The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-19

The president sat in his office chair,
reading the morning paper. and incident
ally pursuing vigorous campaign
against the Uruguayan government. All
seemed to be going Well. A message from
China announced that the embassy there
| had bought up four surplus boats from
hang-firing Chinese guns; and all things
seemed to indicate that the country would
/ soon be on a war footing. While await
! ing orders from Washington. the United
States fleet had become part and parcel of
the coral reef to which it had been an
chored at the opening of the war. for the
coral insect. while it grows slowly, also
grows steadily.
! But new bond issue had almost passed
the houses, and decisive action must soon
be taken, for some daily journals were al
ready becoming unpatriotic enough to
| grumble at the delay. and attribute it to
the influence of the money-lenders. The
, president. glanced at a life-SiZed portrait
OF a portly gentleman that covered about
desk. and murmured: oh. sainted
Marcus, when will this campaign of edu-
cation be fought TO a finish?''
At this moment the door opened, and
Senator McJones was announced.
Tell the gentleman TO enter. but to be
prlef. said the president, for weisnty
! business is pending
Senator McJones entered and after
some preliminary courtesys and congrat-
ulations, presented signatures of by-gone
military notables affixed to plaudits for
John Frontrank, and was relating the
story OF a soldierly career already
familiar to US. when the door again
opened, and there entered unannounced,
a STRIPPING OF some 20 summers and a lib
eral portion of that familiarity which, in
the street gamin, is called ''hoodlumism, -
but which, in the silver-spoon youngster,
is known as promising brightness"
Good morning, PRESIDENT Have you
got me fixed up YETI" was his salutation
Yes, James: Be seated moment. 1
nave little business with Senator Nc
Jones, and then-I will attend to you
All right, old man." And the youth lit
a cigarette and retired into an arm chair
behind the morning paper.
Frontrank is still hale and vigorous
enough to go to war;" began the presi-
dent.
Yes, Mr.. President. 1 think so."
Well If he is able-bodied. why should
one of his years go and expose himself
10 the perils of fighting, when he might
as Wei work quietly at home. and enjoy
pea pea the serener portion of his
years; and give the younger. hot-blooded
generation a chance at the front?' &
but, Mr. President, the fire of the old
Soldler Is in his veins and still CLEANS in
his eye. and he could not rest quietly at
nome while agitation is at the front Such
belng the case, should we not recognize
the gallant daring and perennial patriot
what favors are consistent? That would
make him haDpiest, and it is debt of
gratitude that we owe
My dear senator, patriotism begins at
nome II such men do not stay home and
work to pay the national debt. who will
pay it? National honor g. the thing to
strive for. after ALL and how better can
it be maintained than by helping to paw
national Indebtedness? Besides this. SEN
ator. the volunteers are nearly all muster
ed in now, and what few vacancies there
are on the commission list are already
promised. Here is my young friend Jim
my Hanna, now, waiting for his docu-
ment. He has plenty of money. of course
left him in United States bonds by his
papa, bue he must have distinction We
cannot let our youth of such promise as
his rest idly at home and slide through
life like a meadow brook when the noun
tain torrent is within them. Good morn
Ing, senator. Now, James,
Clipping from the Denver Daily Abo-
litionist, under date of July 5th. 1881
The infirm mendicant futist who has,
for some time past, held forth near the
corner of Fourteenth and Arapahoe
streets, was run over yesterday and killed
by fire engine while looking at the
patriotic parade passing down Fourteenth
street Some old letters in his pocket
would indicate that his name is Lieu
tenant John Frontrank. though this is
not at all certain, for the letters are
doubtless forgeries or old relics of some
kind purporting to be recommendations
on account of brave conduct from Cen
erals n. A Miles, Wesley Merritt and
other officers of the Hispano-American