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Show 'SHOWED SPIRIT OF AMERICA ' Connecticut Youth Good Example of the Men That Made Victory Over the Hun Certain. Whnt wns the spirit, French, Drltlsh, Itnlinn, American, that niiulo poMslhtu the day of the signing of pence? Well,, as for tho American spirit, a story, which Gen. Clannco Edwards told mo at St. Mlhlcl, lias. t,ho meaulng us I felt It, writes Luclnn Swift Klrtland In Leslie's. He win visiting thu hospltul. Just us ho was leaving n nurse run after him. "A Connecticut boy," sho sold, "lias hoard you uro here, lie has begged me to nsk you to see him, He's dying, but he duesn't know It. Ho says he has n grout favor to nsk." Just then tho clinplnlii entne nnd hud the snuio request. They hurried hack, the chnplnln lending. Thu boy looked up and saw the chuptnln. "My God I Chnplnln," lie cnllcd out, "what uro you looking so inrn glum about? Jii!t 'cause you think I'm going go-ing to die nnd ou don't know how to tell mo nbout It? II. what did I come over horo for? Didn't I corn-over corn-over here to die If Unit hnd to be (he chnnce? Haven't I hnd my tilgchnhee? Have I fulled? Whnt the h uro you worrying about?" Just then ho snw tho general. "Oh, General," he said, "excuse mo for lirttlf crlng you, but I'm dying. I know It. 1 don't wnnt to ask for favors, hut tin: Connecticut bnnd Is here, nnd I thought I'd nsk you If you'd have thepi coinn nnd play Jut oneo mitfddu here. I wnnt to hear thu 'Connecticut State March' Just once more." In n mlnulo the hand wns there nnd It wns playing the slrnlns of Uio inarch. Tho hid lifted himself up. u smile of sntlhfnetlnn on his face. His nrm bent thu time' of tho music. Ho protended to lie lending tho hand. At the last note hu dropped buck to his pillow (lend. |
