Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-10-14

ported themselves. But besides the
boys present there We're at least a hun
dred and fifty demons and angels, of
ambition, envy, loyalty, perfdy and
truthfulness. -.
The doctor himself in a new suit of
tweed, seemed to the boys to be far
more approachable here in the midst
of their sports than when in academic
rap and gown. He cast gloom
through their ranks by stalking along
with that searchlight eye of his
Svell-turned on the discontinue of evil
1oers. However, even at these grue-
some times the boys admitted among
themselves that Kellar was gentle.
man, and that they'd rather take
hiding from him than punishment drill
from cad any day. ;. ~
For they We're all proud of Kellar's,
loyal TO the school, and ready to bat
tie to the bitter end against any com
mon foe who dared to asperse it in the
highest degree. :: :,
A little lad of ten had just ruin light
heartedly on the ground when the
aforesaid searchlight fell upon him,
and simultaneously the head master
shouted out:
"Colville two, l thought you had de-
tention?"
ColvIlle two, red-headed, merry
faced boy. smiled cheerfully as if deten-
ton were good joke to WHICH. be was
well accustomed and replied with pleas
ant promptness:
$50 have, sir.'
"Then what brings you out here?"
81 s'pose it's Satan-;he's always doing
it." - an. .',.:.
''Doing what?"
making me naughty;'f Said: Colville
two with pathetically fearless frank
ness
Then Kellar's little daughter went up
and kissed him.
Twelve years later the battle of
Tamai was being fought, and Colville
two was in the thick of it. He had
been slightly wounded in an attack
that had been made upon McNcirs
zareba few days previously, and his
colonel had mentioned him in. dis
patches and recommended him strong-
ly for the "V. C." for personal gal
lantry. g.
On the strength of this. Lieut.. Col.
vile had written to the girl he was en-,
gagged to, who was at, Cairo with Her
mother, telling that he would not wait
to marry her day after he got his COM
pany. -
"I've always been lucky fellow,
tho I've been in no end of scrapes all
my life" the boy wrote, and now the
crowning luck of all is that | shall win
you and the Victoria cross at the same
time. Heaps of felBoWs; Heserve it just
as much as do, only 1happen Ito be in
the front, you seeI and was lucky
enough to be able to make myself a
target for the concealed enemy, who
had been picking off our men like nine
pins. The Arabs, turned their fire on
ne, and our fellows were able to see
where the bGggars. fired FROM. ! must
bear a charmed life ] think, for the
ground was ridhlGd all around, me-
Bob Bob was her brether) and fought
shoulder to sh6ulder'for hours, and we
shall again MANY aiday, hope"
The girl''whq got this letter was
worthy of the gallant, liSht-hearted
boy who ,IyroteTit, and She sent him
pages of such loving, proud, encourag-
ing words as only ID proud, loving
woman can write.
81 wish were your wife that might
go to the front and dreSs>your wounds
myself, my own love. Even as it is /
am capable of dressing as boy and
going to the camp. quite understand
Constance de Beverley's bowing her
pride and riding for three long years in
Lord Marmion's train. Only, Jack,
there would be DO 'bowng of pride in
my case, l should be prouder than
ever if | could only do something to
show the whole camp, the whole world,
how dearly / love my boy."G !.
Then she went on TO tell how regu-
iarly she wrote TO his mother, keeping
her posted up in all that Jack was do
ing and suffering and winning. "She
is my beloved mother, and only she can
fully undo rstand how dearly | have
loyed you ever since that day when !
went and kissed you because you said
YOU !S'DOSe1 IL WAS Satan made Won