The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-04-13

~ WIS u hplelfulu CpiuileIthfy vi
the willingness Of u lot OF raw men Il
make themselves ainenable to militar.
Discipline, for ID was stated that within
fifteen minutes after the call TO quar-
tiers, aud therefore TO arms, had beer
given that there were nc vacancies II
any OF the ranks of the organizations
except such as were made iecessar,
from sickness or attendance upon gnart
duty. Realizing that what they hat
loDged tor WAS abont to occur 10 re
lieys the inonot0ny Of garrison duty
these me- displayed surprising agiIit,
IN getting to their quarters, putting o.
cartridge belt and shouldering guD, aaf
when the second call WAS given for lin
formation each set of fonrs was com
plete, Many we've tho ecDjectnres al
to what the 0ntcoiDe would be. There
was scarcely q question IN tho minds
of any but that real lighting was 10 BIZ
INDUCED in, yet there had been sf
many rnju0rs aud seares that many Ol
them, scarcely, nj this time. were will
ing 10 accept the blunt statement that
the war bad began Tho line was
Ihiah}y bolUlHsf ibHb 'D'itsi'H tHG WY
and whore there had been outposts only
two hours before troops were rushed 10
the front, 80 that there would be i COR
don protecting ihs inmates from posi-,
bic harm that Threatened.
1.-THE night rises up before me again
with Startling yigidpessi an intensely
black night, save Tor the electric lights
that flekered hers and there from M
imperfect system not u ray, and moth
ing 10 relieve the somberpess OF the
city not an individual 10 be seen on
the streets not ono living thing that
could be diseerned apywherei not even
q light IN any u the houses, md even ~
quarters Immediately after the men had
put on THEN Announcements, lights
were distinguished, rs they held them,
selves IN readiness 10 march nj u mo-
mept's notice, II required q very few
minutes for Dr. Bruuing and myself tn
put away the dominoes With which We
had been playing, ppt Oh orr great
khakbi eOlts and staft down stairs 10
be reHdy to 20 when the order came,
This was not ~ be, for almost imnledl'
ately we had gone into company quar-
tiers NOTES came from the colonel TINT
he wns starting 10 Tho front, and Tint
mo mNlur surgeon, together Win tho
chaplain, should proceed ~ once md
remain with that part Of tho bat9lli0p
thpt was to augment the ontposts, The
position Was not M attractive one for
nae md hpd very little 20 he desired,
IN the first place II meant thai | wonld
have W give over my old custom nf re-
firing abont Di80, md II would be Y
question when again might got pndeg
my mosquito netting and dream ~
home, IN tho second place " meant \
miles march With peither lights nor
music nlnng n lnnley road 10 4 remer
terry, and lhpt wNs not y cheerful
prospect, IN the third place " meant
the possibility of coming IN contact
with \ Fahld insprgnnt who might bp
fool enough ~ let his gum 30 OH md by
ppre accident lopph ms IN u place that
would make ms fnol uncomfortable,
and perhaps pnll for y military fnnerul
the following day, w Tho fnnrth-hnt
whht " tho good Of going on IN this
wayf There was no help fpr ", and
going DOWN tho street with my orderly
snnRht ont Surgeon Major AdMMa,
who with his orderly, wAs ready vol
start Hp hnd \ white horse, hut " vs.
unnecessary ~ stAte TINT pnr time was
ln0 mnph engaRpd ~ look around 10y
thp pnsF0maW WnMnn with tllp ped
haiF, do not thlnk that lhpre WaR
anyone w Tint crowd TINT pight that
was my hlnYpF thnn myself, and mn
sHlp thnt MnyelS was not my strong
point, The first hnlf hpnl Tint $40
started W. had gnnp on tho road mpb-
ahly . hNl NILS aud werp, on \ dark
ana lnnqlY. street. on either side ~
which stood fhe nepA butts ~ Fha M
HYff. mol oven \ mnnalnl Qnf Wns
hpnlN n YEN Nv Np nnsspd NlnnHl ana
eyan Fhe. silence itself WNs QmlinqNs
When midway between lhp city and
fhR cemetery without 4 moments
WArning, 4 shot rAng ont on Tho still
W.T. And immediately Wp lpqFApd TINT
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lns ms hana between ms ahnAldaFa aud
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paFh4ps would bR very hAId ~ ACQUIRE,
hlI, Ihll AlRhl the doctor and niYRelf
lnnk \ llRh nYpIARn IN lhe way TIM WN
lpaInpa ~ duck TnfRpIllnA Thai was
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