The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-06

and said she couldn't, either. She said
she really felt she loved you all, every
one. She said she always jaimed the
militaire, anyhow, and now she adores
them. So do l, and so does Ethelinda.
Ethelinda's my sister, but she don't know
much yet. I'm a regular, too; I'm going
to West Point. Say, show us your stump,
please, won't your"
The soldier looked very attentively at
the children with his one eye and winked
so quantity that Ethelinda cried:
80, you funny man.
Then the soldier looked out to sea and
smiled with great bonhommie, and then
he jerked his thumb at the house behind
them and said:
PA and ma to homer"
PAS in the city and Aunt Robina's
reading poetry in the pine wood" said
Robert Henry. Tell US about Santiago"
Butler, footman, coachman, gardener?
All to homer" the soldier asked gently.
John, do you mean? He's in the vii
lage. Why? Won't you show me your
stump"
Cook, nurse, chambermaid, governess?
All to home?'
Haven't got any governess or nurse
Cook and Sally's hanging out washing"
The soldier seemed sadly meditative for
a moment, and then, to the great bewild-
erment of his sympathetic new friends,
burst into tears.
"Mammar he howled softly, 20, NAM
ma! Where is your wandering boy to-
night! Take me, please take me to man.
ma"
Ethelinda's tender heart melted at this,
and she sobbed for pity.
20, 1 say" said Robert Henry much
startled. 81 didn't know soldiers cried.
guess you're pretty sick, amt you?"
I'm a stranger and ] want to be took
in said the soldier I'm an orphan,
and I'm all alone in a crewel, migrate
full world, all because I'm not a volunteer,
and have no vote! Would you please take
me to mamma at your very earliest con-
venience?"
20, 1 know said Robert Henry, his
face clearing of its perplexity and be-
coming purple with righteous wrath. "Its
just what my papa said. The regulars
aren't getting justice, he said, he did, and
the volunteers are being petted and cod
died. Never you mind You're a hero,
fast, and he said nothing was too good for
you, didn't he, Ethelnda?''
less" said Ethelinda, and patted the
soldiers back with womanly warmth, IAN
he said you could have anything you want
for being so brave, and Aunt Robina cried
and said she adored you. Shall I bring
her?"
NO" said the soldier abruptly, and then
sank weakly back. "Oi my poor legs!
I've walked $40 miles without a thing to
eatp'
Good graclousw cried Robert Henry.
"The ideal" cried Ethelinda, who at
once felt II her duty to assume Aunt Ro-
bina's manner.
WYATT here a minute" they both cried,
and rushed off to the house. The soldier
raised himself slowly up, looked carefully
around winked. and FAY at ease. Almost
instantly the children were back from a
raid on the Harder, staggering under their
loads. They bore a napkin and knife and
silver fork and spoon, and Ethelindas own
grandmother's silver goblet, and Ethelinda
spread these on fiat rock, like a born
housekeeper, while Robert Henry darted
between the house and beach. bearing a
whole cold chicken, pies peaches. a pitch
er of milk-everythin he could find ready
In a very short time the returned hero
was gobbiing things up IN a way most re-
markable in a man who had only one arm
to herp himself with. Robert Henry and
Ethelinda. painting from their exertions.
watched him with great satisfaction, and
thought how nicely they We're doing Just
what papa and Aunt Robina would have