Evening star., 1915-04-11
marched 70 vacant house to spend
the night.
Groomed Three Horses.


About : O'Clock the following morn
ing the corporal came up and tod u
we had f.e minutes to get dressed
and get to stables The name
OF our billet was Derby House.
From there We went at double qulck
time TO some stables at the rear OF
pub named the Green Man. Stiii dfess-
ed in civilian clothes, or mu1tl, as .Hes
called it, we were each given three
horses to groom. water, feed and muck
out Stables lasted about an hour ano
d half. and We were hoth rouidis
cussed for the condition of our horses
at the end Of that time.
We double timed back to perp\
House. where breakfast OF Two pieces
Of bacon and Two pieces OF preau
given to us in our hands. At
We turned out for parade tlat y .
reported to headquarters OF the ~
squadron and stood AT attention ~ ~.
rain until the sergeant major caiihe ~
and ca He'd the roll Immediately theie
after guards We're posted Each e : - -
was given an old Lee Medfofd flhe' 9"
antiauated English gun.
Alr. Baskerville described the Htst
tempts ~ riding that ms a,7,nads )
comrades experienced. The staii
of the horses drove the citizens oi
ford into their houses
on ihe tenth day after their ems.
nleut the tuo Americans We're Sei. ~
Their regiment and assigned TO troop
under Lieut.. the iIof H. :. Fieldlns
youngest son oi the Earl OF ,'erpH
The troop was issued secohu nc :
riding breeches and second hanu uhue
sirable uniforms all the way throus
Each mans equipment Of clothes, SHoe
rifle, etc. was heavy. and contained
seemingly endless number OF things,
and the two Americans walked Two ana
half miles. carrying their duus' anu
stopped at Galnmon's farm. their camp.
There We learned that the il1e o. d
trooper is even worse in the reSuid1
than in the reserve Six of Is slept on
the floor III a room without even ca
pet. There were no WINDOW "a
either and the weather was bitterly
cold and always damp
Daily Program.
t.our daily program consisted prlnci-
paIlv o. the following Reve'lie al i
o'clock m. reading of orders by the
sergeant. 4.lo to 4.15 am. cleaning
stables and grooming. 4;l5 10 '.io
breakfast. 80 to 8. parade. $50 10 o
stables. II to / dinner. l;1' TO -
bayouet practice. sword practice. box
ing running and musketrS. up 70 "
o'clock: stables, = TO 8: tea, o.io 70
80; guard mount All $50, StaoieS lol
feed only. $50 until finished: last posi-,
or lights out. at 10 O'Clock. 10 rellre
it was necessary only to remove Doots,
spurs and tunlc.
Each Saturday was devoted to trench
digging. and the trenches were placed IN
strategic positions to be used in case
England is invaded. They we're con-
structed with the greatest care" :
The officers We're mere boys, he sa'o,
but game in enduring hardships. HOW
ever:
They were snobbish in dealing with
the men and appa rently cared no more
for their feelings than the boss of a
gang of negro laborers on southern
levee The men in our troop, While
compelled to acknowledge the author
ity of the troop commander, Lieut.
Fielding. had absolutely no confidence
in his leadership and openly declared
they would hate TO follow him into
ba tile. This same feeling was appar-
ent in other troops One OF the main
reasons for this attitude on the part
of the private was the fact that IN
the practice maneuvers We We're con-
stantlv being led into tight pla ces
with the result that we We're pro-
nounced dead by the umpires Per
sonally + was pronounced dead a dozen
times. On one occasion ] was left on
scout duty many miles from camp ana
was still there five hours after the
maneuvers had ended. Had | been a
real Britisher ] proba bly, would have
been there on scout duty yet, for
never received an order to leave my
post but simply went home OF my OWL
accord.
"AlI of the men who joined the regl-
1nenr were under the impression thai
they were going to the front. and or
several occasions when we were re-
viewed by generals and cavalry eX-
perts the date of our departure was
mentioned. Twice the regiment en-
trained. but something went wrong al
ways and we didn't get to the front
up TO the time of my departure. IN
fantry was sent to the front. but
learned there was no use Tor cavalry
and that they We're already feedlhe
% 400 horses on half rations. Many
priyates deserted when they hearc
there would be little chance for
action,