America's war for humanity related in story and picture, embracing a complete history of Cuba's struggle for liberty, and the glorious heroism of America's soldiers and sailors . ch from the railroad station to the camp-ing grounds, while the slender, sallow-faced southern lads swung alongwithout turning a hair. The failing of the sturdy northerners, however, wasmerely the effect of the sudden and violent heat on constitutions overbracedby the winter frosts and snows. As soon as the men become acclimatizedthere will be little danger of physical failure. 444 AMERICAS WAR FOR HUMANITY. The Georg
America's war for humanity related in story and picture, embracing a complete history of Cuba's struggle for liberty, and the glorious heroism of America's soldiers and sailors . ch from the railroad station to the camp-ing grounds, while the slender, sallow-faced southern lads swung alongwithout turning a hair. The failing of the sturdy northerners, however, wasmerely the effect of the sudden and violent heat on constitutions overbracedby the winter frosts and snows. As soon as the men become acclimatizedthere will be little danger of physical failure. 444 AMERICAS WAR FOR HUMANITY. The Georgia camp was the first visited. It was in a sorry state. Theground is thickly covered with palmetto roots, which the men had partlycleared away to make room for their tents. The stunted black roots stilloccupy the spaces between the lines, but the boys are busy grubbing themup. All the camps lie along the edge of the bay, and get what breeze thereis, but the place is dirty, sandy, and—impossible. Down in Tampa you willhear people speak of it as a beautiful spot. I found it depressing. The Georgians, too, were out of sorts. They had not at this time —. all j, . k-iMmMMi. PEELING POTATOES AM) ROASTING MEAT. received their uniforms, and were badly off for shoes, blankets, and some-what better rations than chunks of fat bacon and beans. They grumbledroundly at the state of things, but pinned much faith to Gen. Fitzhugh Lee,who seems to be well-nigh adored by the southern boys. They also grumbleda bit over the uniforms that will be provided. A specimen suit waspointed out, and it was anything but becoming. It is of material like Khaki,but it is not the Khaki of our troops in India. The latter is lighter, firmer, FIRST AMERICAN INVASION OF CUBA. 445 more water-proof in texture, and prettier in hue than this uniform of terracotta canvas. Only fit for coal sacks, as one of the men said, clumsy inmake, and certainly ill-fitting to the figure of the man who wore it. Wewont make no mas
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