Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-01
Buck Shots For Supper,
Wireless Station Works
Fine," Reports Troop l6

On last Sunday morning three
Scouts and Asst. Scoutmaster Meh-
ring of Troop 16 packed up four
meals and eating utensils in their
haNersacks, wrapped blanket
around their necks, and each fellow
with piece of wireless apparatus,
set out for the Hut. We took the
lo:l5 car to New Cumberland and
rode to the end of the line. then
started on our 4 u mile cross noun
tam hike. 'Old Sol" must have
had spite against us, for he certain
ly cut loose with his heat If we
hiked fast the hotter it got, and if
/ we loltered along the road like snails
IL got still hotter. After hiking
about two miles we decided we
would pull one over on "Old Sor
so we stuck to it until we reached
the Hut which was about twelve
CLOCK with every piece of our
clothing soaking wet.
After we reached the Hut we had
dinner, then we streatched the
wireless aerial, which consisted of
/ one single copper wire about $50
Ieet long, between an old dead tree
ana ana the chimney of the Hut. The
remainder of the afternoon was
spent in setting up the wireless in
strument and sleeping. About
CLOCK we built a bonfire to cook
our suppers. While peacefully sit
ing around the fire eating our sup
pelS winch tasted as good as if
iioLhef had cooked them, three full
ioads of buck shot came whistling
sshrough the grass of the adjoining
@ lielu ana were heard hitting the
ntone ne wall of the Hut. After in
nes'!gatlhg for the troublemaker
we nnlshed our suppers which had
~ 'hIs tiine become cold but that
@ ulu not change the taste of them.
me early part of the evening wa
hlked over to Frogtown for candy
returhlng to the Hut about Q o'clock
HllrFlnS up the bonfire we sat around
II uhtll about 1890. We then went
INTO the Hut and adjusted wireless
Instruments for some news. Exactly
at lo:o5 Arlington, Va. (Washing-
eonl started ticking off the time
! S'shaiS which ended at II O'Clock.
At ll:IO Arlington started sending
~ press news at which each listen
vu LOT several minutes getting a
sao. mere ana there for the mes
sage was coming in at 20 words per
minute. About 1920 we hoard
some fellows coming down tho road
se,ihs and carrying lanterns, Re-
uallns the buckshot at supper time
we were about ready to lock IN the
DOWNSTAIRS and go upstairs when
one OF the fellows called us bv name
anu we recognized his voice as a
nlemper of the Troop. When they
came up to the Hut we found il was
iour fellows from our Troon who
i,au Iett Harrisburg about Q o'clock
IN the evening. After listening To
Arllngton until about 11:45, we
'uITed IN for good nights sleep.
MONDAY morning we had break
last about Z o'clock after which we
EIeahed up the straw used for sleep
ing on. We fixed up a barrel for
water so hereafter when we want
drink we won't have to walk half
nllIe TO the farm house for il
after dinner we listened to the time
slgnai sent out from Arlington. At
O'Clock we dismantled the instrnN
Hieht and aerial and started for
New Cumberland arriving there
ABOUT O'Clock. Then we took tbe
street car for Harrisburg. Whiie
on the car the terrific electrical
storm passed over us reaching H..
over. was a"ouI
The mystery still in our minds &c
VINO shot the buckshot at us"
CHAS. J. MEHRING.
Asst. Scoutmaster. Troon Ic