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I wish that I could reproduce that lesson for you how vividly she pictured the situation that confronted the explorer, the bitter cold, the shifting ice, the treacherous open leads, the lack of game or other sources of food supply, the long marches on scant rations, the short hours and the uncomfortable conditions of sleep; and how from these that fundamental lesson of pluck and endurance and courage came forth naturally without preaching the moral or indulging in sentimental "goody-goodyism."
A strong desire too was manifested to make the best of things in our enemies' sight, and stores were attacked, rations served out, and every man who was wounded was disposed to treat it lightly. I cannot explain it, but I know now that in the reaction, all felt as I did ready to forget pain, weariness, and the peril through which we had passed.
These services were of various descriptions, parties being frequently detached in pursuit of those who had absconded, either into the woods, or had carried off boats, and endeavoured to escape over the ocean; others were oftentimes employed in excursions into the interior, to obtain a more perfect and comprehensive acquaintance with the nature and productions of the country; others again were sent, at times, to reconnoitre the herds of wild cattle, to remark their progress, and see that no attempts were made to destroy such an useful resource; the inspection of the various settlements also occupied some detachments; small divisions were dispatched to cruize and survey the coast; and the crews of colonial vessels, which were engaged in going to and from the Hawkesbury, as well as to the more distant settlements, were in the habit of receiving these extra supplies, as they had no other means of increasing their common allowance, when such augmentation was necessary: Certain customary rations were also given to the settlers while they were employed in making and repairing the different roads which led to the settlements, and at which periods they received allowances in proportion to the number of days during which their services were required.
While encamped together under his command at Williamsburg, the Americans, who were bivouacked, saw their allies under tents without a murmur; and saw them supplied regularly with rations of flour for three days from the American magazines, while corn meal was measured out very irregularly to themselves. The superior officers lent their horses to those of France and walked themselves.
The pretty Annabel the neighbor's daughter who had solemnly promised Si that she wouldn't go with any other fellow while he was away came around to see Si off and brought him a rich fruit cake. "I made that for you," she said. "Bully for you!" said Si, for he felt that he must begin to talk like a soldier. The first day or two after reaching Louisville the 200th received rations of "soft bread."
Life in camp at Tampa was much the same as at Chickaanauga, except that the weather was much hotter. To offset this, however, the boys had fine sea bathing, good opportunities for sailing parties, and the best of fresh fish with which to leaven their rations of salt horse and hardtack. It is astonishing how quickly a man learns to forage and cook after joining the regular army.
A mortar-splashed hod-carrier, who had seated himself on a pile of brick and was eating his noonday rations from a tin can just brought to him by a slatternly girl, gave Richard a spasm of envy. Here was a man who had found his place, and was establishing what Richard did not seem able to establish in his own case a right to exist. At supper Mr.
We were conscious of nothing but weariness, stiffness, and petty irritation. The following day we marched to a ration dump. The wooden cases of rations were piled up in gigantic cubes, so that the entire dump looked like a town of windowless, wooden buildings.
"You are, I believe, the officer whom General Loring sent me once before?" "Yes, general. Many of the men are without rations. Others are almost barefoot. The great number are unused to mountain work or to so rigorous a climate." The commanding general sat regarding the emissary with a curious chill blankness. In peace, to the outward eye he was a commonplace man; in war he changed.
They had plenty of rations with them, and they munched some food as they went along. It was cold comfort, but it was comfort just the same. "Oh, you hot coffee!" murmured Billy, and at the picture that he conjured up the others groaned. The snow was now knee deep and showed no signs of letting up, though the wind had abated somewhat in violence.
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