Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-04-24

may keep me from something worse!'
Edwards face cleared little. After
Ill Freeda was not to blame, nor VII
Id either 20 far as that went, and with
q revulston Of feeling strong in him
he shook Willis hand. There were
real tears in Willis eyes as he looked
around the room.
AFTER all I've had some good times
IN the college. Expect III miss even
old Quad unless I'm having 4 good
sized row with the naughty Castil-
ians Ill the time. And I have enjoyed
the club and the tennis and the foot
bali and the society dinners. When l
get down to bacon and beans and black
coffee. I'll wish for some college grub,
l guess. But here's to war, glorious
war! Down with Spain! Up with
Cuba!
''0h, Cub, the land that ought to b fres.
We'rs ready to fight foe thy Hbesty!'
he began to sing.
And with the echo Of the college
verse celebrating Cuba's freedom VIII
liz marched out into the hall, where q
crowd had gathered to see the volun-
teers OF to camp.
The regiment went out that night
and In a week was encamped ut the
south, waiting orders there, hoping and
praying to be transferred to the seat Of
war. But the days went by, and still
the troops remained In camp. A letter
from Willis to Edward three weeks
later expressed his views Of the situa-
ton and gave Edward a strong i'm
preston that war, glorious war;" IL
not all FUN and glory" at least not
that part Of it spent In camp.
View been rotting IN this hole now until we'rs
al ready to desert and be shot, Just for 4 change
Willis wrote IN great diagust It's drtl1, drin,
drill, until I'm DICK Of the whole businesl We've
got captain that's made Of 4 ramrod and q pair
Of boots. and he trots u out through the broiln4
sun and the rain alike and marches u around -
II our legs were made Of vulcanised rubber and
cur backs Of boiler iron We have plenty to eat,
such - it L. and enough what there II OF It. but
I'd give q apiece for one Of those club pies that
Ne used to ~ were bullet proof and ought to Be-
made for the United States instead OF the de-
fectivs armor plates manufactured for the navy.
Send me one Of them in = bat box, G. o. D., and
throw in couple dosen doughnuts- We get some
things here, OF ccuzse, from the wagons that come
around, but lately most Of the peddlers have been
ordered out OF camp on account OF the boyD Ct.
ting poisoned On some secondhand warned ove1
ice cream.
The worst thing about this waiting Il the feel
ing that At the rate things are moving the var
win be al over before We can hit 4 lick At any
thing except the bacon and coffee. There's been
considerable sickness here. Winters Of Company
D died In hospital yesterday. and more than .
dosan Of the fellows In Company 81 are down With
tever. Not more than half the boys take any
precaution about the water Of their Diet We
have orders enough and advice enough, from the
colonel down to sergeant and corporal but there's
lots OF 60 as you please about 1t. For amusements
Ne play cards and pitch quo.ts and once In awhile
. game Of baseball, but most OF the fellows are
glad to lie still when drill int on Won't you
send NE . copy Of Comic Sections, any old thing
to readf One Of the chapel hymnbooks Will do
Old man, I feel pretty blue At dmeA think
mother was right about It when she said I'd Ct
DICK Of it. There's Z bare chance of our being
transferred to Tampa within 4 week. " ase,
that viii mean active service. Write me, old
man, and tell me al about the new president.
It vas rather sudden, want it, the way be was
called? Don't tell the fellows l am blue. But II
any of them wishes be was down here tell him
the climate Of Hope college II good enough Your
chum, WILLIS PREs1o1.
Willis allusion to the new president
touched upon an event In the college
that would have received much more
attention at the time If the country had
not been so entirely carried away with
the excitement of the war.
TO BE CONTINUED.