The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-19
THE DUTIES OF OUR SOLDIERS
Dab NoyaIizes On the Lessons Taught BY the
Anxiety of 0lea to Serve Their Country
Oh the BATTLEFIELD.

Ing his finger nails than his brains. bus
who nad certainly grown into being real
man. Hot merely q Johnny boy. He had
forgotten all about his dainty hands sIace
ae had learned b1w 70 care for his rsiie
ard all his srappings. He used 70 boast
Al afternoon teas that there were only
certain kinds % china out Of Taica he
el,iiI axe the cup which cheers. but nov.
b. has heart be drinks coffee out -
I'm cup. and when I say coffee IN
this connection Il Is quite proper "a have
Il followed by an Interrogation mark. for
army coffee lacks the favor OF that which
comes a!reGt from Java.
Tnsn cried again, for close 20 The cure
vas q pretty girl with eyes fun ot tears.
On ono side OF her her mother SYM
pathizing with nsr ard on the other a mes
sssnger boy holding q flag which he MAS IA
structsd to wave and box that looked as
II ii might have sandwiches IN II. "a flask
that certainly dld not hold water and a
bunch Of roses It IL not often that n2es-
s@rge- boy viii carry such a lot Of things.
bat wi.ea II IL for a ssoidier do believe ha
WDuid make exerti0n and hurry
Ard che She had been married he day
before vests rdsy and she was standing out
in the cold ana rain that she might wave
gooGby - her bridegroom. When he came
the messenger boy was showed into the
ranks. ard. notwithstanding they tried 10
push him out with the beautiful persist
enes Of his kind ne managed to deliver ey-
eFythng except the flowers
And they mad note in them!
But my little lady 2iucked up her cour-
age. took the note out. stuck 1; in her pock-
ct. took her bouquet apart and began 20
tnrow her flowers at whoever passed. Sud
deny flower hit the face Of a man who
turned and looked. Who do you think 1t
Was? The vaiet OF my Johnny boy march
ing tiast beside him. They used 10 be mas
ter and man. bat now they are comrades
Surely nothing brings about a state OF
equality Ike war. And the reason why?
II is because when men are banded togeth-
s.r with one great object in view rank IL
forgotten. wealth IL as nothing and each
mans value III according 10 the bravery he
shows.
All bravery docs not lie in the fighting
my friend. There are The awful feyers
20 he met. There are the hours when the
soldier boy has TO stand fn the rain wet
10 the skin ana bear il with patience.
since it is the order Of the captain He IS
q Too- soldier who does not know how 10
obey After ali. that perhaps is the most
ficult thing 10 do. You can rush out
the enemy with every particle Of blood
In your veins on fire. you can fight 10 re-
Fenge ali those suffering women and chill
dtei.. sou can revenge our brave Aneri-
Gays when the orders only 10 obey
orders you think ii is little tirespme
but learn IL, my soldier boy. Re.neu-
her that great armies are formed only by
thiS perfect system Of each man doing his
own duty In whatever position he may he
placed. Tsen the result IS victory. Re
member that 20 be victors you MUS. sink
every particle Of personal vanity and be
AT The last one Of the great army whose
victory Is certain, and then how proud
yoI Will be when the woman who loves
you takes YOU in her arms and IS proud
of you Victory is not achieved by the
entire army, bur by each man who. be-
ing Il good fighter. has been one who
tends - make the great army. When the
long. IoI ely days come and there III no
lighting, do not shrk the everyday du-
ties 10 not when off duty hunt ur all
;lle bad waiSky yad can find 3ut just
take ~ book of verses written by R
mar who knows the soldier as no otaer
man In this world does a man who Il at
once mar and poet. There Is much
he has 10 say to you and. following him
YOU viii understand the wisdom of his ad-
Nife. and by praying well and fighting
well you VIII make yourself "a noble gen
tiemsn ard can. IL need should he go
70 your God like soldier Bah.