Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-03-19
GOES ON "DETACHED SERVICE"
r. V. Staey Writes the NeWs-Bud-
get That He Has Left
the Army

lelLof from r. V. Sldl9y, IoIIueIly
of Ladysmith, that We believe will
interest many of our readers. 1t is
as follows:
New Orleans, La, Feb. 10, 1915.
Editor NewsBudget:-
l handed you a line Of hot-air
awhile back, and since then have
been almost too busy to write to
anyone. l guess l exhausted my lit
erary talent that time at least, but,
since going on detached service"
l have visited a part of the north
ern hemisphere, hitherto unexplored
by me, a word about which might
interest you. So listen, chief, and I
will slip one over:
We bean destroyers" We're paid
on Feb. 8 of the present year and
the dope was promptly handed around
that the squadron would be ordered
to leave Midland Valley on Feb. 10
and entrain for Fort Sheridan, via
st. Louis.
For good and sufficient reasons"
known to several friends, | had de-
cided to not see Sheridan again for
several moons. So when our 300 odd
number of rough necks embarked on
their honeymoon for Sheridan, after
putting in about three months ser
vice in sunny Arkansas, little Oscar
was not to be discovered No snow
balls and icicles for this tropical
bird.
This going On extended furlough"
is a new thing to me- Never in my
checkered, military career have |
INDUCED in such frivolous pleasures.
To think that an able-bodied young
man Of good character, like myself,
would ever slip one over on Uncle
Samuel as l have been doing since
that sunny morning one week ago
yesterday-it is unbelievable.
Well l showed off, any way and
gave the outfit permission to pro
coed merrily on it's way without the
red-head. l made my first stop at
Fort Smith, Ark, which burg is 80
miles from Prairie Greek, where we
We're encamped. This town is on the
line between Arkansas and Oklaho-
ma, post marking the line.
| had never been in Oklahoma, so
| walked around the post. This done,
| threw out my chest and felt like
a Observation-Disclosures and Oklahoma
traveler-believe me. That evening
found me at Little Rock, the capital
of Arkansas, where | met my COM
panion in crime the next morning.
Together We went up to the court
house and saw a white man and a
Niger electrocuted. Nothing private,
in that state you know. Nothing SEN
satlonal about it, however, both go
ing to hi without a hitch.
Next day found us slipping along
on the Rock Island through the dog
gondest sWamps I ever saw. Miles
and miles at a stretch of flooded
forests. Water up three or four feet
above the roots of the trees. We
left Memphis, Tenn, the next morn
ing going to Jackson, Miss, thence
to Vicksburg on the Mississippi river.
At this point, We were shown
where Grant tried to change the
course of the river SO that it would
not go past Vicksburg, showed where
the rebel batteries got in their fine
work etc, etc. Beautiful town.
Next stop was Baton Rouge, La,
capital of the state-I could not
help admiring the place. 1t is I'M
questionably the prettiest city in the
south. And, merely as a tip, will
agree with anyone who claims that
there isn't a "plain piece of calico"
in the city. For those who love the
ladies and have sore eyes-go South
my boy, go South
Couldn't help noticing that between
Baton Rouge and New Orleans, the
PA1AAl1CAOA l1OuoES nave ITO WluuOWS. |
This looked good to the tropical bird |
After being away from the colors |
eight days, I finally hit New Orleans. |
i got in this evening at dark so
could not see much of the city In |
fact time is precious to me at this |
stage of the game and l very much |
desire to "spreada da wing" as the
Dago says. You see, chief, I'm liza
BILE to have some white men look
ing for me in a few days.
My ''furlough"(?) is just about up
l see in the paper that they want |
200 men to man a tub transporting
horses and mules to Europe. Boat |
leaves Monday. Your little Oscar
will be on it with the other mules.
When 1 get there I will be pleased |
to drop you a line.
1t is my intention to return to the
United States or to go to some of
our Island possessions and report for
duty with any American soldiers that