Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-12

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Col Jack" Weston and get 1--WE days
af'ouH for COO mon on rrqu.HItlun
calling Tor four DAYS ratlu1 Cor 800
men has another chance 90 think Col.
weston has been In the clmmlssiry
business too long 60 be CHj0le1. threat
cuei or trickcd Into any expansion ~
rcquHiiilna 90 orders But when De ran
artlnai TEDDY" Roosevelt who had
canttred into Santiago with the nrm
determination 60 Eci al kinds nj good
things flr bis Roosevelt was
commanding Gen. Woods cavalry brig
adr az thc tImo-hc ran ug 'nHt some
thing which had never figured loo for
mer mancuyrra Roosevelt slFhfd with
deep. heartfelt Satisfaction when his
celebrated teeth met 90 the center Of a
juicy bit 81 hr1ilcd Ft-nN H. glanced
out ut the narrow window ami saw his
dix mule team with an empty wagon.
and ho Immediately proceeded % flank.
erhlade' Invest rush ana charge Col
Jack Wrailu'H official aruieucaA In
less thhn hair an hour a dozen husky
fouHtthouH were carrying flrnuuars
tcrH. HEADQUARTERS. sides and neeiI6na Of
frcsh beef from the lighter 60 tho ok
mule wagon,
That evening the boys OF Ro1seveira
brigade tgpped Of fresh meat. the urst
command In the hfth army corps 10 In
dulge In the luxury.
When he business with Col Weston
was settled Teddy" began running
from the lighter t1 the wagon. rubbing
his hands whIstlinF. hummInr and
even singing Danny Dttvef" and ola.
eulatuE "Oh. this On as nnr ua alIk:
hnc nH SILK Presently be- mad. q iit.
ilc speech. This On simply FlufInuH.
Col. Weston" said Col Roosevelt. I'VE
viii remember you In our praysru-y,s.
We VIII assure you, my dear colo.
I nrl, VIII Issue general order tonight
I that the boys In my brigade must &c..
member you ln thclr prayers. Now.
colonel, ! have several hundred sick
men out ln the camp. They simply
must have some matted milk. sumo
/ canned fruits, something on thc DELI
/ cate order No. no, my dear colonel,
l do NOT do not say NO You should
- those boys. ,ooloncl. Thin. yellow
! faced, weak and literally starving for
some canned fruit and some matted
MIX, and, you see, some Condensed
milk. ana some o. the goodies they
serve In the hospitals"
nut, colonel" protested Col Weston.
/ we haven't got them. on my honor.
or, We haven't liut lean over and let
I me whisper 10 you"
! The two heads came toreihcr. and q
/ smile. wide. deep. broad and lrldeaccni.
/ spread over "rrddyH" face.
"oh. yes, clara ilrion has Il: Miss
| clara Barton. / viii Just 10 over and
max, a morning call on the RED croSs
| people"
Sow.Mlss Barton was one Of the bust.
= csi OF The busy people la Santiago. She
/ at 40 a little table To- a corner OF the
large freight shed which was used a.
a st0rfh0uHo Tor hri Cross supplies.
ana managed the affairs Of the Red
] Cross hy system which was military
IN ita r.Kldliy and az lnnexlble as east
| Iron, Under this system she ala an
| Immense amount Of good In Santiago.
/ Three times she expanded her system
Hl aH 20 give the military hospitals
! medicine ana invalid food, She laid
! down the law ln this wise; These sup
| piles were sent here by charitable PEG.
/ pie lu The United States Tor "a certain
| fixed purpose. I am but the agent 90
sup rIntend the dH,r.bution OF such
supplies ir accordance with the cx-
/ pressed purposes and Instructions OF
/ the donors Therefore, nothing must
De sold. ana these supplies must be used
/ o. feed the starving people Of Santiago.
/ Thuy arc not army supplies"
Her position Was rght. ana everyone
ACKNOWLEDGED that she was following
/ tho proper course. 20 Col Teddy
Roosevelt faced a proposition which
| had proved too much Tor other army
officers when h. stood hat In hand be-
| f1rr Miss Barton. She was very glad
10 see him. She iold him NO, and her
face showed him that he was welcome.
Tor everyone liked col. Teddy" His
I o. L..
/ him, except 20 glance around quickly
while he took q mental Inventory OF
the stacks 81 cprnm7al, the piles OF
| canned fruits. the bags u dried npplga.
the cases on condensed milk, and the
mounds q other things, lie advanced
cautiously 10 the attack,
My dear Miss Barton" he said, his
words vibrating with enthusiastic APP
| probation aud admir- ton, you are do
| Ing a noble work We all speak OF a..
Gen. shafier himself told me you had
saved the army by giving Us medicines
out uf your precious store" Here he
| took Miss nartun's hands claspinR them
In his. we only rssret one thing, Miss
Barton, one thing continued Col,
Roosevelt ~ 10 that you haven't
enough here 20 Keep you going 10 your
fun capacity. Yes. yes, don't bcllttlc
/ your OWn imm0ua. capacity for doing
/ good work. We know. Miss Barton, We
know. We see you 40 an hours-nu
/ rest, no time 90 eat, up night and day
at this noble work. ] said 10 Col es-
/ ton only Just now \ must run over and
| tell Miss Barton that she Ia appreciated
! hy the army God bless that woman
said old Jack Weston, and 10 Aaly 4,
| too"
By this time Miss Barton was beam
| lnr Her face was Illuminated and her
| eyes filled with tears She attempted
to reply 10 Col Teddy" but he broke
Ia;
II shall see that tht people IN Wash
| luri0n know ~ what you are doing
| hero Miss barton, ! shan make a my
| particular business 60 tell them. Yes.
| will. j shan trll thcm how you cam
| 90 the front from Rlb0ny, ana how you
! were the nrsl tu come into the harhur.
Yes, ahead of the warshlps. ahead OF
! the trluHpl. tH.'
There + whsr Col Teddy" captured
the Rcd Gross. The rest was easy. lie
simply told her of che condition % hls
boyH Too piuUky they were % nc-
| knowledgt they were sick; too proud 60
20 10 thp hospitals As he talked he
Id his words come from hls heart. They
were eloquent with ceiling with the az
lection which freddy Roosevelt felt
for his rough riders ana Miss baritone
eyes again filled win tears, ana she
gave him large gulntu'a Of canned
fruits. condensed mIit, eofnmual and
other good things
| 4 great cheer went up from the hills
when tho cayalryWyn saw that slN-mule
team slowly climnIug ihe road from ~