Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-07-24
S,<TY-SIxTH INSTALLMENT.

Thursday Night, May End.
Dear Enquirer: In obedience to re-
quest, albeit we have had a very busy
day of it and would like to sleep now,
we sit down at ten at night to the
pleasant task of writing to the first
give you an idea Of camp-life as 1t
comes home to our business and bos-
om," and to forewarn you not to expect
too garrulous and ong-drawn out let
ters from us hereafter, we will give
this days routine, which is to be our
daily to an unknown date in the fu-
ture:
We rose at 5; at $50 drilled one hour,
then one hour for sending off the mail
of the "Jaspers"; from 7.30 till 9 pre-
pairing and submitting the morning
report" of the regiment; from 8 to 10,
officers drill; from 1890 to 11.30, COM
pany drill; from the latter hour till
2 p. m, for dinner, recreation, reading
the news and writing letters; to 3,
company drill again; 3 to 5 leisure,
reading, chatting, amusement; 5 to G.,
regimental dress parade; 6 to 8 sup
per and a walk, then prayer and tat
too, and now to this writing after
reading President Davis altogether
superior and admirable message.
A quiet rumor reached our ears to-
day that the military authorities about
the island are somewhat apprehensive
of the seaward approach Of the enemy.
We cannot credit it, however. We told
you in our last how and wherefore we
had slept a night last week with our
shoes on. That excitement was blown
off with the morning seabreeze. This
will follow in it's wake. The fact is we
are far quieter here than you perhaps
are in-dear me!-the dear upcountry.
The Courier, Mercury, News, Union
Press, Mountain Eagle and Enquirer
and these few and far between-are
the only papers we have laid eyes on
since we came here. All our news be-
cold and stale; and much Of it, like
some biscuits received from home, is
mouldy.
Appropos of mouldy biscuits and
their tardy arrivals in camp, we are
reminded of a request coming from
friends of our volunteers in your midst
to let them know how to direct boxes
Of provisions The company to which
the happy recipient" in prospective
belongs, should be specified; and the
boxes consigned to the care of G. W.
Williams & Co., Charleston. This en-
terprising and courteous firm have
kindly consented to look after these
interests of the regiment in the city,
A little Notwithstanding the pluck"
of the tawbaS"-occurred in camp
today, too good not to narrate. A bur-
ly, clustering fellow rode across the
line Of their encampment, and was or
dered to halt by the sentinel on
duty at the post. This he failed to do
however, and made good his escape
He tried it again, but our mountain
boys were too hard for him. Two of
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their bayonets in either side just deep
enough to tickle the ribs; and there
he stood between Scylla and Charyb-
did, and cried out like a good fellow
for mercy. Imagine how his crest fell.
The sand-battery, mentioned in our
last, is progressing finely. 1t will be
about a half circle, with salient and
re-entrant angles, like the renowned
old revolutionary "stOckade-fort" at
Ninety-siX; and the grim dogs of
war will point their muZzles from it's
embrazures in every direction. The
field before it, for half a mile to the
east Con the water), and to the north
and west Con the land, is exposed,
and if ever Lincoln's hirelings attempt
to invade this island, it will prove
formidable preventive.
We learn this evening that they wish
100 men daily at Fort Moultrie from
our regiment. These garrison duties,
together with the delay unavoidable in