The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-12-30

knew we'll that poor Capt. Won Simon, of
Company 1, had bullet through his
chest gotten in 1866 at Sadowa, in sack
ing an Austrian battery and therefore
possessed very weak voice. But Cap
tain Won Freyhold, OF the fifth, had a
voice like bear and WAS siX-footer.
But the fifth company is now the first
company OF the second battalion and,
of course, they are strong rivals.
With unparalleled GOODNESS Captain
Won Freyhold drew his sword and the
drill began. Everything went like
clockwork The Germans drilled at that
time in three ranks, for extended order,
the third rank forming the skirmishers.
Suddenly Frederick whispered some
thing to the captain. Won Freyhold
got pale, got livid and tretnbled slight
ly. But in a moment his voice rang
out; the movement commenced, wheel
ing and countermarching. The Eng
fish prince and generals were all atten-
ton and showed 1.-The keenest interest.
After half hour was spent this way,
Freyhold commanded: "Halt-front!"
and brought his sword to the salute,
announcing thereby that the drill was
finished. A short "Thank you" was all
he got from the field marshal; the Ger
man officers and cadets stood stock still,
not sign, not a lifting OF the eyelids
even showed any satisfaction.
GLOW did you like it," asked Fred
erick of his brother-in-law and the Wis
iting critics.
"Splendid, could not be better; have
never seen anything like it; was there
anything wrong?"
ooh, no." replied the young lieuten-
ant OF the Rifle brigade, hesitatingly and
cautiously. "Have any of the gentle
men fault to fnd?" smiled Frederick.
But not one OF the British generals and
colonies had to criticize anything.
"Well," said the crown prince, II
whispered to Captain Freyhold to give
false, commands, the third rank was. al
ways where the first should be. In
stead of turning to the left they turned
to the right and did the same thing in
wheeling; but at 'Halt-front' the COM
pany stood again in perfect well-dressed
line"
The Englishmen were dumfounded,
but said very wisely nothing.
Frederick gave the cadets for the
afternoon holiday, never forgot Cap
tain Won Freyl1old, who is now a lieu
tenant-general and is addressed "Your
excellency."
OF these German cadets from 1872
there are at least good dozen amongst
the Beers, and we will wish that they
renew their acquaintance with the duke
and his staff and fool him again as men
as they did as youngsters.
GUSTAV F. ZIMMERMAN.
St. Cloud, Mimi, Dec. 26, 1899.
Editor Irish Standards:
The unexpected war, now raging be-
tween the Beers and the British, is but
another fight twixt David and Goliath,
in which the former has fulfilled every
condition for success, so far as human
grit, skill, wisdom, love OF truth and
liberty are concerned; and, therefore,
can with confidence expect help of God
i'll Whom they trust and Who has de-
clared that the race is not always to the
swift nor the battle to the strong on
which the British have always put their
trust to bully into subsection every ma
ton that has arisen against them and
their arbitrary dominion.
But, "Whom the gods wish to destroy
they first make mad" is an old saying
that may now get its fullest verifcation
in the British going wild with madness
between their weeping and cursing, a
sign Of their being wicked nation of
| hypocrites and deceivers who have
sooner or later always come to destruc-
ton and that when their power seemed
well nigh to have reached the summit
OF indestructibility. For, power that
has always taken to the sword must
some day itself be overcome by the
sword.
Although England with free and
open Bible for all and tolerance for any,
thing but the truth and justice, pre-
tends to be the greatest civilizer of the
world, yet she has only spread the truth
that condemns her above all the civil
lied nations of the earth, for with
Bible in the one hand and bullet in
the other, fortified with opium and
whisky and her million-manufactur
household gods for the heathens, she
has but created in the minds of the
heather world an everlasting contempt
for so-called Christian civilization and,
that, SO long as she claims to be its
chief exponent.
Besides her record in India forms the
darkest page OF mans inhumanity to
man, recorded in history; and, we as
Americans ought not to forget CAR
cadia" and her treatment of the Amer
lean colonies, nor her duplicity in the