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Show B LATEST FROM THE FRONT. " B The situation down at Sunnyside is so calm B that the soldiers in the spooky hours just pre- B ceding dawn can hear the icicles forming on the B vestibule cars. B Every once in a while the atmosphere sur- B loundlng the camp is disarranged with a pieicing B shriek. This no longer causes alarm, although the B innovation frequently does a masse athwart a B beatific dream of a steam-heated home festival. B Tne scream, it is learned, is merely the protest of Bf some itinerary coyote, who has sniffed the aroma B of the soldiers' mess, which the canine considers B aggravating, even if unfit to eat. B Several of the officers have been given tempo- B rary leave of absence and have visited their B Mends at home during the past few days. They IB state that a dinner at the club is like a sea biscuit K and a tankard 'of rum to a shipwrecked mariner. HB Most of them look extremely haggard, although E they are unanimous in the statement that the ven- H tilation at the camp is all that could be desired. H Many of the men, it is reported, are on the verge of B hysteria. This is due, it is thought, not so much H to the nervous tension occasioned by anticipation H of a momentary frontal attack from the enemy as B to the depressing effect of the large collection of H solitude visible on all sides. H Colonel Groenewald, a few nights ago, with the B a'd f his field glass, discovered several skulking K figures behind a snow bank and turned. in an alarm B whlc could be heard as far as Castle Gate. It was considered certain that the insurgents were either planning a night attack or were indulging H hi some heinous rites sanctioned by the union and B vlsins of lakes of gore gleamed before the men B "ellinfl tne earthworks. The later discovery, how ever, of a battel ed fato butfit indicated that the insurgents were only killing time. Major Glendinning has not been down to the front yet, but he and General Cannon have established estab-lished a marconigraphic connection so that he can be imm'ediately notified if the tide of battle appears ap-pears to be swooping down adversely upon the militiamen, so that he will be adIsed in time to arrive there as a reinforcement, and thereby save the day. Heavy losses of poultry are reported by farmers living in the vicinity of the camp. No suspicion has been cast upon the guards, as their allegiance to a steady corn beef diet is said to be something almost superhuman. It is thought by many that the pullets have either joined the union or that some marauding Ethiopian has broken in permanently perma-nently upon their midnight siesta. The tumult caused by the shrieking of the wind is so great that reveille has frequently been blown in vain and many of the men who have slept until noon oblivious of the call have been escorted between be-tween a heavy guard to the summary court, manned by Lieutenant Fehr, where large and bulky fines have been imposed. When not engaged in active warfare, cribbage is a favorite pastime with the officers, although since the last frost many of them have tried their hand at polo, whenever they could do so without dangerous exposure to the gleaming firearms of the ever-alert insurgents. A heated dispute has arisen, as to how many points a poloist should be given for a field goal. The argument became so fervent and feverish that Captain Webb threatened to open up with the artillery. ar-tillery. The services of the State Board of Arbitration Ar-bitration and Conciliation may yet be needed at Sunnyside. |