The National tribune., 1903-12-03
WAsHNGToN D c. THURSDAY DEcEMBER 3 1904

nighthawks who now wanted to sleep were
treated with the same fun they had given
others while thssband thorgfitfully opened
the second day with that good old sacred
tune:
The morning lkht is breaking, the dark
| ness disappears,
The sons Of eatth are waking to peniten-
tial teara"
HADN'T nEAnxEp TO FORAGE.
As Gov Desmispn, who was at that
! time Landlord q the State House, did not
| furnish meals b lsdgers, We were forced
to look elsewhere for such accommoda-
tions. Most Of sus, for q good reason, had
brought along only. q shilling or two, and
there was no telling how soon We should
draw any pay q the job; therefore it was
deemed prudent to so slow on outlay. but
there were some who seemed to be either
| more flush or less thoughtful, who hasten
| ed to the nearest place to satisfy the ap-
petite for breakfast. taking chances for
the future.
Leaving their traps, the company and
the band went outside, where We waited,
and waited, and waited, and waited-for
| three hours, while the Captain was seek
ing some one who knew some one who
could tell him where he could get his men
q breakfast. In the meantime, fearing
fnutiny in the company, our First Lieu
tenant requested the band to play at in
tervals: "My Country, 'Tis Of Thee,
Sweet Land of Liberty
The Captain returned, wearing one of
his Characteristic smiles, stating that he
had seen everybody, from the Honorable
Governor Dennison to the Woman of
Justice on the Court House. and the lat
ter had told him to try the soup house
at the Union Depot So. without music,
we marched thither the band being too
hungry to play. Entering the depot we
marched in single file past a window of
the secondhand department of the restau-
rant, where each man in turn received
bread and meat in one hand and In the
other tin cup of black coffee. then moved
10 place where he could. enjoy his first
meal at Uncle Sans bOuntiful board.
Having finished, and returned the tin
cups, we marched back to the State
House, again without music. We soon
gathered our traps and effects and filed
out West Broad street. The party re-
sembled very much foreign immigrants on
their way to Castle Garden.
After We had cleared the city limits, the
band set the pace. to the good old tune
Yankee Doodle. with cymbal variations.
At Sullivan Hill, which was about two
thirds of the journey, Il halt was called
and a short rest taken.
This WAS our first march. which neces-
STATED halt. and some new features
were developed incident to soldering. 1t
was observed that the tall man with silk
hat and standing collar was in no hurry
to sit down, as most Others were. He
took out his handkerchief and wiped the
sweat from his face, then stepped aside
and tried to stamp the dust from his pat
ent-Ieather shoes. The stubby man with
hickory shirt and cowhide shoes threw
himself lengthwise on the green bank at
~, -. l.. ~, IL,
out his watch to ascertain the time, then
looked up at the sun, then walked over to
Sullivan's fence and mounted the top rail,
seatwise, and as he was in the act of
craning his neck. to judge the distance we
had made from the city. the rail broke and
he was seen standing almost erect, fOrked
end up. among the briars on the other
side of the fence.
Attention was called, and the COM
pany was ready to move. but the tall man
tarried, trying to press his favorite hat
to its normal shape, while his face wore
an expression that indicated a tired feel
ing for further. serviceruf -of 7r'
Again we. moved on; fhesfour,miIe house,
was reached, the gateway to Camp Chase.
BECOME FRESH FISH.
z The Captain, desiring to make as good
show as possible on entering the great
''close up." "dressaup,' ..cover your file
leader" keep in Iine," take STEP" all
foreign language to the most of us, and
no change in the appearance Of the com
panys could be discosered. However, what
was wanting in appearance nyas fally SUP
piled by our band . (which played, while
entering, 1.-The Girl Left Behind Me-"
andaas we marched down to headquarters
by-standers along the way honored us
with loud and prolonged shouts of Fresh
fish, Fresh fish, Fresh fish"
(To be continued.)