Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1919-04-02

25th 191S} they have been almost as
one.
On the Thursday morning Of Feb.
20tl,e~ on our first call of the day, or
reyiilee; which is nothing more nor
less than that of the tinlekeeper's
check on his men in the mornings as
they enter the shops for the days
work, just SO we had all heen check
ed upon and all found to be present,
when the highest non-commissioned
officer OF the company, First Scar
gGiit) announced that there would be
a rsgimental horse show about twelve
or fifteen killoes distant on that date.
and all that wished to go may do 50.
Just at this time the rain was, fall
ing freely with the, clouds thiekenlng
and all indications of still more
heavy rain to follow.
Very soon all but a comparatively
few had given up all hopes of going to
the. show on account f the inclement
weather. when we larnd that the show
had been called OFF until the next day.
Shortly after it had been called off
Ethel clouds began TO look ss,rken and
very soon the ssSy was cloudless, with
the beautiful sun shining as In q beau
tsiifu1 spring day ii Old Lexington coun
Is. .s.... s....
Y Ee then began 70 ibulld our hopes
on the following day seing just as
tho present one had turned out to be.
Just here I might add that our drills
for the day became as one pleasant
game. all new vigor and pepsput into
|it until ali was catrtessa oas very per-
fectly, ana on tie sssn,ing after the
days work had been ssaished, an pre-
pasations began 1ot tie next saays
pleasures and Joys aa,l pesast by tai
ing a fresh shave, cleaning ind oi,ing
the shoes. trying On nsNs so,sssrs
which ths mont $50 ns happens %
.hssae isnsasnsw pair 81 ieggsns and
the fsngers renewins the crease
in tho troEssrs. All being dolled up
TO cur best when the discussion arose
rs to whether we should wear our,
very best or not. one afterSthe other;
recalling the many fairs trat he had.
gone to sthome and spoiling many q.
coed garment by the enormous clouds;
of dust. The one would say that he.
wasn't aing to wear his best and the
other saying that he was which was
finally settled blythe suggestion Of the
one who, was jsst a bit elder and q
very wise old North Carolinia1 hs is
toe , tswsf. HaEgison1 by telling us
tnat NC would al be dressed uniform
and that ne. would s5udfe the weather
IN the morning and: tell Is i,Rhether,
we should wear DIR. best Of not. How:
ever, thess was one. :thipy that lie set
eseG jpss then and. that WIS that we;
'ssonid Al, wear caps seus::, asia,
ho.',natIsa shoes. ~ az . : :: :.
THIS was a.xe.sE restless .1ight for1
one ana al ,aat 7reors especially for,
sonst .ssca:. AS Ita1nferd and Keisier:
IS aboye named TAINTED to SIT UP all
n:sht, aad. use sheir knowledge in the
predictions Of 7;the; next days WEATHER,
sAnd al. ha.ng as4uucsrsy tastt:,- they
might not. get up in time for: the show
on the feliewteg morning placed all OF
their wearing. apparreas in neat Pile;
nerby his bunk. This might say.
(To be plain and tell the truths was
moro to keep from getting up and pYta
ting on the other. fellows clothes and
in this way getting the wrist end Of
the bargain.
Well the two above named men
sat up very late on this night not re-
firing until about nine o'clock, but be-
fore retiring occasionally: they would
call out that all signs were good for n
fair day Oh the morrow. Well Of;
course this was very worriSomc to y!
fellow who had been in just about
Ing enough TO have been in slumber-
land two or three times. so the old
chief. (Swept) ordered them to bed,
which was promptly obcSed. but due!
to the restless conditioner the boys;
on account the thoughts Of tomorrow
thc,,- scarcely took tiult. to pull off
their shoes before they were in .thcirI
little suaks, aaa had Joined us all in
our pleasant. dreams OF .,oui;e> our
best girl and tho old fair :Tound.
On the Following morning We were
;.roun dot the usual hour the busic:s
and his famonh old .GIl tor sreailicr
And rs on the n1ofafing previous the
first seargeas mad. the aanounecneusi
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