The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-16
PICTURES OF CAMP LIFE.
VIGNETTES. VIVID RATHER THAN
PRETTY. Of MARCH AND uIVOUAC.
How Mr. Atkins walks and Tniks In
Rcnt life, While TrnmpinE ana
Fighting on the south African
Neldt.

until shutdown our fellows had been tramI
ms over the monotonous cxplnse Of ycidl
broken by intermittent lines oil kopi,s
As tho SION dropped out ~ siga' a cold
wind whlsucd through the ranks. until
Mr Atkins. clad IN thin khaki began 90
ease h.s overehareed feelings oy dropp.ns
slabs Of picturesque language on tEo
heads az aA aud suudry Nj Atkins b
q loug-suucr.nE parsonage hut WlDn he
does bet himself ioose he can become gor-
geousiy vivid 600 his vocabulary To likes
20 color his curses. and biz favorite color
g. red. noe pale pink or fosc-hued red bu.
deep. CORY oarmne. with aery crimson
center. some ~ his curses ore s1 strong
that they leave taste ir DOS mouth lk.
enc receipt OF Rad news from home Too
order came to camp for o couple 90 hours
and then Tommy piled hls rife threw
of his kit sires caed himself upon the
feathery grass grabbed healthy sized
rock Cor pillow. ara munehed his bi--
cult and chunk of haIf-raw beer or mutt
ton with zest born o. keen hunger
which was near akin 60 famine When
hc had a.eim.lated hts food be- drew forth
that most faithful ~ friends. ais dearly
loved pipe and smoked ioyoustY. hoppy
a. any suster kld for thc time being
happy in MS utter forgetfulucss AMI .rre-
spoons biuiy
he is purely animal in his emotions ls
Tommy He is brave because his faith
er ana his mother were brave before ~
was beRotteu. De is careless because they
were careless or else he would never have
needed 90 iis' Tor q soldier Right down
~ his half-henthen heart he worships one
ieNsh - aesou"N as did the pirate gang
VINO o. "'n iime. swept the Northern
At ""oa ina' '"sa aond. Viking Hnraid
haI"fa da ommN fetish IS the Bri,-
lsn public BE. poor devii believes in
mem Just 's ih'r believe % him Thcy
NOV tnas 40 matter what comes or goes
l"mmF VIII somehow or another drag
the 90 nag OUT on top as Dc always tas
DoN' "eh'Iaif may make mistakes less-
eF "lheeEs may biunder hour Ia or hour
on'' OUT ~ me end Tommy VIII even
~ ON 1he siate and come out
ho does i Col oione kro,gs Wa, D., ~
n gets mas, mo .,., -
does il. ana while oft., ee.l ~, r.,
like 10 punch hin, for 800 I. $50 a.,
myself. n spite N r,,ee,c ,.t,r.. ~. ~
or 20 him Tor being an iir,r,.,,,.., 49,,
IN mHH#l rf.a
him Tor hes a.. bs.,, ~ ~, -, ~ ~
tlon-he ard our ofa f,ic-a -. On
after all Jacks mother ana -.
mother are fiii-h.o,as.1 .t.,'.
one wears "a Nif.s ,,.s.tt--.. .t N'
a red one. ana tbere 49,. liegg-e,,,- -.
and ends 7''''
Tho British ruhlf. b.lt,,.. d,
and Mr. Atkins belle,ss 4, 49, - ~ ~,
! ger blown Out saws Tonny ,.the ans
De won't see the ola vyor,a, -. ~. 90
wants for a feed a" vVb,f b,,.. -
say 20 thata 10 Won fell To-, ,',,,- -, ~. ~.
you are wcrth,. ~ .s-r,,,,,,,...., -.
your He's a child "a .rorn,,, =.
overgrown kid. but ~ r,stss 80.
home 10 the haze AZ no ,,h,- -. 49,.
can push II. ana II Won, so,,, s,.-t. -. 49,.
he leaves behind ht,, ~, 49,. =, -,
your salt He heueVes -, ,.ou ,rr, ~, ,,,,,
for YOU. don't blast bIs f,t,b =, ,.t. ~.
Ssh. or the dav ma, d,y,.,, 49,. ~. ~.
look In vain FOR mon ~ ~ ttt,..,. 49,.
your foes from ,o,r d,.,rs -''''
...,,.,
20 tils hlHht Tommy just stretched
w "''fS !iinns IN the face % the ahll
"."lIF NihA AMI smoked, ana as he sttok
ga %. 'aiheh and opfd e. might be
siiu.h "eau IN ever De listed again"
ohusht snatches q his couversation az
" "l"lh '"N Hhte. W my hid come
our mere bloomin' well couldn't help me-
sen. H"t the marchin' fever so told the
"ld sirl ] couldn't be Apply unless ! came
."ouAh had nice billet with thirty
nep q week reg lar. Got any kids
Shohia say nave Got four already. ma
tntFes onother--. passed on. for dti
MOI want 70 hear about that other one"
Iofkin ABOUT dorgs. chmei iu another
voice why. ] left a bun bitch a. ONE
fhht was a oily terror ter Tight. nd she
Was as known ns man; but she'd take
no interest to anything that didn't have
a hght ~ 20 somewhere. My little brother
Hih used Go get that bull bitch 20 sit be-
side him. and he'd show her the bright
colofed pictures ia his play hooks when
the picture showed men playin' cricket.
or hshfn, or a boat az sea, or a Tot Of
cattle IN a meadow. she would close her
eyes until they just looked like two Sits
in her cad. aud then snc'd begin TO yawn.
OF maybe she'd curl up with her lower
jaw fesiin on little Eills knee. and go
60 sleep. But when IL came 90 a battle pic
lure. the death OF Nelson or the charge
Of cavalry brigade. or anything with
plenty Of tight in q. why. that old bitch'd
just stand uD N growi sctiin' her four
feet apart. prickin up her ears. brstliu
her hair up. nd every blessed tooth in er
'ead would De haired for business. Tork
about dorgs'"
Bot 4 sped rapidly on as a hundred
voices rose 20 ten a "dorg" story more
weirdly wondorful than that OF the first
speaker. ana equally truthful Ia detail