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Sometimes I lie on the ground outside and sometimes in the tent. I have a mosquito net because there are so many mosquitoes. SOMETIMES I LIE ON THE GROUND OUTSIDE AND SOMETIMES IN THE TENT I HAVE A MOSQUITO NET BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY MOSQUITOES
ines and palmettos. It is very hot, indeed, but there are no mosquitoes. Marshall is very well, and he takes care of my things and of the two horses. A general was out to inspect us when we were drilling to-day. Off Santiago, 1898. DARLING ETHEL: We are near shore now and everything is in a bustle, for we may have to disembark to-night, and I do not know when I shall have another chance to write to my three blessed children, whose little notes please me so. This is only a line to tell you all how much father loves you. The Pawnee Indian drew you the picture of the little dog, which runs everywhere round the ship, and now and then howls a little when the band plays. Near Santiago, May 20, 1898. DARLING ETHEL: I loved your little letter. Here there are lots of funny little lizards that run about in the dusty roads very fast, and then stand still with their heads up. Beautiful red cardinal birds and tanagers flit about in the woods, and the flowers are lovely. But you never saw such dust.  PALMETTOS IT IS VERY HOT INDEED BUT THERE ARE NO MOSQUITOES MARSHALL IS VERY WELL AND HES CARE OF MY THINGS AND OF THE TWO HORSES A GENERAL WAS OUT TO INSPECT US WHEN WE WERE DRILLING TO DAY OFF SANTIAGO EIGHTEEN NINETY EIGHT DARLING ETHEL WE ARE NEAR SHORE NOW AND EVERYTHING IS IN A BUSTLE FOR WE MAY HAVE TO DISEMBARK TO NIGHT AND I DO NOT KNOW WHEN I SHALL HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE TO WRITE TO MY THREE BLESSED CHILDREN WHOSE LITTLE NOTES PLEASE ME SO THIS IS ONLY A LINE TO TELL YOU ALL HOW MUCH FATHER LOVES YOU THE PAWNEE INDIAN DREW YOU THE PICTURE OF THE LITTLE DOG WHICH RUNS EVERYWHERE ROUND THE SHIP AND NOW AND THEN HOWLS A LITTLE WHEN THE BAND PLAYS NEAR SANTIAGO MAY TWENTIETH EIGHTEEN NINETY EIGHT DARLING ETHEL I LOVED YOUR LITTLE LETTER HERE THERE ARE LOTS OF FUNNY LITTLE LIZARDS THAT RUN ABOUT IN THE DUSTY ROADS VERY FAST AND THEN STAND STILL WITH THEIR HEADS UP BEAUTIFUL RED CARDINAL BIRDS AND TANAGERS FLIT ABOUT IN THE WOODS AND THE FLOWERS ARE LOVELY BUT YOU NEVER SAW SUCH DUST
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