Albuquerque morning journal., 1915-02-17
BOY SCOUT WORK
IS DESCRIBED IN
YOUTHFUL DIARY
Interesting Piece Of Juvenile
Literature Shows What the
English Lads Are Doing for
Their Country

Lon Ion feh. f~-Thc diary OF a
boy scout, published IN the Manches-
ter Guardian. Is an Interesting piece
Of Juvenile literature ana describes
more clearly than has heretofore been
done some of the work the scouts arc
doing
IT, ana ! have complete charge
Of sixteen miles OF coast the young
adventurer boasts in telling of his life
IN an Isolated bungalow on the North
Shore on the lookout for hostile cruis-
efs una aircraft or the signaling OF
spies. lie tells of sleeping on the ta-
Bile on pile Of nNcrcoats until mid
night when the two boys went on
duty.
Some paragraphs from the diary
read.
"lIad very decent night Receiv-
cd messages about the Zezzelin raid
and as H~--- and / were alone wc
had rather exciting time. We call
ed the military. us instructed, aud our
siX-hour watch passed like few
minutcs
In the Lookout Box.
"rhe lookout box IN which ! am
now writing is a small place. about
five feet by eight with windows ON
three sides which look out TO the sea.
phones, signals TeVolyers, rifles,
clocks, telescopes, cto. H. has
now the revolver round his waist. He
Is Of course. on duty outside. lie
comes in every few minutes. passing
remarks on the night
'Friday-lt is now midday. and
IT, aud ! have Just come off duty.
We have had a very interesting morn
ing, Two government patrol boats
have passed quite close to us. also two
tugs towing a big salvage crane,
which in turn WAS towing a dereliet
Life here "a great you have no Idea
how important and 'hossy We feel
when en- watch, because even the soi- !
diers come ts as every hour te know
If we have any messages or orders. |
The dug outs" trenches guns, |
along the coast are simply glorious, |
really I'm in my element We are on /
very good terms with the soldiers !
SO good IN fact, that when We said !
It was Bit cold in our bungalows tho !
lieutenant asked for blankets, and the 4
men, | believe offered 60. ten of /
which We're accepted have now 4
four blankets ana great coat. also a I
ground sheet and camp bed, and I
really eleep AS we'll here as do al I
home. the only difference being that
find no difficulty In getting up when
called at an hours of the night or
iaN We get n 36-hour rest stand
ptf nautical eNpressionl, every firth
day
"A have charge OF the log, and 81
practically takes up al my spare time
because We are on twelve hours and
,ff twelve But the log book prom
ses 10 he very Interesting volume
when completed IL | Keep UP on the
same lines as | have begun. Yester-
lay morning | had the lob Of cleaning
an the rifles rcNalNers. sword sticks
and leather work for the coast guards
and got eomplimented on tbs way tn I
which did II ESQ | suppose I always
shall have the ioh) This Is the adj
vantage tGl of being a thorough
workman tplease tell father this)
This Is rotten. fiat and unlnter-
asting coast, although the surf on the
reefs tof which there are plentyl
makes very pretty picture. IL is
l fine place Tor landing Germhuns
4 they knew who're ia come. but an
HE nice landing places are Jolly we'll
guarded. Yesterday two OF my fell
low 'mud-diggers came back i'm
sery excited ana hrcathless condition
they said they had found a mine
washed ashore II turnod ont 10 ne
an old boiler off 4 ehtp