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marched duwn North Waller to Second street, west, on Second to Market, circled around the esplanade, counter-marched on Second to Chillicothc and north on Chillieothe to theCompanyH armory, in the Richardson building. As the long parade, swung into Chilli* sot he 'street, it halted and opened ranks while Company II marched, with swinging military step, up to the armory.The streets were lined with people all along the line of march. They itood live and six deep, aud many ot them were in position hours before $becoQipaoy reached the city. At every point as the company passed they were cheered '.to the echo, and their whole march through . the streets was one long, continous ovation. The people were wild with joy and they were not afraid to show it, There never was such a crowd out in Portsmouth before.The boys'of the company are looking fairly well-better titan their friends expected to find them—and there (is cause for rejoicing in this.True, they do not look like they had been on'dress parade all the time since they left Portsmouth, and it is ftain they have not had a picnic. | They have seen service—hard service, and plenty of it. Their uniforms are dingy and faded, and their cheeks arc tanned and browned as the result of exposure to Porto Rico's blazing sun. * Almost without exception they have lost flesh and some of them arc hollow-cheeked and hollow-eyed. A few weeks at home will cure all this,however, and bring back the flush of fusil tit.Tin- company lookcd'Hkc veterans, and they carried thcmselcvs like vet srans, too, in every sense of the word, -bis being the remark most fro--luently beard on the streets.The company brought back home with them three little Porto Rican youngsters, who wanted to come to America to live. The boys trailed along with the company all through Porto Pvico and it was decided tobring 'them to Portsmouth. They are fat and jolly locking little fellows and seem to enjoy the situation thoroughly.Long before time for the arrival of I w Company II at the armory the side-| fc walks and streets were packed. As the boys forced their way through the multitude cf people and marched | h into the armory the bright smiles on their countenances gave ovidencein that they were glad to once more en-
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Portsmouth Daily Times
Portsmouth, Ohio, US
Mon, Nov 07, 1898
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