The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-08-17
|SITED LAND OF
|THE FL FIGHTINGBOERS
I Kept by Mr. R. Y. White on His Recent
Trip to South Africa.

| Orleans, U. S. A., their eyes grew as
large as saucers.
, Port Elizabeth is built at the foot of
a range Of mountains. We will begin
to discharge the horses tomorrow.
April Goth. The kaffirs came aboard
at 9 a. m and begen unloading the
horses. The horses look like the last
rose OF summer, for they had to stand
up the entire voyage Of thirty-fSe days
which has made them so stiff in their
Joints that they are hardly able to
/ move. The katfirs are causing much
mirth among US boys by their comical
speech. The African kattir is much
the same in appearance as the Ameri-
can negro. They speak a language
which sounds like Chinese.
Saturday, April 9th. Still aboard
the Monteagle at Port Elizabeth. The
British recruiting officer is aboard
trying to induce us Americans to join
the army.
Sunday, April 2sth. Kaffirs have
finished unloading. Out of the one
thousand and two hundred horses we
sailed from New Orleans with we lost
only thirty-six. We are to leave uere
tomrrrow evening for St. Vincent,
Cape Do Verde Islands, for orders.
We all go ashore for few hours to
procure some tobacco and othe.. things
we will need on the return trip. Was
very much pleased with Port Eliza
beth, and found it to be an up-to-date
little city, with electric lights, trolley
cars and all other modern improve
ments.
Monday, April Goth. Clear and cool,
TWenty-fvaof the boys join the Brit
ish army and go ashore to sign up.
4 We depart from Port Elizabeth at 7:30
4 p. N. fer st. Vincent Cape De We're for
orders.
| Tuesday, April s3Oth. Cloudy with .
hard gale blowing of shore, the sea
being very rough, making the ship roll
| that.much more. Can hardly keep on
my feet. We all go to work at so cents
per day light work and 70 cents per
day shifting coal. Our work consists
Of cleaning up the ship, tearing down
stalls and throwing the lumber they
we're built OF overheard: we also have
to paint and do various other light
| jobs.
4 Wednesday, May 1st. Cloudy with
rain. Cape Town in plain view again
and for the last time. One OF the boys
fell through No. l match and was badly
bruised about the head and shoulders,
while another was hurt by lump OF
coal falling on his head. Both retnrn-
ed to work in about an hour.
Thursday, May I'd. Clear and cool
with calm sea. No more land In sight
and won't be until we reach st. Vim
cent. Ship making fourteen KNOTS per
hour.
Friday, May 23d. We are making
faster time going than we did coming
over. as ws are now in ballast only,
which makes the ship lighter.
Saturday, May 4th. Clear and warm
with heavy swells from the mort. we
see comet off our port side about P.
m. It don't seem to be moving very
fast, but only burning up
nSunday, May 5th. Cloudy and warm
with calm sea. Mack says ne saw a
ghost last night about II o'clock going
around the ship closing the ports, anu
when he asked him what he was doing
Il for tsit disappeared then and there.
| Mack is n-belieyer," but ne taxes
4 solemn oath that he did witness TINS
last night. 1t is commonly known tna'
Ave men have been killed aboard TINS
ship in the past two years. Inc ghoS'
or ghosts has been seen before py sew
eral of the boys.
Mordav Nav 9Th. Cloudy and warm
Nth calm sea. Think we will cross
the equator again about Friday as We
- aireadv feel the heat. We expee'
to reach St. Vincent next weeA 'Di-
J time. "a bot
Tuesday, May 7th. Clear and mo-
, with calm sea. Gentle breeze IRON
. the east Bought bottle OF port ~.n' "on"
! j from the steward which cost IS oo NOOo
/ / have to take it to strengthen me- 90
5 am sick. c,oanond ho
with light southern wiud. on,p n " sor
,n9 1ai-s knots per hour. The boy
: had 70 mutiny again for the same cau'
40. and thew come out on top again.
IT THURSDAY, May 9th, All quls' y !
,aara Another concert booked 10
SS Saturday night in honor of recroSsln Z
! the line, to be given by sne S sallS1s -
I I sremen' g.. TO which all are invited :,
= Friday, May 10th. Clear ana u u
"a not a cloud in sight. ] p. m. !"
a.. ars now crossing the equator ano l., !. :,
- ~ hot As hades is said to be- Inc : !.
: - to:Iins up out Of the seams s q u !
aecl and If you place your nand .o,.,
usS' u'r Mace Of iron work you viii saA' ~.
. ny much faster than you p"s
o there, The spaniai
= saturday, May liln. - LnS Sohr Ryl
= = cot ! 3. good thrashing from '0nn ~