p.

I get excited. Patriotism is above par.
The Stars and Stripes float over the
old U.V.M. and many of the students
will be ready to go when they think
there is a call for them. I have
not enlisted yet, and I hope it
will not be necessary, but if it
becomes so I shall go if I can get
the consent of my creditors.

I wrote home to see if father
and Uncle would let me go.
Uncle wouldn't let me go because
it would annul my life
policy, and father said the greatest
objection he had was that people
might lose their money and
their confidence in me. Further
than that he didn't know why I
shouldn't go as well as others.
I do not wish to go unless it is
necessary for it would be too
great a sacrifice, but when
my debt to my country becomes

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greater than those to my friends
I hope I shall discharge the larger
obligation first. Drew has left
College and is Captain of a
company forming in town.
The College boys are all under
drill. We can beat any com-
pany here in field evolutions.
Our Drill master is an Englishman.
He has seen ten years service,
was in Crimea; and in the charge
of the 600 at Balaklava. We like
him very much. Those who
stay here during vacation
are going to march to Under-
hill and camp out a week.
They will have a nice time,
but I can't go with them. Next
Friday or Saturday I shall go
to [Uper Jay] to get some of my
things. I shall return some time
next week and go home. Can
you come down here at our