Arizona republican., 1899-01-01
HELEN GOULD KISSED THEM.
And All the Rough Riders Favored
 Promised to Be Better Men.

And All the Rough Riders Favored
 Promised to Be Better Men. "Helen's queen. that's what she is, and she did something for us soldiers that will never b3 forgotten.
 An ex-sOldier, one of ROOSeVelt's cowboys, was talking, and it was of Miss Helen Gould he was speaking. There was not bit of disrespect in the voice or the words.
 "I ought to say Miss Gould l sup pose" he explained in answer to the looks O. surprise on the part of his lis tsneIs. but we all called her Helen. You know COW boys always know Pen- pie by their first names"
 Charles R Hider Of Dallas, Texas, was the cen05r of 2 group of women ill the soldiers aid society room Monday morning, and he was telling all he could remember about Miss Gould. From August until in November he had lain in Miss GOGld's hospital in New York and had been visited by her daily all that time, sometimes two or three times a day. The memory of that time will remain with Mir. Hider always, sec Ond in importance only to the charge at Fl Caney. He has four bullet wounds to remind him in disagreeable
 
 teen karat gold watch inclosing a pie ture to help him remember those weary days in the hospital, cheered only by the fitting visits of a gentle, merry woman who ministered to his physical needs and left him sometimes with . laughing word, sometimes with a prayer on her lips that he might be brave and true and live an honorable, upright life. It was not hard surely for @ boy to speak of such a woman as queen. Not an exaggeration, either MT. Hider has not his watch with him now. It is stored away in a bank down in T5Xas for safe keeping
 Ut isn't a very large watch. you sae,'' said he. Ut could get broken easily, and then all sorts things might happen to it. It's all engrlved-has deer on the back of it and inside is her picture and on the inner cass is written From Helen Gould to C. R. Hider, Troop c, ROosevelt's Rough Riders, November 13"
 No; she didn't dress pretty when she came to thehOspital; just plain and all in black, for her father, you know. She didn't have any beads and things on her clothes like some of the women But it is her way that made us all love her. You see, she was just one of US. She didn't mind Us calling her 'Hel- en.
 Here somebody asked a question and the lad blushed. He is not yet A. He however, after awhile with a look of pride.
 ''Yes, she did kiss me goodby She kissed us all goodby and made us promise to live right and be good men. We promised. l don't suppose we win all keep it, but it will help. We cow boys are rough men, but we will re- m@mber Helen. She used to joke with Us a lot. She wasn't afraid of being She says she is going to marry soldier and told me once she would marry me, only l wasn't cut up enough. You see, two of my wounds were just flesh wounds. She's q queen. | she is-'
 c. R. Hider was in Denver in charge of 90 head of cattle belonging to the l Cattle company. He says he | is perfectly well now. though his ! wounds stiffen some in wet o. cold | weather. He is q typical cowboy in ap- psarance and speech. Underneath the | rough oyercoat he wore this morning i was visible tha Blue coat of Uncle Sam. | Denver Post