Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-08-15

SAN JUAN, DEposITo, NEAR MANILA.
There has been another change since |
wrote you last. The msjor In charge OF
the hospital corps has been relieved from
duty OF this regiment and that left only
two doctors and since then one OF those
has been relieved, because the officers
and men didn't like him, and another
one came aud was put In charge OF the
regiment, and | was made his orderly.
He IL fine man and uses me white.
Nv friend Cornell has been relieved aud
sent 10 the lst Reserve Hospital In the
CITY. This place, now, Is the head
quarters Of the regiment, instead OF the
city, and We have y mess OF our own,
and IL IL fine one. We have got a nice
table and chairs. Yesterday, Sunday,
we had chicken stew for dinner also
some cranberry sauce. This sauce, by
the way, Is some that we ''rustled" on
the boat when we came over here.
We have had no rain TO speak Of vet,
but we have thunder and lightning equal
to that we had In Paris two years ago,
when IL struck winslow's shade tree.
Last Saturday afternoon two bsttal-
Ions of the 2lsi had their first fight here.
It was at Paransque and three Of our
men were wounded. OF the other regi-
ments none were killed, but twenty
eight were wounded, among them two
colonies.
We have not had any mail since
got your letter two weeks ago. am
expecting a half bushel when 1t does
come. Now, while think OF II, wish
YOU would have some Of my dear friends
that take the Democrat save the papers
until they get four and then send them
20 me. haven't seen an American pa
per since came here (only been here
month";
| am enjoying myself immensely.
think will settle down here when get
done with the army. Greatest chance
| In the world to make money. hope BY
the time you get this letter that you will
be enjoying the best Of health and
wealth. July 4th will be over with
then. Last year | was hauling Q. N
supplies from Lyle. Wonder what
will do this year? thought then that
would be q civilian now. Stranger
things than that have happened before
IL Is all In q lifetime.
went into the city Saturday ant
looked IL over. While there i met DR.
Robinson, the doctor that was at Fort
Preble when left there. / didn't know
him but he knew me and stopped me al
was going into the walled city. A
Preble he was always as neat rs new
pin, and here he had stubby red beart
and none too clean clothes on. He talk
ed with me some time, and told me II
ever wanted q recommendation to com,
to him and he would do the best be could
for me.
Iwish you could see the bed mad,
for myself out of bamboo. There ISM
q nail in It. IL Is combination Of BAN
boo and wire. i slept 10 it last night 10
the first time, and found it great i'm
provement on the floor.
We are on main road from the cit.
TO the country and there Il stream o
women and children going TO and com
ing from market. When they have {
dig TO sell, they tie bis feet together an,
sling him on pole and carry him six o
eight miles that way. The women carr,
everything on their heads and the load
that they carry are enormous. / took
basket Of pineapples OF . woman's hea'
this morning and Il was all coul
handle. The boys carry everything o.
their shoulders. They have long pol
and basket on each end, hung by ropes
Give my love 70 all Of the folks and as
them to write to me. GUY c. BEAN.