| Show Rumors of War Youths Companion Two or three correspondents and sal dlers who had been through the Cuban campaign met the other day and many were the pathetic and ridiculous anecdotes anec-dotes told of their experiences We repeat one or two which Illustrate American character under a great and unusual strain After the fight at San Juan said one I crawled into the bushes What I with loss Of blood no sleep and bat terea nee I thought the end hail come There was a smoke near band b-and I dragged myself to it A private covered with mud and blood wearing ragged trousers and half of a coat had kindled a fire and was brewing some tea He looked at me and then poured out some In a tin cup and brought It to mC I never tasted anything like it It put life into me Thats good tea I said Yt s he answered Its made only for the Mandarins I import it from China for my own use Im particular about my tea I Wd a package in my knapsack Just then he was ordered way The net day I saw him digging In the pits and asked who he was It was young i Blank from New York That fellow I they saId counts his money by millions mil-lions There were some queer meetings on the field said another man One of the southern generals had lost a son in the first week of the war He came to Cuba as inspector general leaving his other son at home But the boy enlisted and came to Cuba as a private and was digging In the trenches when his father rode past with his staff Hello dad he called Hello boy The general went down and took the young fellow in his arms After we came home at the peace jubilee at Philadelphia I heard a big volunteer say Miles and Dewey are well enough but B Is my man for the presidency Hes a general but he wasnt ashamed to kiss a private in the trenches I saw him do it |
