The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-07

a girls life is not the easiest thing in
the world; and if anyone is authority
on that subject, 1 think ought to be.
try to be brave. l always march right
up and look a cow straight in the eyes
if she is on the other side of the fence.
and L was never known to be afraid of
mouse-if 1 could reach a chair in
time.
am a stauneh Democrat-because
my father is; and l am even willing to
help hold the Philippines-if my party
insists on it, but when it comes to re-
celvlng two proposals in one day, even
were it by request of the head of my
party, draw the line. But the head of
my party had nothing TO do with this.
Still, there they lay in my desk. one
of them, beginning, My Dear Miss
Amelia''; the other, Dear Pat"-one
of them signed. Your sincere friend,
Yours, If you viii have him, Jack
They both wanted such little thing.
but they both wanted the same thing,
and it just happened to be me.
There are two photographs. One
holds his head proudly. He is certainly
handsome. That is Mr.. Sylvester Bar
ton Donahue. The other is just Jack
with the flower in his buttonhole that
l put there myself, because he said it
looked like me 1 have known Mr.. Bar
ton Donahue for over q year, and Jack
for five years.
AS 1 told you before, 1 try to be
brave, and the only things that 1 am
afraid of are worms, spiders, and-a
man, but l haven't met the man yet.
And. being naturally brave myself that
is why it is so notifying to know that
Jack-John Stanton-should lack the
courage to volunteer.
All the boys had proclaimed senti-
ments of undying patriotism but John
and yet John has such a noble brow
and firm chin that l really expected
him to utter something immortal while
our village was convulsed by a call for
volunteers. But John, unmoved, so far
as l could discern, pursued the even
tenor of his way. 1t is true, John was
the main support of his mothers fam
lily; but he might, at least, have eX-
pressed his patriotism. even if he could
not volunteer. l told him as much, but
he answered very simply, Il like to eX-
press my sentiments in my actions"
Then, why didn't he do it?
OF course, Mr.. Donahue did not vol
unteer, but l heard him say in public
that it was the duty of every American
citizen TO lay down his life in the Phil
ippines. Circumstances would not per-
nit him to go, but he thought every
other man ought to.
He tells beautiful stories about kill
ing nine Indians at a single shot, and
then he looked the wild-eyed chieftain
in the face with a blood-curdling look,
so that the savage warrior could not
raise hand; and Mr.. Sylvester Barton
Donahue rode away from the whole
band unframed. a man who could do
that must be brave and patriotic, even
if he does not volunteer.
Mr.. Donahue is wealthy. and that
large house on the hill overshadowing
Jacks little home is being built for Mr..
Donahue. He says in his note that he
would care for no other mistress for his
mansion than Miss Amelia-that's mel
He also adds that he wishes an answer
as soon as / can conveniently write.
John says ne will call for his. Why
couldn't John do as Mr.. Donahue did?
1t would be so much pleasanter to write
him mo" than to tell him.
| knawed the rubber from the end of
my pencil-not because felt sorry for
Jack, but because that is a bad habit
of mine. Then | wrote some lines on
the first thing that lay handy-nOt be-
cause l am in love. but because that is
also bad habit of mine.