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 . -oung men;all are equally intent im the scenesmade memorable in song and story,and every stopping place is a signal foras many as possible to alight and tohave a part in the unixersal chinningwith the of will long, always
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 . -oung men;all are equally intent im the scenesmade memorable in song and story,and every stopping place is a signal foras many as possible to alight and tohave a part in the unixersal chinningwith the of will long, always confined to talking. Razor-back hogs from remote times havebeen among the noteworthy products ofthe South, hence some of the lads inalighting were pleased to limber u])their cramped legs by chasing thematerial for future bacon, and it washigh jinks for all concerned, thoughthere is only one catch recorded, andthat was made by Private F, of Com-pany G, who carried his trophy aboardthe train. On his arrival in the land offlowers he killed and roasted his jior-. Johnson. (iFORGh K. Kix. they proclaimed themsel\esJ(jhnnies,expressed the wishthat they,too,mightgo. There are all sorts of dixersions,anil oiu; inipreNsional)le \ontli s])endssome part of his not o\-er-burdeHedtime in writing hi> name and addressupon hardtacks and inviting corre-s])on(Unce as he throws them from thecar window. After his arrival in Lake-land he had no less than ti\e responsesto this invitation. The color or ofthose who found the liits of hard breadis not stated, nor vvhether the samewas retained as a souxenir or soonfound its way into the finders \or wt-re the waiting ])eriods whichin the locomotive wood-burning re-gions of the far South were main- and cine prize for the good of himself andhis comrades. Not the least among the noteworthyobservations, as this trip progressed,was the change in tem|)erature. Onlya few days before, ice had formed ofconsiderable thickness in their Fra
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