Life — November 17, 1898 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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« DPE they grew emaciated carrying it around; others lost tholt appetites, and believed the Commissary should supply a cock- tail with every nition, The essential defoct of the volunteer {s his untrained appetite; he has not acquired the military art of living on blank forms and canued conversation, and he blames his superiors for his defects. With nearly two hundred thousand men in camps, we had bardly fifty surgical cases, and no gunshot wounds outside of Cuba, This is a remarkable record in times of peace, such as wo had, Tho visits of the Secretary to our camps were tonicky and stimulating. Yes, I have been in tho service many years, I expect Sternberg’s place when he knows enough to get out.” When Mujor Ratz retired, a mild member of the White- washers suggested that they drop the camps and proceed to investigate the transport service. Ho was sternly rebuked by General Garman of Chicugo, and Major Bull, Assistant Quarter- master-General, U. 8. V., was called, ‘The Major said he was appointed by Senator Mokanna, tho fat prophet of Obio, Had been inspector of public buildings in Cincinnati, without salary, before the war, and had worked in a drug store in Tennessee, Was familiar with mules, and knew how to draw bis salary, Tho food supplied the troops at ‘Tampa was rich, rare and nourishing, oysters, terrapin, quail, canned beans and mackerel being on all the bills of fare in tho “HULLY CHEE! DON'T I WISH 1 COULD GET UP ON DAT FENCE! | i} { | | | BAse BALL de : hotels, He could produce the bills of fare if necossary. No ey x grumbling was done except by regulars; their officers found GAME % fault all the time, and wanted things just as if thero was no aL TODA war in Florida, They were jealous of the volunteers, and rhea ld, thought a Quartermaster should wait on them. ‘The railroad ' ‘ was there, the trains were there, and yet they ran to me with ~ slips of paper asking me for things. The regulars ought to be abolished. They nose around too much, and havo no respect for statesmen. Tho talk of hunger and starvation is pure non- sense, When General Shatter, tho hero of that place out there in Porto Rico, joined us at Tampa he only weighed about threo hundred and forty pounds; now, I'll bet @ dollar, old Pecos weighs nearly four hundred. I have sent in my resignation; my friends asked me to do it; I’m to run a bank out West.” WELL, SAY, DIS JUST GETS ME INTO After the Major got out, the modest Whitewasher usked that Colonel Roosevelt be summoned. After the modest Whitowasher’s head was bandaged and his lip sewed up, the W. W. of W. adjourned for theday. Joseph Smith, Tacae A RESERVED SEAT. TANKS, OLD MAN."