The Elbert County tribune., 1911-11-17

four thousand miles or so-has Its advanta-
geous side tends to the increase OF adaptaniE
ity and breadth; and 1t Is very admirable tne
philosophic way the ladies' OF the army accept
the temporary shelters provided for them. take
the nttle shacks and make them 30 attractive
and honey About the verandas along the
Row vines were climbing and biossoming; IN
the tiny lawns exotic looking young trees we're
growing and various ornamental SHRUBS tubs
Of ferns bordered the paths. In the little gar
dens tall cosmos was blooming. very effective
against the white-washed. walls. And the In
teriors were charming, suggested travel and
love of books. iasa n aisi ..fait.t4
The places were SO attractive that incon-
veniences were not thought OF by US TIL
brought to light by our hostess, who laughingiy
told OF once being kept two hours in the bath
room when early caller had possession Of
the all-too-public sitting room. And laughingly
told of conditions they were year back.
when the present "bungaioos" were but sheds
with tent wings And the back OF the house,
II we cared to investigate. was still Just tent;
and sure enough we found the Jap servants out
there ironing under canvas and getting ready
the luncheon with such conyeniences as could
be set up in a canvas shelter. But all ap
peared snug and sufficient and honey.
AS we sat on the little veranda and supped
cooling drinks-very refreshing after the hot
unshaded ield-we had a talk with the host
come in weary and warm from the mornings
WITH Aue Cdpthlu bpcke uiBuiy vi tno uen
In the regiment. and regretfuliy OF the way
people generally regard the soldier: declared
II was unjust. unmerited, declared their men
were good set. The captain spoke of the
dearth OF decent amusements and decent so
ciety for the soldiers. said many OF them
craved better things than were available, the
majority of them were by no manner OF means
roysterers and wasters; he decried the black
eye given them generally.
Only very few OF the enlisted men had
their families with them at Schofeld Barracks;
at the time of our visit there was small
number OF khaki shelters serving as homes fol
soldiers wife and children; the tents pitched
near the bottom of the guIch some distance
beyond the polo field. Down in this guich
number of Hawaiians dwelt. cultivating taro
raising payas and bananas, but with large
leisure for visits and music and lying at ease
under the leafy. low-drooping branches that al
most hid their little dwellings. We caught
glimpse of Hawaiian girl in wine-red
hoolsu tnative dress) with two or three khaki
clad figures near by. Soldier boys studying
native life perhaps
In the late afternoon we drove to the Gan in
the Waianae mountains and halted there in the
glory of the sunset, looked down on the plain
with the barracks standing out so clearly In
their isolation. on the broad ranch land be-
yond; farther away the sugar-cane ard pine
apple fields. then upon the Koolan range at
this hour flushed and gilded into wonderful
beauty. The place was marvelousIy quiet; II
did not seem possible that a cavalry camp was
dwelling there on Leiehua ranch. Leiiehua
seemed little disturbed by the presence OF the
men In khaki: doubtless even the ghosts that
lowered about the old hefan tancient tempIe)
at the foot of Mount Kala. found themselves
molested to no great extent. Probably at
nightfall they still set out to wander through
the gulches and over the ranch on those un-
welcome virits to their kindred. As we drove
home in the quick-faliing darkness we won
dered II ever the ghosts met with challenge
from the scattered sentries keeping guard at
Schoheld Barracks.