The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-02-22
to our great conflict, but I believe the

and disclose the bare facts as they actu
ally existed. Let us for a moment for
get the pretty soldier who wore polks
dot socks and rode snorting steed witt
a foam flecked mouth, the soldier with
the ten button gauntlets and the square
I padded shoulders. Let us leave him III
the picture, where he belongs, while we
OestoW our homage and our tears upon
the hOme1y man who wore flannel shirt
and fought because it was right. not be.
cause he would look well in a photo.
graph.
Gentle reader. in this amber fluid, with
a lemon rind floating upon its heavine
bosom, here unite with you in drinking
the health of the homely man who fights
for our liberties in time of war and pre-
serves them in time Of peace--the man
who joyfully enters fight, knowing that
to be disfgured will improve his appear.
l ance.
And, let me add, it might be good
| idea to take the names of those who are
agitating the subject Of a war with Eng
land. 1t might be safe to say that ii
such a catastrophe should occur not one
of those men would be in it, If the men
who brought On war had to fight it
there would be less war.
GA Constant Reader" writes to know
whether a man or woman may be re-
garded as the more courageous when we
consider the matter carefully and thor
oughly. She says that true courage and
genuine heroism do not belong solely to
the attributes of those that fight battles
and die if need be for the cause they es-
pouse. 1t is as truly and essentially he
roic for woman to endure what she
frequently must in silence throughout a
lifetime, in order that she may. at the
price of her own happiness, insure the
comfort of her children, as 1t is for man
/ under the influence of a glorious frenzy
of patriotism to imperil his life for an
hour in the midst of battle.
| All this is true. 1t is hard to say
which sex is entitled to the greater
| praise, and it may be safely stated that
both excel, but in different lines. It re-
quires some kind of courage for man to
face a violent death for the cause he
deems just, and it requires another to
| sustain woman during forty years OF
association with mean man. BY a wise
provision Of nature man is so constructed
that he may win a large amount of glory
on the tented field, while his wife needs
| fully as much courage to live with him
after he returns from said tented field.
Man makes a speciality of physical ccur-
ege, while woman is more apt to dabble
in the mental and moral variety with
great success. Man is apt to ming,e in
the fray and come home with a forty
pound shot concealed in his thorax.
Woman prefers to suffer on through life
trying to reform a husband who is not
worth it. A good many men have given
their wives employment Of this kind
throughout long life. They have then
died. 1t was good thing to do. A man
who has made this business can do
nothing that will more generally give
satisfaction to those who ;Fkslow I'm than:
10 die, If he could arrange to DO so just
before he married anybody it would be
highly appreciated.
A HEROIC DUKE
Some times we read of wonderful deeds
of bravery on the part of people from
whom we would least expect them. Only
a short tine ago I read OF a duke who
arose in the night to the shrill alarm Of
"Fire!' Going to the fire department. he
succeeded in getting out and firing the
engine, after which he rushed to the con-
faagration, shreking "Fire!'' in shrill
tone of voice. and finally succeeded in
saving several lives by his own personal
efforts. This shows that evena duke may
not be above heroic atcions at such a
time. And am free to say that we should
not forget that he has good impulses and
that we should not be too hard on HIM
duke like that need never be out Of a
job. Any time that he will come to me
when l have any duking to be done / will
give him work as long as it lasts.
On the other hand we frequently hear
Of duchesses who are very courageous in
trying times, even while in comfortable
circumstances. so that man may not
monopol:ze the matter of heroism. 1t re-
quires great heroism and self devotion to
be Florence Nightingale, and where
would we today find the man who could
successfully be one?
1t also required great heroism and pres
ence Of mind for Joan of Arc to put on a
pair Of checked pantaloons and fight the
enemies OF her country.
AS we look down three pages Of the
worlds history we run up against facts
ever and anon that woman is not only a
gentle and min:stering angel and a tli-
umph of art but she is heroic and
grandly heroic. not for a moment only
but for many bitter. thankless years So
say to. you, constant reader, that I can
only answer your inquiry by adding that
man and woman vary only in the man
ner of their self-sacrifice and the style of
their courage and leroisn Some men
are always brave. and SO many women
are always prompt to do heroic acton.
I read once Of the drowning of young
man in New England under very peculiar
circumstance He, with companion,
was bathing in beautiful lake in Con-.
recticut, think, when lie was seized with
cramps and sank a boat containing two
Young ladies was floating leisurely on the
bosom of the water within hailing dis
tance, and it was called by tae young
bows cornrade. 1t came near and would
have been in ample:iime to rescue the boy
had not one Of the women learned that he
was not in full dress. It seems that when
he went in bathing he had been :n the
habit of foolishly removing his clothing
so that it would be dry when he came
out of the water. He did mot expect to
meet anyone while in bathing and SO was
not prepared.
Therefore the boat rowed away, while
the young ladies sh1.iaked two times in
rapid succession and the water closed
over the white features Of ttle man for
ever.
This illustrates better thsa could do
it otherwise the great dis'ts:ngui shing
cfaraot erist.cs OF mans courage and
woman's hezolsm.
4 Had The young ladies' been sinking foE
the. third time Under similar c:rcums-
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