The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-11

next mornings maneuvers He was met by n-commlssioned officer who had been informed of the joke, who in- structed him that this was matter to be taken up with higher officials, He was instructed 10 so back to his street and put on full dress uniform before appearing at the brigade Headquarters and make his request known, He had completed this change and was on his way, when a friend informed him of the trick that had been perpetrated on him. On his return to the street he proceeded to soothe hs wounded feel ings by quaillng bottle of sarsaparil- la, and was promptly caught by his fellows as a right handler"
 Another popular pastlme Is the or ganization of what Is known as the bum guard" A night is selected when full marching order Is Instructed to go to certain locality outside of the guard lines and arrest any persons found, In several Instances this we'll meaning miltaman has had consider able difficulty when he has attempted to hold up a group of men or a non commissioned officer or two With some of the companies q favorite pastime Is to toss men in the blankets, but this is not as generally lndulged In at the present time as 1t has been In the past. One story Is told of man now prom inent in military circles who on his first night at camp was instructed to stand guard over the water pipe at the end of his company's street and allow no one to obtain water without he was In possession of the oountersign, a most mysterious word, known only to the recruit and the fun seeking fellow member who had given 1t to him. For several hours the man kept guard over the water supply for his company and finally was surrounded by a half dozen men who insisted that he permit them to fill their water pals While he was holding converse with them. a second group attacked him from the rear and he woke up to the realization that he was the subject of jest upon receiving three well aimed pailfuls of water upon his head. To this day, this particular guardsman bears as nick name, the counterslgn that was given him on this occasion.
 The life of recruit at night Is ofter terrifying one. He may be sleeping peacefully on his mattress to be awak- ened by his tent suddenly tumbline down about his ears, some one having taken out the sticks, or by being drenched to the skin by the contents oi water bucket incidentally passed in to his tent.
 On one occasion a committee 1T charge of certain mans initiation proceeded to burn sulphur on all sides of the victims tent with the result tha sleep was absolutely impossible.
 The social side of camp life, comes except for snatches during the day be tween the drills, after the regimenta parade at five o'clock in the afternoon After mess it is the custom in man, streets for the ambitious songsters tt gather In front of the tent of some par ticular able dispenser of melody ant literally make Rome Howl until rol call and taps" Here and there can dle burning inside of a tent, may b' taken as an indication that number of lovers of the game have collected for the purpose of engaging In spirit ed game of pitch or a few harmless hands of whist.
 With the good feeling that exist among the members of the variou companies of the Connecticut regi