The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-08-20
I'VE AS ANY MAN.
Here Is a Girl Who Is Worthy to Be-
come n Gallant Soldiers
Bride.


"There goes a brave GIRL" said the
woman holding position at the soda
water fountain that enabled her to
see through the big show window.
(which one?" asked her companion.
THAT one crossing the street there"
and they both studied a handsome
young woman in fetching summer
outfit as she moved gracefully to the
opposite corner. She was above the
medium height, built on artistic lines,
and, with her shoulders well back, had
a swinging heel-andetoe gait that
marks the good walker. "
IF she were man she'd be in the
army or navy as fighter, and she'd
be there now as nurse, if they would
only accept her. I'll tell you what
she did" continued her admirer, "and
ii took pluck. for she's as modest, re-
fined and proper girl as you ever
knew. / live in the same block and
our acquaintance is very intimate
one.
when the first lot of our boys were
leaving for the front there was an
old lady who had just come in from the
country with some neighbor, standing
on the corner above us waiting for a
car. / suppose that the poor thing
was worn out with grief and loss of
sleep. At any rate, she tainted there
by the curb, and the girl l pointed
(out was the first to reach her. We
helped her into Amy's house, for that
lie friA ND
the old lady revived than she in
sisted that she must hurry to the
depot, for her only boy was with the
troops. We protested in vain that she
was not equal to the undertaking, and
we had to appeal to the authority of
a doctor, who positively forbade her
going, and stood ready to enforce his
order.
"She was naturally quiet and re-
firing little body, but she was made
bold by her mother love, and scolded
us roundly between sobs because we
kept her when her boy would think
that she had neglected him at what
might be the last opportunity for
their meeting. She told pathetically
how she had lost her husband in the
civil war, and how it would break her
heart il her son would leave in doubt
OF her love and thoughtfulness for
him.
"I'll find him and tell him every
thing declared Amy, as she hur-
ried for her hat. He shall know how
much you longed to be with him and
what prevented you
"She had the volunteers name, and
when she reached the depot he was
pointed out to her, big, strong,
awkward farmer boy, with good
face, now clouded in gloom. You
know what n scene there was at that
time, mothers, sisters and sweethearts
parting with those dear to them.
And there stood that boy alone, visit
full look in his eyes, not so much as
"a male friend to take his hand and
bid him God speed. Amy went right
up to him with the direct way she has
and did her errand for the sorrowing
little mother. 1t was striking
contrast, that stylish girl, pretty as
a picture, and that hulking boy trying
to restrain his grief while he listened
to her message. The boys who knew
her wondered and laughed. naturally
enough. But ! told you how brave
she is.
"'Did mother send me anything?" he
asked, just as an embarrassed child
would have done. Poor woman! she
had thought of nothing but to let him
know that she had remembered and
tried to reach him.
eyes, this and, throwing her arms
about his neck she gave the astonished
soldier boy a resounding kiss and with
face aflame was hurrying away before
he could recover from the shock. I'll
warrant that every man there envied
the big brown-faced boy who smiled,
Strengthened up and realized that the
world had suddenly been illumined for
him. Could anything have been more
thoughtful or brave?"--Detroit Free
Press.