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 . et. every one of whom wasproud of the record the erstwhile Wor-cester boy had made along with hiscomrades from the Badger State. Theearly training in the Heart of the Com-monwealth evidently had borne excel-lent fruit. Nothing gives a truer pictu
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 . et. every one of whom wasproud of the record the erstwhile Wor-cester boy had made along with hiscomrades from the Badger State. Theearly training in the Heart of the Com-monwealth evidently had borne excel-lent fruit. Nothing gives a truer picture ofarmy life than the letters wriitten homeby participants. They are frank,outspoken recitals of just what thesoldier sees and thinks. The fol- them an intimation of what we can dowhen our Irish is up, but they never re-turned a shot which amounted to any-thing. Tlien another truce went on, andis still on. We are right in the city. i. e.,aliout 150 yards from their buildings,and we are intrenching to beat the shall have a great gang for the high-way department when we get back. This business wouldnt be so badwere it not for the rain. We get soakedevery day; the climate is pretty good,and the scenery is pretty fair, when wehave a chance to look at it. We aregetting a bit more to eat now, but wecould dispose of more ; to-day, each man. liARTLi-TT, Lincoln. Dowse. Mayo anoW H K F I-!•: R in theTrknth. Cuban Beaities lowing from ;i \\ orccster boy in theLight Infantry must have givenhis mother a deal of comfort, forit seeks to tell her only the liestitems possible. He might ha\e un-folded a tale which would havestirred tliat nidiluTs heart, but even inCuba, surrounded by sickness anddanger, he sees, apparently, only thel)right side. Our armies have e\er Ijcenfull of just such boys : 130 Yards Ironi Spanish Pickets,Santiago, July 13, 1S98. (jh, this reminds me (jf home, its sodifferent!—sitting in the , a tomato can for a desk, and antscrawling up and
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