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Show WENT TO THE FRONT TO DIE. Pathetic Farewell Made by Loyal Subjects of the Mikado. During the Chtno-Japanese war the members of one of the missionary families were living in the part of Chemulpo near the barracks whore the Japanese wore quartered until they could be sent by sea to the front. "In Korea with Marquis Ito," by Dr. George Trumbull Ladd, contalna a pathetic pa-thetic little story In connection with this family. One day a petty officer camo up on the porch ot the house, uninvited; but after accepting gratefully the cup of tea offered him, being unable, to speak any English, ho went away, leaving the object of his apparent intrusion uuoxplalned. Soon aftorward ho returned with somo 20 of his comrades, mostly potty pot-ty officers, accompanying him. And when tho hostess was becoming somowhat alarmed at tho number for whom shu might bo expected to furnish fur-nish tea and cakes, one of the company com-pany explained In broken English that they had como to see the baby, a girl about two years old. Tho llttlo one was brought out by tho mother and placed In the arms of tho speaker, who carried her along the line formed of his comrades and gavo each one a chance to see her, to smllo at nor, anil to say a fow words to her In an unknown tongue. On going away, nftor this somewhnt formal paying of respects to "tho baby," the Jnpanetso oftlcer still further fur-ther explained. "Madam," said he, "to-morrow morning morn-ing wo nre going to the front, and wo do not expect over to return, llut before be-fore we go to die, wo wanted to bid good-by to the baby." The number of the regiment to which these soldiers belonged was takon note of by tho mother Their expectation camo true; they did not return. Youth's Companion. |