Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-08
Special correrpondenee.


exactly taking boarders" In the nurs-
cs' home. but our family has lately
been augmented BY swo young soldiers.
It came about in this way: one day
a Michigan corporal came 10 beg Us to
take into our house the captain and
lieutenant Of his company. lie said
they were both very sick. out IN the
camp. where they were lying on TIC
ground under icaiSy "pup-tents." with
no attendance but such no he was able
10 give them In his hours on duty.
With tears In his eyes he added that
besides their bodily ailments, which
we're serious enough. both the officers
were 20 homoslek and dependent tina,
unless some change came speedily they
would surely die. II Ne would oniy
give thlm shelter ana the atmosphere
n home Tor a week or two. he wouls
see that ratlons ana cook we're fur
nishcd ana a man detailed to take care
VI the lnyaids whom he. himself. was
on duty.
Wen. what would you have done lu
such a caso7 The whole upper noot.
Of our big casa. with Us several airy
chambers, was unoccupicd. o. the nine.
teen nurses prepared to alccp below,
barfack fashion. close together. Every
instinct % kindness prompted tho
sFahtlng OF the request. But Ne re-
uectcd ihat hundreds OF other men
we're sick unto death In the camps. un.
able 10 set lnt0 the crowded huapltnlH
IL would never do 10 turn the Nurses
nome iutu an asylum ful sick s1illsfa.
would u DO wise 10 ult ~ precrden.
~ taking la lhesc7 Fortunately f0i
we feelings OF all concerned. ID hap.
peneu thAt two COnyaioscenta were
about TO be discharged from the water
side hospital.
The captain and lieutenant we're at
once established In the vacated cots,
ana made 20 comfortable under Mlas
Whctlcfs gcntle ministfatl0ua that
b0th mcnded rapidly and ln due course
were discharged TO make ROOM for 9th.
trn This Incident led % two things
a pleasant Acquaintance with tho
young MlchlghndgrA ,thc Oldest Of The
TITO u not yet 80, and AN unquiet cOn-
science concerning those spacious
chambers OF oura-Eolng 90 waste, ~
90 say-Whilo uuclc samuqia boys ln
tho ptstllentlal camps were lying VA
the wet ground ana dying Tor lack VI
comforts. Therefore We lent "a read.
Ter ear whom the little corporal came
with another tale OF woe. This time
be wanted shelter for his particular
friend and chum, whose story was as
follows; Tho boy was only 20, and
the poaaerrof VI a fortune 70 large that
~ Income amounted 70 about 500 "a
month. when the call for volunteers
came. he was travelling with his moth
cr and sisters In Europe, and came
home 10 enlist MS a private. lie car
fltd hlmnilf well through The nght, ca-
capped without a scratch and nobody
ever heard him complain VI the hard
ships % campaigning. Afterwards,
during weeks Of ldlencHu 10 tho drcary
camp, three miles from Santiago, ne
came into town one day without me
Formally OF pass, OF course thh
Wa contrary 10 fuls. but IL done every
day by hundreds % soldiers and nOlh-
lnE Il said about 10. Unfortunately an
officer OF the complny-a grocery clerk
from the same Michigan town-chrr.
lshoi a grudgr against the youthtul
millionaire, born Of jealousy because OF
the lattcr'a superior position AZ houh,.
The officer saw bis net aversion
out without pass aud had MN aIi.at.
"a. The penalty Inflicted was
seyero one. under The oircumsmncen--to
work Two weeks with tho gang VINO
wrrc cleaning th' streets OF santlnf9,
me cleaning brigade IN mostly intde-lp
~ the off.acourlnrf OF the country
Ngrofa. Chinese and cubanA. sneak
thieves from ne ilild and criminals OF
all deErctu and col1rA The puor fellow
began hia punishment bravsly cnoggh,
hut the shame OF Il. the horrible Htenoh-
rs of the cutters and The coarse prison
farc soon made him N. Hia hands. un-
used 10 labor. became a mass uf bliators
and working In the heat Of the day
brought on fever
A peculiarly OF the local eaientura IL
that II "goes 10 the head." particularly
when the patient u srpoled 10 she noon
day sun. The officer however. declared
that the boy was only thammlng, or
drunk. and ordered him 20 tho guard
hounc. Thrrc he lay several days. al
tcrnately ahlvcrlng with chllls and
Aeorched by foyer without food or medi-
cline: AMI there he would probably have
died, had not his friend, tho little cor-
poral, sought him out and intrrented
some higher power In HIS behalf. When
the sufferer was released. his wits
seemed helplcsAly gone. lIla friends
nursed him a. best he could out IN
camp. and after the fever subsidized,
reason IN a measure returned. iiut now
the poor fellow hruQded upon his dis
grace, and the dreaded mai de plaa
lhomcsicknessl. which has killed many
strong man, was 10 strong upon
him that he sank Into atate OF melAn-
chuly more dangerous TO "a mind
diseased" than the passing delerlum Of
fc,Nr. The hltle corporal himself looked
like death, between thu care of the sick
az night and doing duty by day. lie
Is a slender lad juN 'of age" who lot
a good position IN a bank. at a salary OF
800 a NORTH, 10 SERVE Uncle sam. Per-
haps u was not the part of wisdom. but
motherly feelings prevailed, ana saldi
~ you viii come TOO, and take n few
days rest. you may bring your frland
and make yourrelycs quite az home In
those empty chamber
And 20 Il came about. Permission
from headquarters waa readily OBJ
talncd; and happier boys You never saw
thnu the two who are our temporary
dodgers. The WORKOUT corporal took 10
his cot as soon as given a chance, and
Tor days lowered on the verge Of coll
lapse. His morhldly seusatlve friend,
ashamed Of hia aolled clothes and
wrltched appearance, refused 10 come
al AN until nishtfall. like poverty
strieken tranm. For a week he lay star
uv nt mo ceiling All day and pacing
mo corridor AZ night neither eating nor
sleeping. 10 utterly miserable to re-
spond 10 klndncis and care. The thing
mai fret rnused him was, I yVifly be-
iisye. tho sight OF my Old bingham
apun. 1 had run M one moring wish
a bowl ~ broth, without removing the
big kitchen apron, lie could not eat, but
presontly found him with a,corntr NJ
mo apron oasped ln both hands and
the tears rolling down his face. II have
seen my mother wear one JUST like IT,"
no said. land her hair h gray like
yours