. History of the Ninth and Tenth Regiments Rhode Island Volunteers, and the Tenth Rhode Island Battery, in the Union Army in 1862 . -, and rather buggy. Bel re l 2 6o THE TENTH REGIMENT hours, however, the stones had been removed, the stumps trans-formed to seats and writing desks, and the bugs—well, the bugs,the spiders, the lizards, et id ovine genus, still roam throughtheir accustomed haunts, the ants build catacombs beneath out-beds, the mosquitoes hum playfully about our ears, the wood-ticks. Sibley Tent—Company D. climb up the tent walls, and by the light of our solitary caudle,gaze curi
. History of the Ninth and Tenth Regiments Rhode Island Volunteers, and the Tenth Rhode Island Battery, in the Union Army in 1862 . -, and rather buggy. Bel re l 2 6o THE TENTH REGIMENT hours, however, the stones had been removed, the stumps trans-formed to seats and writing desks, and the bugs—well, the bugs,the spiders, the lizards, et id ovine genus, still roam throughtheir accustomed haunts, the ants build catacombs beneath out-beds, the mosquitoes hum playfully about our ears, the wood-ticks. Sibley Tent—Company D. climb up the tent walls, and by the light of our solitary caudle,gaze curiously upon our little group, selecting the most promisingvictim. The best remedy we found for getting rid of bugs was theliberal use of Pennyroyal, one of the old ladys three Ps for gettingrid of all her troubles, as narrated on page 168. July 7th, H. T. Chace wrote : Some of the boys call our tentthe Smithsonian Institute, on account of the variety of bugsand insects it contains. In reference to the proposed trip to RIlolH [SL \M» VOLUNTEERS. Washington, one said there was no use to spend any time Smithsonian there, as we have all the 5pe< miens <<\ anlbugs, and lizards, in our own quarters. Thats so, w istlWe not only have ten-ants, here, but a thousand ants SeiMathewson has a pretty terrier, black and tan, named Icalled for short Titia, .1 good and playful creature. Speakingthe army and navy at breakfast this A. m., one ol the 1in with the sage remark, There are many strong
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