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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. 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
rses and men, four days and four nights on the cars coming here from San Antonio, and were very tired and very dirty when we arrived. I was up almost all of each night, for it happened always to be at night when we took the horses out of the cars to feed and water them. Mother stays at a big hotel about a mile from camp. There are nearly thirty thousand troops here now, besides the sailors from the war-ships in the bay. At night the corridors and piazzas are thronged with officers of the army and navy; the older ones fought in the great Civil War, a third of a century ago, and now they are all going to Cuba to war against the Spaniards. Most of them are in blue, but our rough-riders are in brown. Our camp is on a great flat, on sandy soil without a tree, though round about are pines 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. ETTERS TO DAY WE WERE ALL HORSES AND MEN FOUR DAYS AND FOUR NIGHTS ON THE CARS COMING HERE FROM SAN ANTONIO AND WERE VERY TIRED AND VERY DIRTY WHEN WE ARRIVED I WAS UP ALMOST ALL OF EACH NIGHT FOR IT HAPPENED ALWAYS TO BE AT NIGHT WHEN WE TOOK THE HORSES OUT OF THE CARS TO FEED AND WATER THEM MOTHER STAYS AT A BIG HOTEL ABOUT A MILE FROM CAMP THERE ARE NEARLY THIRTY THOUSAND TROOPS HERE NOW BESIDES THE SAILORS FROM THE WAR SHIPS IN THE BAY AT NIGHT THE CORRIDORS AND PIAZZAS ARE THRONGED WITH OFFICERS OF THE ARMY AND NAVY THE OLDER ONES FOUGHT IN THE GREAT CIVIL WAR A THIRD OF A CENTURY AGO AND NOW THEY ARE ALL GOING TO CUBA TO WAR AGAINST THE SPANIARDS MOST OF THEM ARE IN BLUE BUT OUR ROUGH RIDERS ARE IN BROWN OUR CAMP IS ON A GREAT FLAT ON SANDY SOIL WITHOUT A TREE THOUGH ROUND ABOUT ARE PINES AND 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
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