The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-21

oc,oner 3g,h.iseI.

N!is place having made visit 10
era As the only troops out more fFuur
"sf counties OF King Wlilirm ana King
hjd ousen Ifeit II my duty as wolf a
pressure to seek iIcm out. Dunnurc
Us forty miles from tho Warm SPRINGS.
"nd hs,cen northeast az liuntersyiIle
INA the company wreck Of its
ioriher self, OF account Of sickness.
only 20 men out OF the SO who crossed
tho Binc Iiidse in July arc available
Tor duty. S arc In the hospital al this
riacc nnd two have dicd. shall not
attempt description of tn. road
from hare 70 the army csmped a5out
Poeahoii;as lest you should accuse me
OF iiiahihg up Il story out or whole
cloth Indeed, could give you. in a
letter no adquate idea o. It's dfcad-
iul eondiiion on account Of the rainy
weather and constant hauling a ariny
supplies fror, Miiboro station.
My visit TO this troop was very
dciightfui ouc. and well repaid me
tor III" fatigue and exposure 10 which
] :"ah subjected. UiyiCcrs ana men A
number of shcn old acquu!ntances.
came Ju; 10 welcome me. and extend
10 Mo during my sthy, every hucpi-
Iality their camp afforded Thnv are
rcuhpylnG for ifrat!nu n srTcu .rOGnlch
hpuse on SidIinSton's Run anu clos.
under tho base nj the .>llnghary
Isihgo. They are qutc comfor;ablc for
soldiers. ana after their many hard
SLIPS. srtni To appreciate good Gunr-
ters. slept on tie honr an my sad
die blanket corcred with shawl and
iny sleep wan as sound aud sy,ct as
any Of the rest So far as eating is
concerned, tho men live well. and By
liberal hrlr from the!r own pockets
lccp n good table"
y" troops have camred IN this
nriShhorirooh before. and tho mount,
niretrs ar" very r.sm' To exchange
their game for sal; pork So tia, ~.
h.d r"nispn, pheasan,s wild turkcr
mutton, honey ani brgrr brought ms
10 camp FIR barter. all served IN very
nicely for camp. As you may Judge,
tho boys make good use of their for
nsinc PRIVILEGES. For a time ut Bir
Spring they lived on beef no bread
raticns Furnished ~ the way this is
the nrst ,lmc have soon fairly good
hscuita cooked on ran,rod Oy An
opcn fro. We had good thick Ice
every night during my stay aud crack
inc fronts Tho plckcts ar. rcstcd
every 81 hours right on top the
mountain, aud arc not allowed Tire
the cnnirany ia snxnus ~ come cast
10 rrGruit mon and Horses tina, are
used IN.
] preached on sunday morning AMI
had prayers in camp evcry night dur
ing ms stay The men and Officers all
attend. and really seemed 10 enjoy re-
alglous exercises and Worship, tho irst
had IN their camr since they left Our
side OF the Ridge in Julv. never
heard mon sing better. and YOU wouii
havc been delighted 10 have Heard us
At ev,ning prayer. They all said 4!
reminded them of home and friends
Captain Tom Haynes said Il carried
him back 10 old Burlington" Ny
tracts seemed to he Very accentaDle
and gladly received. The men arc not
oil professors Of religion. vet their
desire to engage In these religious
services was grentcr than I ever saw
exhibited in camp Rnywhere. J left
them on Monday nj 3 o'clock and got
hack TO the Springs Yesterday even
hlg also visited the Lrncnhurr troop
In tho same squadron. Monday night
] staid ut Mr.. Dilcy's whcra we had
onions for supper and stcwed peaches
for breakfast. mountain fashion. T
was OF carly the next morning and
wishing IN avoid the awful road by
ITuntersv4llc, as well as 10 make a
shorter and more interesting trip of
It. struck off under general direct
Ions across the mountains with no
road hut n simple trail. and, sometimes
that would be so indistinct, that |
could hardly find 1t. had no guide
but the sun. \ more romantic ride.
never had.
At one time would he in deep
gorge and then upon the top of some
bold spir from which could see
many miles around on all sides ridge
after ridge of mountains covered with
forests that have hitherto deflcd the
enterprise Of man. At one time I went
i've miles without seeing a dweil,aP or
any clearing at all. nothing but Wild
,.rness OF mountains. 1t Was different
from anything Il had ever seen before,
and Interested me much. or course tho
way was exceedingly rough. int the
new experience for n lowlanier paid
for II all At the old home hour . E.
Nj, ] dned on the tor Of n mountain.
Nothing reminded me of diner at
homo except The. hour alto few
APPLES had thouGhtfuily put IN my
pocket, and gave my horse the peel
ings ami corss for his sharc--e ding
through the many courses with due
Formally. If you had been Mrs, ID. YOU
would have given me smack"
would you not? Rlt morse ana rider
enjoyed what we had and were soon
on our way dawn the mountain. I
think the so miles in the saddle did
mo good | am feeling better than
when | left the Springs. Could have
carried II full supply Of tracts and
bibles along, should have stayed lonS
Grand gone TO !ackson's and Low *
brIgadcs each flftcen miles from Dun
moro. thought II best 10 return and
reil my shddlebacs.
While tbesa hospitals arc crowded