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of mine which Sarah disposed of. If She will just think, I think she promised me one of herself one of Cousin Kate, one of Miss Marion Dougall and as many more of my friends as possible, in fact the more the better. One think I must mention while I think of it, Tell mother that Willie Eakin is in our Squad now and he is very glad to be with me. He was in the most disagreeable Squad in The Company before but now he is in the most agreeable. The weather is not very cold and we have a small stove in our tent, lots of straw and everything very Comfortable.
We spend our time in drilling - every morning and afternoon (Sabbaths excepted) and in bringing wood and water both of which we have to bring about 2 miles. Our order of exercises may not be disinteresting to you.
[set in chart:] Revelle at 5.45 A.M. Stable Call at 6 " Breakfast " 7 " Watering horses " 71/2 " Drill Call
lasting till " 9 "
Feed call at 12 M Dinner at 121/2 PM. Drill Call " 2 PM. Watering horses 4 " Supper " 6 Tattoo and
guard mounting 8
Taps at 81/2 [etc sign] [end chart. Written in margin of chart and continuing:] On Sabbath Revelle Stable call, breakfast and watering horses as usual General inspection at 8 o'clock Finishing at 101/2. Dinner as usual and other things except no drill. There you See that in Camp we have not much time to trifle, though plenty to write frequently to our friends.