The Natchitoches enterprise., 1898-05-05
THURSDAY, MAY S, 1903.
Company 4.

a large proportion Of the members
OF Company |. State National Guard,
have not volunteered il response to the
Presidents call for rs. 600 troops for
use Ia the war against Spain.
That no blame can attach to the mems
bers Of the company who have decided
to remain at home until there is more
urgent need of their services ought to be
apparent to every reasonable man.
The Times-D Democrat Of last Monday
expresses our views on this subject very
forcibly. as follows:
IL is not a motive having anything to
90 with courage that causes hesitation
on the part Of some national guardsmen
we speak for the South only-to vol
unteer for services it is a motive which
In the majority Of instances is eminent
" creditabie to those who hang back.
1t is the men almost entirely who have
clogging domesuc or Business burdens
on their backs and who are honest
enough to give the preference to the
continu ed bearing Of those burdens, al
though by volunteering for service they
might rid themselves Of the burdens fol
time, that DO not feel themselves
bound TO jump forward u the first call
and unnampered men to fill the ranks
There is a braverg In fact Of declinin,
"a 70 ut first to the war. rs well as bra
very Of promptly volunteering to 90.
and 1t may be q quests0n whether Thu
bravery which leaps to the front annie
ringing plaudits Is Of any higher ordel
than the bravery which is aiire to earn
the plaudits, but denies itself the lux.
nrY On account OF equally weighty, i
less snowy. demands Of duty.
Therefore should no man say that the
non-YolunteerIng guardsnan is any Tess
brave man than the volunteering
guardsman. Burns, ia one Of thes'
wonderful poeies Of his which nave
In many cases more Of the essence o.
sermons Of q whole bench Of bishops
saws
What's done we partly may compute
But know not what's resisted;
and who IS rash enough to take upol
himself 10 say what throes and heart
burnings, what painful internal strug
giles, mountaineering gardsmen MAJ
not have gone through before the
could screw their courage mp TO the un
gracious point Of finally declaring g
cannot go?"
But while we are just to the boys wht
have bravely remained at their post 0
duty at home, we must not forget thos,
Others, who have gone to other posts O
duty in The field.
The following are the boys fron
Natchitoehes who on last Thursday bad
farewell to home and loved ones, an,
who will ere long be members Of tb
regular army Of the United States, viz
Capt. ". s. Tricbel, Lieut.. Y. q
Hyams. serg't. Ross Breazeale. +. d
Vent,ra. r. Percy. Rob'n Walmsler, Al
y. GODDARD z. Perini, Carey Blanchard
$, NJ. Hyams. Al, ana J. CARA, sam
Simmons, Ad. Deyargas, Cbes. Chap
lkn, l.0his Poete. ". Lestage. Julius Jsl-
epbs, Mcdonald. Denis DeBleuze, IA. Ii.
Plefson, IT, nmastfe Coseroyo. Aiex
Davion.
The Enterprise desires to wish the Sc
young gentlemen God speed and safe
return Many Of them are representa-
tives Of honorable citizens OF this parish,
and we feel sure that in whatever posi-
ton the fates Of war may place them.
they viii reflect,by their conduct, honor
upon themselves and their people. May
the God OF battles shield them from
death and disease, and above all NAV He
give them courage and fortitude to Sc
demean themselves that no faint Of dis
honor shall ever attach to their names
or their memories.