The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-20
MASCOT OF End.
Snowfall" Drifts In
to Worcester
Once More.
WARMLY WELCOMED
Young Lad Saw Service in
Cuba and Was Of In
estimable Value.

The Second regiment mascot, Snow
ball." who was with that regiment al
through the Cuban campaign, ha:
drifted into Worcester once more t.
renew old acquaintance of other days
Jimmy was welcomed with open arm:
by his old comrades, and was virtually
given the freedom of the city with &
strong rope on the freedom part, fol-
fear he would take it and never re-
turn.
Jimmy Sargent's connection with the
Second regiment came when that regi-
ment was passing through Washington
Jimmy was engaged in the occupation
Of vending fruits in that city, and
started in to sell the soldiers some. He
struck up an acquaintance with Co
H, Wellington Rifles boys, and he liked
them so well that he remained with
them when the train left Washington,
and accompanied the regiment to Tam
pa, Fla, where he entered the service
of the company cook. He was also a
sort of valet to the officers of the camp
and a general utility man, and waited
upon the officers at their mess. He
was equipped with uniform and given
the name of Snowfall"
When the Fifth army corps was or
dered to Cuba, Snowfall wanted to go,
but he would not be allowed by the
officers of the regiment. Snowfall was
determined to see service, however, and
went aboard several of the transports,
only to be put ashore by the soldiers
when his presence was discovered. He
tried all the transports in vain en-
deavor to get to Cuba, only to be eject
ed from them all. He then got aboard
the knickerbocker and succeeded in
slowing himself away out of sight. He
came forth from his place of conceal
ment when the transport was well out
from the shore, and presented himself
to the astonished gaze of the officers
CT the boat.
AS they would not turn back, the lit
tie fellow was allowed to go with the
regiment, and many of the boys were
glad of it afterward, for when the men
began to succumb to the dread effects
of the Crban climate, the little 14-year-
OLD mascot never was taken sick, and
aided his comrades wonderfully. The
greatest accomplishment Of the mascot
was his ability to get next to things
about the camp and stay right with
them.
If any of the boys of H Co. missed
any part of their equipments they
promptly told Jimmy about their loss,
and whatever article was wanted,
Jimmy would have it for them in no
time. No question was asked as to
where it came from.
When the boys would give all kinds
of gold dollars for bareback at one time
in t1n "a ION q
Jimmy proved his worth. Wherever
he would get them, he always had
bareback to spare, and always shared
with his comrades.
Jimmys abilities in that line did not
end with winning equipments, bareback
and the like. Every day Jimmy would
come riding into camp mounted upon
a prancing steed which he had confis-
Gated somewhere, and would collect all
the canteens in the company street ride
to tha stream and fill them and return
to the camp. One day Jimmy Won a
very pretty iacllass that a Cuban ma
jor in Gen. Garcia's army rode, and he
came into camp bright and early. The
boys all crowded about the lad, and
wanted to know where he got the steed
all covered with fine t<appings. He
refused to divulge where he won the
ANIMAL and collected the canteens, as
the San Juan river. While he was
gone, the Cuban major who owned the
beast, came into the company street,
and filling the air with his cries and
Spanish oaths, demanded the return of
the beast. The boys Loyalty denied all
knowlt dye Of the animals whereabouts,
when Jimmy rode into the street. The
Cuban major would have made short
work of the de6oubtable Jimmy, but for
the interference Of the boys. The ma
jCr, highly indignant, bestrode his jack
ass and rode out of the camp.
Jimmy's experience since his return
from CuFa would fill an ordinary sized
volume. He has visited every place
where the Second regiment company
hailed from, and has been royalty re-
ceiyed everywhere by the boys, who
have looked cut for him. In North
ampton Jimmy imagined that he was
still in Cuba, and appropriated a bicy-
Gle. Notices of the missing bicycle
We're sent cut all over the state, and
the police were on the lookout for the
supposed thief.
About two weeks after the disappear
anca of the wheel, Jimmy rode back
into Northampton mounted on the
wheel in mach the same way that he
returned on the Cuban majors horse.
wheel, and he innocently said he only
wished to borrow it for a ride. No
charge was PRESSED against the young
fellow, ana he was allowed to go.
Shortly after that, a collection was
taken, and he was shipped back to
Washington, and the local Second regi-
ment boys thought that was the last
of Snowfall, hUt he bobbed up unex-
pectedly here in the city
70 /,
ported at the local recruiting office, and
went to the City Hotel with Sergt.
Lansing, where Landlord Kessell
promptly signed him for the season in
his ld-time capacity as general utility
man. His appearance on the street
caused no enc OF laughter yesterday.
His uniform bong the regulation Unit
ed States with white braid trimmings
on his blouse, resembling a bandmaster
AT RECRUITING OFFICE.