The San Francisco call., 1898-05-15

to look the other way, for every one else was doing the same thing. George There Is the tear now. but it was really enough to make any one weeI to see her face
 We didn't have any one to shake - hands with; we'd done 1t all before and that part was rather painful to see, so we walked up to the west end way up by the express office, so as to wave as they pulled out. When they were all on board, people began hurry ing along down the track to wave good-by.
 While we were standing there I saw a cute pup, and I said to George Mo Leod, Steal that pup and give it to them for @ mascot"
 There was a little boy there and George asked him if it was his The kid labout six years oldl. said yes, and George asked him If he could put 1t on the train. and the kid grabbed the dog and hugged it close and said No more was said to him, but he heard us talking about they're not having a mascot, etc, and so just as the train started by us Git went very kid pulled Georges coat and held up the pup and said; Here. you, put it on, quick. I can't reach. Give 'em my dog for a mascot"
 George grabbed the dog. and yelled in voice they could all hear, ''Boys, the Kid wants you to take his pup for d IudSCOC.
 yelled, Wen take it." "Hurrah for the kid" Fully for you. Johnny" and as they went out of, sight they were I waving flags out the windows back of the neck holding him out for every one to see, and everybody oheered S;Ines ,rs and yelled. and the band TRat phe pne Gr s the Left Ttb3 Reh9d dd Me- ef mascot, all right. The fellow had him by the back of the neck and was waving him with one hand and sqqealed a hit He is clear grit
 How was that for patriotism on the kids part? It was probably his dear est possession; but he thought they he gave 1t willingly, once he made up his mind, and yelled with the rest when they were cheering for him. ,, It's wonderful how much good it did them to cheer. They gave three TOT the ladies who brought the flowers Then the civilians gave three cheers TOT Company G, for Uncle Sam and for Captain Cook Some one yelled, Remember the Mainei" and the wells and howls that greeted that remark would have caused the Spaniards to turn pale if they had heard it.
 It was splendid, and like the boy in the song daddy tells about:
 burned to wear a uniform,
 Hear drums and see a battle."
 Oh. dear, am all tired out (mam- : mas upstairs asleep); but I am so stirred up l want to have some one to yell three cheers for something again. just feel thrills clear to my toes. wonder why I wasn't a boy? 1 70, nah honey!' l wish you had been here It was just Um-mi
 As the train was pulling out some | T of the boys gave me particular lit | tie salute. 1 hadn't seen Bert Cotton | to say good-by to him, and as he rode | slowly by he sang out "Good-by | Violet" and I said, "Good-by, Bert" | though I doubt if he heard in all the | noise and shouting; but we nodded and 1 waved and smiled.
 Kenneth, who is a sergeant. was riding on the step and I was standing a little back in the crowd I'd given him some beautiful red roses, and he had them pinned where he wanted | the bullets to be scarce,' that is. over his heart. And when he rode by ne waved at me, pointed to his flowers, nipped one off the stem and threw it back to me and waved and waved and smiled and tried to make me hear his yells above the rest. Isn't that fun?
 Claude Blodgett waved his flag and shouted, Well lick 'em now, sure.''
 Winston Spencer from .Tehachapi had no one to say good-by to, so I was