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to make the matter worse my Col. has taken sick and he is in the hospital and no charges are against him. He is a staunch friend to me. And stands between me and the annoyances of petty prejudices. As you can imagine my road is not a very easy one to travel. And with him gone my jig is up.

The food issued is very scant and oft times wretched.

And we have to catch a wild goat to get something to eat. Now for breakfast we have rice, for dinner, bean soup, and for supper, coffee without sugar, and one slice of bread. I know that Uncle Sam pays enough for us all to have enough to eat, but if we are robbed of it, that fact does not keep us from being hungry.