The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-03

took the place of raisins. The sauce
looked as II II were only sirup OF sugar.
some or which had been carameled 10 give
II special flavor and color. There rose
from the sauce. however. an odor which
caused Mick McTwyny TO utter an &C.
There's Just one thing I want TO ask.
ia brandy an army ration, PhilT'
Yes" said Hamilton-"that is tits a
hoBpltal ration, and got half pint from
the hospital steward by promising
small pudding In exchango--for the sick.
you know"
There's Just on sthlnS want 10 ask"
nurntlod an sxtruoS driver through a
mouthful OF no; pudding. Does tho
government issue pudding bsgs7"
'The quartermaster Issues cotton
drawers" Phil replied. "and you'll learn,
II you choose 10 e.k. that he charged two
new pairs 20 p,y personal clothing ac-
count this morning. The puddings were
boiled In the legs OF them"
BE hivin." said Mick McTwyny, with
an approving shoulder slap that nearly
knocked our snterprtsing oommissary ser
geant into the cooks fire. the likes of
yez niver was born. and the fust money
tho paymaster gives me yes shall git that
dhrunk Wild me that yes won't know yer
mout' from a holo in the ground"
Thanks. sergeant" said Hamilton. rub
big his shoulder II assure you that
you're the first man who ever was
thoughtful enough TO make me so hand
some on offer"
But grander feast was enjoyed one
cool evening after Phil had announced
late I'm the afternoon that there would be
pancakes for supper and asked that each
man would take knife and fork we'll
az plate when he went for rations. Ham
ilton had found some soda and cream OF
tartar I'm the village. He made the batter
In a half barrel. and his grddles were an
odd collection OF frying pans. plow-
shares. nattened sides OF camp kettels the
bottoms OF which had rusted or burned
through. stove lid and some tin plates.
AS we hurried to the cookhouse when
the bugle blew supper call we saw all
these irons on n glowing mass OF Goals
and the cook lifting large cakes from
them with wooden turner made from
a barrel stave. while Phil himself. with
huge bit OF fat pork on n stick In one
hand and great cup I'm the other, was
greasing the pan and pouring more bat
ter. As the cook placed n huge cake anE
a spoonful OF sugar on each plate Ham
ilton said that IL we would be patient
and stand around as we ate each could
get fresh cake every two OF three min
utes.
"Ah" "Um. "Myi" "Oh!" 'Goliyw
Gosh were some or the expressions
that went up around that fire while the
men began their supper, some using
spoons instead OF knives and forks. Of
tenest heard. however. was. This re-
minds me OF home" or Doesn't II re-
mind you OF homer" Had l ever before
been asked 10 name our national dish
would have hesitated between pie and
pork and beans. but since that great
evening have believed that In a competi-
tive contest the pancake would receive
more votes than beans and pie combined
bles as the tie that binds" "a touch OF
nature" and more OF that sort of thing.
As we ate those cakes verybody began
TO talk OF home Even big Pat Callahan
became so absorbed In home reminis-
cences that he forgot to curse the gov
ernment for not giving US better to eat
on our cakes.
But nobody. no matter how full OF
home memories. stopped eating that he
might talk. The first issue disappeared
from the plates In minute, and two or
three men who apparently hadn't any
homes 10 think OF returned so frequently
for moro that we agreed TO form a cir
Gle each man TO receive a cake and some
sugar as he passed the cooks table. II
was an odd spectacle apparently. to
men OF other companies-that company OF
about 80 men marching slowly In circle
and eating as they walked But we were
not at all concerned about our appear
ance just them. We were having pri-
vate cake walk in which each and every