Worcester in the Spanish War; being the stories of companies A, C, and H, 2d regiment, and company G, 9th regiment, , during the war for the liberation of Cuba, May-November, 1898, with a roster of ERShumway Camp, no30, Spanish War veterans, followed by a brief account of the work of Worcester citizens in aiding the soldiers and their families . ut therearoused the keenest merriment in were duties near at hand before theyevervl)ody except the nne touched. cmld march to the sound of the Lieut. orgies were at Rations were t<i be drawn and dis-their height, and he was happ
Worcester in the Spanish War; being the stories of companies A, C, and H, 2d regiment, and company G, 9th regiment, , during the war for the liberation of Cuba, May-November, 1898, with a roster of ERShumway Camp, no30, Spanish War veterans, followed by a brief account of the work of Worcester citizens in aiding the soldiers and their families . ut therearoused the keenest merriment in were duties near at hand before theyevervl)ody except the nne touched. cmld march to the sound of the Lieut. orgies were at Rations were t<i be drawn and dis-their height, and he was happy as a tribiUed. ami it was wdiile cooking hiscrab-chasing officer could be. there breakfast that Private (irover con- came a iiearbv tent the horr. ir- no little to the mirth of his CITV (.?()M|•.\.\^ A. 37 fellows. Always fond of wfll-cookcdfood, on this occasion he had plannedfor an nnnsnal dish, in fact, it was abeef stew that he was contcmijlating,of which the first essential was someof the prime roast beef already re-ferred to. The soldier had chosen thesite for his fire with great care, andeverything was ])rogressing finely, andhis mouth was beginning to water forthe toothsome combination when,presto! up went fire, cup, stew and appears he had made his fire justo\-er the hule i if a crab, which, under. .\ Native Cuban —Tarantula. the provocation of excessive heat,leaped up and away, scattering brandsand breakfast in his flight. The min-gled looks of astonishment, disgustand disappointment which overspreadthe privates face had made the furtuneof anv one catching them in a snapshot. Alas! as usual, the kodak fiendwas not looking. The surf-bathing was fine, and offi-cers and men were not slow to improveit. One party included As commis-sioned officers and Major Fairbanks. They found the shore shelving rapidly,hence a very abrupt tlesccnt, but thetemperature was genial, and no fear ofsharks marred the pleasures of the \-ery one who ind
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