Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-29
orS. wnrrLrHs EXPLOIT.

The American character 10 one or
those subtlotics In nature that are past
finding out. at least by those 81 other
nauonailtlca. Just fancy a soldier
wearing the ahoulder-atraps N major
general 81 volunteers IN the United
states army IN the unllgnincd attitude
Of bostrldlnr the fork ~ a tree IN order
10 get "a better view Of the country Just
beyond u ls doubtful Il even Span
lard holding n corresponding rank
would r, sacrifice thc prophecies. md
one VI high rank In the armed forces
~ either ~ the more enlightened pow
cra would rather be shot at at short
range with O Kmag-Jorgcnson than
b. seen In such an attitude. The Yankee
mlso. while at u, think Of q southern
general being n YanKccO however. IL
prone 90 doing whatever the cNlgcnclcs
u any particular case may require and
can be- done; 20 General wheeler
being unable 10 ge, such a survey ~ h.
wanted ~ what particular point 10"
enemy at Santiago were ut and what
they were doing. just laid on his coat
and Skinned" up a tree with but little
difficulty. He has doubtless done the
same thing a thousand times when a
buy-very few Southern boys that have
not-but mat was some years more and
some few lees than half n century ago.
and Il IL pleasing 10 learn that the
hands and knees ~ the little bis man
have not lost their cunning. that h.
is r,ni agile. strong and pcsevcrlng.
Very fcw men ever SO Into battle
without experiencing some little
change ~ action on the part of the
heart, some slight relaxation of the
nervous system and tribe aibci,
momcntary Impress n impending evil.
being natural these are not In the least
dlacrodlmhlc. but they are much more
pronounced with some than with
/ others In extreme eases the ones so
affected may become completely un-
manned. hut u Of the right kind of
stun they bring all their energies
and an their determination 90 bear.
and their own souls alone know Tho
struggle that took place before the
/ necessary victory over self was won.
these are brave men. truly. II II hardly
possible TINT any one escapes alto
| Fother. and among no other soldiers II
/ the world D. less trrpldntlou aud moro
| prccisiun visible than In those " thg
/ United States; among these. u II nl.
| ready Understood. there " none more
I highly endowed than General Joseph
/ Wheeler. lie has been assigned 10 d
/ command that promises 10 put hli
| nerve. energy and staying qualities 10 d
/ most severe test: but that ho drrada M,
| issue. or would Hhun any portion NJ a.
or put Il on FOR an instant n he could
/ Us altogether out 81 the question. Nol
oven the knowledge that his scat lf
| Congress has been declared vacant
porturbs the soul ~ such n man ~ he
nor docs the other and more unpleasant
realization that some fcw-ycry fcw
20 the credit " the country be u said
whose cause h. has placed HIS lfo. hi
/ all IN jeopardy 20 maintain. seldom
/ speak of him except az ono who fought
/ against his country and nutr with rcgrc
that Il may have 10 pension him n1m,
time. No matter; bravo men hay,
something else tn do tlmn notice such
things They sometimes 80 wrong, but
they are always better IN any position
than those who make such references
Ia speaking NJ them.