The Advocate and news., 1898-07-27
BY MAeLE DIccs.

much money to go? When l git rich
I'm going to see those mountains"
1--WE had a sCrumptiOus tlme," said
Harry, "but papa did not like to stay
camping out any longer, cause he
couldn't hear the news. We didn't see
newspaper for a long time, and didn't
know about Deweys victory until
week after 1t happened" and Harry
looked as though he had been deprived
of much that he ought to have known.
"Well, aren't we proud of our cOun-
try?" said Tom, "how splendid that our
flag floats over Santiago, too. l wish
was old enough and I'd be a soldier.
Did you read about Congressman Bot
kins son? He's only Is and he's en-
listed in the Twenty-second regiment.
His papa thought he was too young and
wouldn't let him go at first, but after
a while he did, then he was rejected by
surgeon because his left eye wasn't
as strong as his right one. He felt so
badly that his papa granted his request
to go with him and ask the President
to help him. The President told him
that he was brave enough and had en-
ergy enough to be general of an army,
and asked the officers to overlook the
defect in his eye He is the first private
ever enlisted by a President Of the
United States. I'd like to know him,
wouldn't your
"Hurrah for Ralph Botkin and Sen
ator Harris son, too, cause he's only
15 and soldier" exclaimed Dick.
"And now Hawaiis ours, too, said
Harry. "How many things have hap
pened since our last club meeting
Dewey has sunk the ships in the Phil
ippines and Schley destroyed Cervera's
feet, for you know Sampson don't de-
serve the credit because he was not
around where the fighting was going
on, and only returned in time to have
the Spanish admiral surrender to him
instead Of to Schley, who really won the
victory"
"Hobson's my favOrlte," said Tom.
"That took an awful lot Of bravery to
deliberately sink the Merrimac with all
it's crew on board when certain death
seemed to stare them in the face"
"This is an historic age we live in,
isn't it, boys?" said Mrs. Mcguire, who
had come into the room.
90 dear Mrs. Mcguire, you talk to
us about the war, won't you, please?
We'd love to hear you," cried Harry,
running up to the hOuskeeper, who was
a lovely lady, and Harry loved her
dearly You remember Harry's mamma
is dead.
"Well, boys, am afraid do not look
at the war as you do" said Mrs. Nc
CURE, seating herself beside them. II
cannot help constantly thinking of the
terrible loss of life and the heartbrOken
mothers whose boys will never return.
Many people look upon war lightly;
they think Of the pomp and glory and
the heroic deeds OF our men, and seem
TO forget its hideous side. Oh, the
frightful and untOlu suffering which it
entails can be but family cOmprehended
War Is such barbarOus thing that 1t
should surely never be entered into by
civilized nations when there is any other
way out. The American people seem to
be able to discover no other way out OF
this difficulty, and now that we are In
the midst of war we should wish with
all our hearts for the victory of the just
side, but sometime in the near future 1t
does seem that nations can decide on
some manner Of settlement for their
difficulties by means Of arbitration with
out lining up and shooting at each
other"
But l am awful glad we won at
Manillar and Santiago, anyway" broke
in Dick, with an aggrieved air.
"Of course, dear" answered Mrs. Nc
Guire, so we all are. We are thankful
from the bottom of our hearts, and we
should praise God, but let us be very