El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-19

ana never tur0eQ pale, out when he
reached his home at Stuart. Iowa, and
a dozen or two girls tried to kiss him,
the young hero ran away and tried to
hide himself. This is the story as pull b.
lished by the Globe Democrat:
''Miss Arnold kissed Hobson and
Commodore Schley was greeted on the
return by the pursed lips of the girls
in the navy department. Those in
cidents are Insignificant compared
with the reception accorded Chief
Boatswsin's Mate Osborn DeigDan on
his homecoming today. Half hun
dred girls kissed the Iowa man. Deig
nan was one of Hobson's crew, and
steered the Merrimac into Santiago
harbOr. He is very modest and but II
years old. When he stepped from the
Rock Island train this morning he was
amazed to hear the strains of q brass
band playing, "See, the Conquering
Hero Comes" and TO find gathered
about the depot 5000 people in q town
of less than that number. Behind the
band stood the l.. L. G. club of TWEEN
ty-three prominent young ladies, who
were brought together to make the
lives of Iowa volunteer soldiers more
pleasant. The significance of the mi
tials OF the club is a guarded secret.
The president, Miss Louise Moulton,
carried q large American flag. The
Deignan, but he OWNED their purpose
ond waved them away, saying, None
If that for me, please. Then he was
lasped in the arms of his aged mother,
who had been unable before to reach
his eide. The band led Deignan, es-
corted by committee of prominent
citizens, and followed by the L. l.. G.
club and the entire assemblage, to the
home of Mrs. Grim, his mother. On
he h0 ~i,,1. II
campaign. Arrived in front of the
house one young lady said: Mrs. Grim,
may not we kiss your brave boy?'
Without waiting for response, every
member OF the club grabbed for DeiP
nan. He resisted for q moment, and
then entered heartily into the game.
Each mem Der of the club and as many
more young women kissed the hero,
and many of them Rugged him. Mrs.
Grim stood by and cried, but she said
This is the happiest day of all my
life.'''
The little affair has been commented
on by the press as follows:
Osborn Deignan, ne'er do-well
who run away from his home in Iowa
some years ago, has returned hero.
He was with HobsOn when the Mer-
rimac was sunk aud won laurels by
his bravery. He is prudent as well s
| depot q dozen Iowa girls attempted to
kiss him, but he passed them up to
Sweeny. He did not quail before the
thunders of Ell Moro, but he weakened
| when he was threatened by the kiss
| of bevy of Iowa girls. There is a
great future in store for Deignan."-
| Memphis Commercial Appeal.
The latest dispatch concerning o.
born says tha Congressman A .L.Hager
| OF the tenth Iowa district will intro
duce bill in congress to admit Dleg
nan to the United States naval AGA
deny at Annapolis. The city council
of Stuart passed resolution
some weeks ago requesting the
secretary of the navy to admit Diegnau
to the naval academy, but Secretary
Long declined to do so because deg
nan was trifie over the ag and tht
secretary war opposed to establishing
such precedent. A special act of con
gress is necessary to get him in.
ga score of club girls surrounded
Osborn Deignan as soon as he steppe'
on the depot platform at his home tow
in Iowa. There were too many. 81
couldn't hold his breath that long, an,
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