Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-07-21

heartS homo md burnt into aer peon
mce.
"Bas!" he cr3ed. II cannot iiye
without you"
Fred! Fred!" And shs fell into ~
arms.
Briefly he related wlSat had hap
pened, winding up with: II will grow
another set Of them, Bess, II you ny
So"
She surveyed him tenderly, thea
dropped her eyes.
Il want you, Fred, after all, and
not THE whiskers. Chicago Journal.
The American Volunteer.
Quite number of ohlcers of Euro
pean armies have come to the United
States to make observations during
THE present war, and they are learn
ing many things about the American
character which they never knew be-
fore. What astounds them most 10
the rapdity with which THE army 10
being mobilized To them 1t is OIL
most incredible that on April % this
government had an army Of only 26,-
900 men. To-day there are organized,
officered and encamped over 10000
men. When foreigners are told that
these men responded to a call for vol-
unteers they marvel greatly. Accus-
toned as they are to bringing their
SOLDIERS into the field by the forced
levies of rigorous military laws, they
can not comprehend the willingness
OF the American youth to volunteer.
The high character of the American
private is also impressive to the for
eigner, says The Washington CORE
spondent Of the St. Louis Globe-Dem-
ocMt. The editor of one OF the FORE
most newspapers in tine East Is
common trooper in one of the cavalry
commands now at Camp Alger, across
the river from Washington. When
the Washington correspondent of the
paper went out Ito the camp he found
his managing editor was on the stable
detail for the day, and was engaged
in the work of hoStler, The pro-
prietor of another paper has in the
army as privates his city editor, as
sistunt city editor and two reporters.
The correspondent Of Boston paper
went out TO camp one day this week
and saw a man with Vandyke
beard and an elegant manner dealing
boiled pOtatoes to % mess.
Colonel" asked the correspondent,
who is that fne-looklng man? His
face seems familiar"
"That,' said the colonel, "is Mr. So
and-So. He was travelling in the West
when THE war came. He hurried home
and came to me with % request to BE-
taken. ! told him had no commits
sion for him. He said he didn't ask
for amy commission. He would 70
Anyway. So invade him commlssary
sergeant"
The commssary sergeant stopped
dishing the hot POTATOES long enough
to hand the correspondent correctly
engraved visiting card with his adj
dress in the corner. When at home
the sergeant lives on the aristocratic
Beacon street. He is blue-blooded
main Of wealth.
The foreign observers" are learn
ing the lesson of American patriot-
ism. They are finding out the secret
Of the success of this great Repub-
llcan government. What they ascer-
tain, when told abroad will present
THE United States and it's people to
Europe I'm new light. The moral
effect will be Of greatest value. A
walton made up of people who are
ready at moments notice TO man,
II necessary, to drop everything and
take up arms FOR his country without
being impressed into service, who are
US willing to fight as privates as Off
GERS, and whose love for their flag Is
" GREAT as to cause them to gladly
voluntarily sacrifice all for 1T is in
vincible.- Birmingham (Ala.) News.