| Show t ti v y t I In Q v S Sr V p v It V J t1 v v v v v b V T a c 0 9 V 7 1 t eV V S7 9 v q 52 Y g r p v q yr qr ° V 1 I 11 t 10 tr uat 1 la 1 4 i V a I 9 9 i7 9 l t1 4 ro ci ti a 17 V V V o G a7 V v t9 a v v q v a 4 t Q a v 9 1 r V 11 V h V V V V 17 Q t1 V 17 V V 17 V St q v V g9 a V err q 4 O 9 9 O a b ti t1 11 0 oJ O ty b n THE DUTIES OF t n OUR SOLDIERS it Bab 1 Vitalizes on the Lessons Taught by l the Anxiety of Men to Serve Their I n Country on the Ba H < > feM I Copyright Itltl I contras that we were nit crying t and yet we war trying 10 look cheer ld ful The regiment marched along and the bands played and Mottle Handing In on the pavement waved li I > r coatee Wit dot It handkerchief and Mllllcenl Handing beside me wave her tiny lace IrlmtnM one and each ant meant lad bleu you wherever you go and bring IOU t1 r bark to ui well and triumphant Out a I wild before we worn nil Fa crying and Jet we were watching through our lean for one man know tG Inr thai an he pawed where we stood the heart uf one woman Mould be made t happy It only for one minute livery now and then ont of us ran Into the t house and up lairs and cute her a tc kits and a hug and laughed about Ihe lacy l coming back and told hr ins In-s Match out that they Muuld nation be I 1 Wont and then < loan wLneier II was ar 1 i Irotttd and noon again me other one went to her snot announced that Ih company was not In unlit yet 1 y Did IOU ever Ihlnk that In title far where there are Km I of many men engaged en-gaged for ei try man moms Miuiun heart 1o I arhlnx lIul 1lon was try I Inll to be brayer than she hd evrrteen In nil her life When she 1 wa a tiny Ctrl she wed to declare that she Intended In-tended to marry a anldlrr boy I that she wanted to list n oldlera Mlfe no that + Q he might wave hint off 10 war ad noel 1 W tome him tack with wrealhi of laurel and 1iundi of fine music ti Then there rom a day when Marlon looking like an angel In while ulln and tulle vowed to love honor an I Obey that rllcnined < quiet lawyer who had apparently o ap-parently none of the Jollity of the mot tiler boy and who was an absolute contrail = y con-trail to Ihli merry dainty little maiden No one ever went Into their home the home made by these ho that were one t without finding In It a spatial Joy It 1 Sw seemed as If a real 1 true love wai over It all and that even n stranger vlilllnir It appeared aa doe a detoteo who when kneeling In a cathedral become Intoil w rated with the odor of the Incenie only this stranger knew the Influence of m teal love You know how short a lime It tin been allies that day when II was demanded that for our country honor hon-or our men must c 0 out and rich that Uie deceitful nation wllllnc to kill In i 1 the dark and with the weotons or roW ants our brave tailor ladi jt Boon after thai day Marion hui I land came home and leaning over her killing her on the brow he whispered 1 I must BO and the replying in I his soul aninerrd Yep dear IOU must go Three two did not need la explain ex-plain all that vial meant for they loved lov-ed K well that they could read ea li ethers heave And Set just now thy had been leaking forward to courts hap plneMt Hut now the toaster must go li > the war the cruel drrtdful war Marlon ilnlghlened herself up nail thought nf Ihoie men whose death must tie avenged and she grew braver than ever The days went by and one night the stork Dew down the chimney and put a tiny non Into Marlon arms Then are battles thai an expression Ivan 1 i there are dimpled IxMei and grave Ublei Ihln bahlei 1 and queer iMblM but title baby from the time he appeared suggested lo throe who Hal the pleasure of hit acquilntanc that h ie wai n brave baby II convinced 1 ni It All the Inclination that file mother had had lo wed A soldier boy had got Into his blood and that even now he was ready lo tight And his father woe goIng go-Ing away going away lo leave I the woman wo-man he loved m dearly and the Illlle on only 10 day old IM you wonder that we were all cryIng cry-Ing For up al the window bundled In shawls and with the slaw I between her ndl the outside world wail MIn with her baby In her urmm walling lo see her husband gi by on till way In right the enemy A maid near her Mild II omethlng about Mlii 1 Marlon walling I to ire the lilt ot him and for the tint lime the tear cam to her eye but mile choked them bark grew brave again laughed And hell the baby up In the air while Hie whisperer lo him and made him understand an mothers ran make battles understand that some day he was la U a great man a great gen trop Directly the company marrhed alcng We all Hopped crying waved our hand kerchief and threw rotation and clap I dour d-our hand while a mall boy In the Cheat Krenme1 nut In very ecitaiy There a baby up at the window waving wav-ing a flag And lure enough In the Nightly closed 1 little hand or Atalona baby I there had been put a small flag and some loving hand managing the arm made the father who knew where tu look for those he loved e hls wits patriotism Ho they went away young and old each hoping to gain glory and each sure 01 the hArp homo coming Tortyelght hours afterward there brasher over the telegraph a mea age 110 a quiet silent man The wade told that Marion because ot Ihe exi llement of the day before had developed what Ihe doctors laid wait a moil dangerous fever and could he come at once It was Impossible for him la leave Wllh his company he was waiting for orders la go on board ship and even la greet death he could not OHm lo U a coward lotion sooner than we lould believe It Marlon was sleeping Ihe Bleep which knows no awakening hen The Illlle baby cited as bob do cry for the Items of the mother Nn nurse mn ml liT plate 1 No nuke could touch file Illlle body H gently and au lovingly rOt no nurse was his mother Mo thee the-e t day he Joined her for It mho i If m-ho know thai she yearned form for-m They laid them away In the quiet Country churchyard where the tprlng hlIOn looked bright and gay and 1011 were aiming out the dory of cv floating lave and iace When II look rd ul Marlon at the lay In Ixr while ealn gown with her baby In her arms I Ihouihl that If she hail been beautiful beauti-ful on her wedding day she looked like a Mini hoW Hut what of the Kldlir M far away 11110 of Ova many women who loved them both wrote him a lender letter lolling I him the truth and Inrlnilng In I I1 11I II It a fit tie I locket thai 1 Atarlon Had always al-ways worn about hir throat and In hlch wi a picture of him taken just alllr they were married He tall II near his own heart He thought of Ihe happy days that had been and almost with remorse for daring lo grieve held he-ld Thank lad I have lived and ovedl Thank nod for my strength wale l > wflUM of the wife and the baby boy Dial were mine I can light the hatter hat-ter for thiw women and children hurt h-urt mi much eery day Hint they pray for death < foot help nm In Unlit well for the dear dead Then he was hail for a little Mhlle and afterwutil pcnple 1 who did not know wondered al his Interest In hie wok and made the usual IIIh remarks malt men rr I lllng Oman ii > If Ihu men who remember i member laid their heart bare for every ev-ery coeelp to tear to I 11 < letee And yet that day 1 aa she regiment Pam + el 1 some of ua tauNtied A pretty I girl Handing iloae In the curb threw awhile a-while rose in a young man who aeeni rd to hate nobudy to notice him and after lie Caught Nlllle Ihay limited he rlbbled wnielhlng on a card 1 und lllie1 It au well Shut It fell at her rt nnebady elee near by heard horI wy In hor-I hereclf 1 will write him an ocia lonal letter I It li I the duly of entry iinerlcan woman lo encourage iHir brace soldier boys And I Uuched once ton I Here came a liny Ud hon h-on him I UM < 1 lo bo the Intact aryls In drama 1 or In manner Mho paid more Mention to polishing hli finger nail than hli bruin but Milo had ceitalnly grown Into being a real man not merely I mere-ly a Johnny buy lie had forgotten all Unit late dainty hand line he had learned how to care for file tulle unit all film lnlIln lie anal 10 i basset nl nllrnn tons that there i are only or lain klndi of china out of which he rould take the cup which hern but now blew life heart 1 he drink Coffee out ot < < a tin cup and when I uy cut fee In title conimtlon It li I quite proper prop-er In hate II followed by un Interrogation Interroga-tion mark for army coffee Licks the flavor of thai which oomei direct from lava Then I cried again for Mesa to the curb ttai a pretty girl with efos full of learn On one side of her was her mother errnllAlhllnlt with her and on the other n mOHnO boy holding a Hag which he was intruded lo was and a box Hint looked ai If II might have MndwIchM la I II a flask that or lalnly did not hold water and a bunch of raped It li not often that a nle i Mniter boy will carry such n let of Ihlnn but when It la I for a Midler I do believe he would make an exertion and hurry And iheT Slit had been married day before Yesterday and the was Handing out In the cold and l rain that else might wave Steadily lo tier bridegroom bride-groom When he came the tne ftengcr boy wn shovel Into the ranks and noiwllhilandlng tried la push him out with the beautiful pertinence of laid kind he managed to deliver everything every-thing except the flowers And they had a note In them Hut my little lady plucked up her courage took the note out stuck It In her pocket touk her bouquet apart and began to throw her flowers at whoever hosed Duddenly a flower lilt the face of a man who turned and looked Who do you Ihlnk It waiT The valet of my Johnny boy Intimidate Just Uilde him They need h I be > mailer and man but now they are lomradee Warmly nothing noth-ing brlngi about a Hate of equality like war And the reason why II li I U I eauee when glen an handed together 011th one real object In view rank le I i forgotten Ith li I aa nothing nl each roans i itue li I awarding la the bravery > lie hu All 1 bravery loom I i not lie In the tight Ing my frlenl There are the awful fevers lu Le I ft t Thor are the hour when the ml IIIr bay has la Hand In the rain wet in the kn and hoar It with Iatiene Mince It li I the order or the captain He u I a blur i Midler who dow not kno how la obey After all that iwrhapi i the mail dimcult thing to da < < You tan rush out on tie enemy with i every prtlcle 1 ot blood In your ielne on lire > ou can tight to revenge all these urferinir women and children you can rnnje our bravo American editors but luring the long walling days when the orders are only lu I obey irden 1 Juu Ihlnk III u a Illlle tiresome Hut leuin II my soldier boy Ilemem bar that great measles lire formed only by Ihli perfil system of each man doing hli own duly In whatever poll lion he hAt been laced i Then the rem I still II I victor llemember that lo be vlctori you mint link every particle of perxmal vanity and U al the last one of She great army whom tlctory li I certain cer-tain und then how proud yuu Mill be when the woman who love you lakes you In her areas and li I proud ol you I Victory U I not achieved by the entire army but by nun man who being a good lighter ties I been one who erode to make She grant army |
