The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-13

killed and wounded. never expected TO
come through the battle alive, much less
without scratch. At least dozen men
were killed or wounded right around me.
Tho major OF our battalion called ior
two men 10 70 forward and locate the
enemy. so and another man called Botts
Jumped up and ran forward to whero we
could see the Spaniards on tho hill,
1t seemed certain death 70 get up. the
bullets were flying SO thick, but We got
back all right and reported. Bolts was
afterward shit through the leg.
have lost everything except tho clothes
have on. YoOur loving son.
JACK HAWTHORNE,
Company A, list New York Volunteers.
But no, Jack Hawthorne had not lost
his most precious possession Of all: the
heroic blood that courses In his veins.
Heroic blood 1t was that prompted both
him and PrHuts Bolts at the same In
slant to jump up and rush forward with
such alactty In the face of almost GER
tain death
All the world knows the name Of this
young fellows grandfather, Nathaniel
Hawthorne, author Of the "searEet Let
ter ard the Marble FauH" master
pieces Of English literature, bus who has
heard Of Bolts, the unromantlo cogno-
men OF the youngsters equally brave
cOmlpaniou? What forefatherg nave
handed down to him the blood from
which heroes are nader
HERoIsM is IN THE BLOOD.
"Blood via teN," Is an axiom that in
al the ages has never been gatnsaia.
Every man who does a brave, heroic
act carries within his veins quality OF
beood that urges and suStains nam. NO
matter whether he inheritS It from a
long HIM Of famous ancestors OF from m
rs sound and healthy constitution OF
M1 immediate parents, whose only dis
tnction IS honorable toll and simple.
Virtuous life.
II matters little where or how you
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that by some means you possess Boo9
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CAN A MAN Mako HIMSELF A
HERo2
nN nuns first duty" said Henry
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