Show HOW HE GAINED COURAGE general Chaff chaffeel ees way ol 01 Gi a conti confluence beime A youth ot of IS 18 who was in the trench es at ea E I 1 caney carrying a gun was BO sri badly frightened under fire that ho he went flat on bis his face and was roundly kicked by his companions general chaffee came along and called to him well youre a fine sold soldierly sol dierl lerl then he looked at the boyish face of the kid oud slid his face softened 1 I suppose you cant help it he be said it aint so much your fault faull id like to get bold of the fellow that took yon you into thu army baand by and bahe by he put bi bis shandon hand on the boys shoulder there so much danger as you think for L said the general NOW you get up and take your gun and fight and ill stand bore here by yon you the boy got up shaking like a leaf and fired his big first r shot hot pretty near straight into the air pretty high said the general keep cool and try it again 11 in three minutes that kidwai kid was fighting like a veteran and cool at a a cucumber and when jie he saw it the general star started ted on youre all right now my boy he said suid make a good soldier god bless you sir 11 said I 1 tho young ster Y you ou saved me from wor so than death and ho he was pretty close to cry ing when he be said it after av a while bilo the order came to retire from the trench and soldiers had bad to collar that kid and haul him away by the neck to get him to retreat with his company and at that hod hed got a bullet through the fleshy part of bia his shoulder Ebon lder an hour before ill in the res rest it of tho the fights there a bettor better sol soldier dier in the company journal |