The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-07-20
FROM CAMP X
The Messengers special C~orrespon-
dent Gives and Insight Int the
Merry Life of the 'tSoldier Boys"
Camp Poem.

Colonel Taylor's Boys Brigade seems
to be having a great time on their an
nual encampment at Southport,
the following letter from the camp will
be read with interest by their numer-
Gus friends in this city:
Camp Worth.
Southport, y. July II
Today has been a scorcher. Except
ing the heat We are having very pleas
ant weather. The people down here are
getting used TO us and every night we
have visitors to spare. Colonel went
out on the garrison with us last night,
and he seemed to enjoy it better than
all the balance put together.
Sergeant Dudley, as before. has IL
bad; but one can hardly blame him
after seeing the object of his atten-
tons, although he has a very danger
Gus rival in the shape Of Sergeant
johnnie Armour" Ramsey.)
Bender is also making good
among the girls; he has not been chas-
ed but twice by enraged parents. COL
onel has advised him to go slower -
the future. The girls a PrivatG
Blackman on the string, as usual.
We a a very fine game of
ball yesterday between two pickedV
teams of the battalion. We will have
another TODAY.
Captain Price, Sergeant Ramsey and
Corporal Parker were the officers of
the guard last night.
The following is a little song COM
posed by the undersigned and lovingly
dedicated TO Camp Worth. Hold your
BREATH
Many tents are filled with. sandfies and
mosquitoes,
broken glass,
But through all the camp the snores
are loudly ringing.
II sounds like the braying of an ass.
Some are sleeping under quilts and
old horse blankets;
Bill is sleeping on a pillow made of
hay,
And Ger all the red-bugs now are
softly stealing,
In the streets OF Camp Worth, far
away.
Some were thinking of the grub they
had at p
Russ was thinking of the wife he left
And perhaps poor Pat was alss sadly
dreaming
OF the darling he had formerly called
his own;
When suddenly there came a loud ex-
plosion;
1t was caused by the breaking Of the
day
fast I-
On the banks of the Cape Fear Tar
away.
The above was crowde ont of Tues
days Messenger and the foiIowing~Iet-
ter was received from the camp yesteA
day: -
Camp Worth,
Southport, n. c., July Is, 1909. p
Today dawned bright and clear and
brought With Ii the saddeSt momentsS
20 the life of your humble servant that
ever befell a young American. He re-
ceived a telegram yesterday that calls
him TO town immediately. 1t needs a
brave heart to Did farewell TO lovely
girls OF this place, one especially, and
the boys think ne is not able TO stand
the test.
Dudley, as In our last e-ncarnpment.
mas 1t bad; but he has been frosted"
so that he wouldn't mind IL he had to
come up too. He sees snakes every
night and that is another reason why
he is homesick.
Our Adjutant Dosher, is the happiest
man in camp. He hasn't been smir,en
yet.
BY the looks of things last night,
Sergeant Hall is not so slow, although
| he did eat a large quantity Of turtle
the other day. Our sergeant major -
| also in the swim, likewise Corporale
| Parker and Curtis.
We had another fine game of base
ball yesterday, in which Happy Ned"
| our star player was slightly injured
| by one OF the boys trying to slide over
| him to third base.
Major E. W. Vanc. Lucas and Mr..
| II. C. Mcqueen, of this city paid US a
| pleasant visit recently; they seemed 10
think that our camp was in great
| shape.
There viii De an excursion run down.
here Friday on the steamer Compton,
for h benefit of the friends OF the
boys who would like 20 see US IN camp.
The boat viii leave Friday morning
at $3.50. returning leave Southport at
11:00 that night. There Will be a bail
| given that night and all Of US anf1c1-
| nate a good time G. C.. L.