee
mountain water by any means
During the day it gets quite warm
but there has been continua,
breeze, which is cool and refresh
ing, so that we have not suffered
from heat. All except very necces-
sary work is discontinued during
the hotties part of the day, and we
stay under the shade of our tents.
The weather we have now reminds
one very much of an East Tenn,
fall or spring, except there isn't
any rain TO speak of, we have had
one day that was little showery,
but not enough wet ones clothes
through. Another feature which
, reminds me of East Tennessee is
the mountains, which we can see to
the West and South of our camp.
This evening reminds me very
much of Camp Poland in our
balmiest days, when we were
crowded by the large number of
visitors. There must bo between
ia. &C aud four hundred men, aorl
en- and children here-all jabbering
away in Spanish. The better ell
ement is well and stylishly dress
Some of the women are pretty al
though they are of a decided bru-
nette. Another strange thing to
we Americans is the fact that all
of the ladies go bareheaded or only
have thin scarf of lace over their
heads. Some carry parasols of
bright colors, or deep black, but
most seem to be without anything
whatever to cover the head. We
couldn't help but think that such a
plan saved millinary bills, al
though it might be little hard on
the complexion.
The poor people here are very
, pitiable, indeed. They stand
? around the outside of our guard
D line near our kitchens looking hun
cry and motioning to us and then
. to their mouths and if anyone has
a sceap or crumb left over and
seems about to throw it. down, 8
half dozen or more of the little
starved .ganins will break over
!. guard lines and everything in or
] der to get the morsel. Some o.
them seem to live on the juice o
{ the sugar cane and what scrap:
they can pick up from our camp
Women will bring their little chill
= dren and motion for something fol
them to eat and many boy in the
: 4th has gone hungry TO supply the
wants of some half starved mother
and her children.
= We heard that it was reported II
u the United States that we had vel
y low fever in the 4th. in Co. G
9 There is a boy named Fate York
quite sick and some of the doctors
n say it is Yellow Fever, while Others
e stoutly contend that it is not. / d.
n MT believe that it is, or other case
q would have broken out in camp
n for some of the boys nursed him fo
/ several days. He is getting alons
n nicely, so we are informed. All thu
Q boys In Co. B. are getting alons
y nicely, none sick except McPher
: son spoken of in former lette
y and we are told that he is gettin!
a along alright.
n havn't been in Sancti Spiritu
q enough to tell you much about tn,
y place, 50 l will defer that until an
Q other time.
s. The Cubans are very friendl.
q people and seem delighted that tn
8 'sAmericanoes," as they call III
K and they cannot do enough for us
q AS we marched toscamp the othe
70 evening the windows and door
n were crowded and along our way
l. the people called out in Spanis
n "God be with you" God, indeed
y must have had much to do wit
y causing America to interior in be
n. half of these people, who have bee
>" treated shamefully. They all loo
< with confidence to America
to write their wrongs and woe be I
'p our country il she betray our trus
,e for as we deal with these trustin
IS people i'm this their extremity so,
u, believe, will we be dealt with.
ID / am proud Of the way in whic
n. the boys of this part of the "Fourt
til have acted and if they continue
ar they have begun, their country an
is their kin will have cause to /
be proud of each and every man.
a Hoping to get letters from all OF