Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-01
BY Captain Peter c. Hams, Jr.
Continued from Last Sunday.)
Copyright. 1914, by Star Company.

vWT HEN babe farewell Claudia depot New York
W and began journey to San Francisco to
w mand of the army transport ship plying
and the Philippine Islands, peace
misgvngs Why should I? Cauda my children
amply provided for in comfortable home The
happily occupied together the
most only absence for probably something
my duties would have been discharged would
could picture her waiting receive the eager
faces of little and her bright smile would take
In my again. not parting hut in glad return All would
be happiness would be well repaid could afford wait
resolved that the time should quickly II hard
make 1t so.
While San Francisco heard Claudia daily wrote
to her daily in return She seemed to miss greatly
ters kindly although they warm but
attributed nothing this believing
could hardly be maintained otherwise, and that she
mersed In the and duties of family the most
OF time for would not be able hear from her again.
leaving San Francisco until the Pacific
One must suppose that army life is all
the quiet buried the wids to great military
where all pomp display, of
great city, Uncle Sam expects many things from his
soldier. a business man. constructing engL
electrician sailor his duties and complex
Great ocean going steamers ply between his far OF army
stations and his centres OF supply. They troops
children civilians in Government employ and
oaval officers going to some far country
Horses. provisions accoutrements ammunition
thing necessary to a modern army compose their
First cabin second cabin
passengers, all included in their accommodations
These transports manned and navigated by seamen
merchant marine but in charge Of all rs the
transport aIe nspects the and ship He
supplies the the receives the He
order his and assigns them their state
rooms their He superinnds the galley and the
stewards department. and foreign ports buys such articles OF
supplies be He general store aboard
shape commissarat where everything from
cigars and cigarettes candy and ginger be procured
He has charge of the slop Chest where clothing be OBJ
tanned by the indeed busy when took charge
Of Ship the United States Army General Crook
all these things however assistants provided
who by service become of detail other
would be impossible duty single officer to
perform
hidden goodby the quarantine officials and
had dropped pilot his wildly tossing little Golden
Gate things began to settle down.
always the lady thinks that she
should sateroom the ship all to herself be-
OF high rank though
packed like sadines in box
although the regulations explicitly state that
travelling entitled the peruustes Of military rank
there handsome young wife going out to meet
her hot and uncomfortable in the
which assigned and knowing well how
her relies her charms to accomplish that in
which her sister has failed
Also the lady eblooded pedigree. Who find
ing her and who therefore, wishing to be
alone would like the exclusive privilege that part OF the ship
forbidden entirely nothing Of the Jolly
who has decided round the world eighty dollars
phrase applied who making pleasure trip for
The fun the thing and used their pull" obtain
She good mixer the life OF particular