The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-04-28

young woman would henceforth de-
! vote her life to deeds of charity. 1t
i was thought she would join the Red
! Cross and in time become its head.
But Cupid-sly little winged fellow
was at work; and a few days ago
! Washington was startled and delight
| ed by the news of the engagement of
! the young woman; to this was added
| the intimation of an almost immediate
| wedding, thus removing from the ranks
! of high usefulness one who had been
its prouGeSt ornament
| But Washington is intensely domes-
tic 1t is a city Of homes. No nation
| in the world has capital so filled with
families as Washington. Intrigue may
exist, but it is frowned down and the
example set by the White House is the
one that is admired and followed.
Therefore, Washington, while it mar
yelled at Miss Wheeler's change of
plan, thought it well done.
A WAR ROMANCE.
It is one of those pretty love stories
which will extend the list of war and
diplomatic romances, and it will have
its elimination during the early sum-
mer, when Lieutenant w. w. Fiscus
comes home to claim his bride.
Miss Wheeler, who is the youngest
daughter of the general, is a charming
young woman with face as beautiful
as her name is poetic. She has recent
ly returned to the United States from
the Philippines, where she has been
with her father, administering to the
wants of the wounded fallen, with
sympathy that is in tender contrast to
the progressive campaign conducted by
the veteran general.
Lieutenant Fiscus is still in the east
winning Iaurels upon the battlefield
which are rewarded with personal COM
mendations and medals for meritoriOus
service, but he win soon secure a leave
of absance and sail westward to Amer
lea to claim his promised bride.
The friendship of Miss Wheeler and
Lieutenant FiscUs is not d. recent one;
nor a battlefield romance. They have
been lovers ever since the young man
was a cadet in West Point some years
ago. During that time the Wheeler
boys were also receiving their military
education at West Point, and there
was a mutual attraction between the
Wheeler brothers and young Fiscus
which resulted in a lifelong friendship
between the young men: and a. feeling
ineXpre4sibly stronger grew out of the
frequent meetings between Mr.. FisCus
and Miss Wheeler during the formers
visits to his schoolmates when the
summer vacations came. But nothing
was whispered of this attachment be-
tween the young people until the out
break of the Spanish-American war in
1898.
OFF TO WAR.
At the first call to arms young F'iecus
eagerly RESPONDED, and was one of the
first cadets to receive a commission.
He served with distinction throughout
the Santiago campaign. and became
popular in Cuba, as well as at home.
The war department heard of his un-
flinching bravery and constant alert
ness in the heat of battle, and promot-
ed him to the Philippines.
The thought of separation was, how
ever, too inVincible an enemy against
the young mans silence, and so, when
he went to bid the Wheelers goodby
before leaving for the war, he man
aged to whisper into the ear of the
fair young daughter the story which
secured for him the promise of her
heart and hand.
When the Red Cross expedition was
organized to go to Cuba, Miss Wheeler
Joined the corps of nurses and served
several months in the hospitals sta
toned at different parts of the island.
Here her skill and kindness of heart
brought her into a prominence entirely
separate from that which she enjoyed
as the daughter. of a distinguished gen
eral. and her name was Immediately
associated with those of such grand
women as Miss Barton, Miss Margaret
AstCr Chandler and others.
When the Santiago campaign was
ended Miss Wheeler returned to Amer
lea on board the Olivette, and again,
for her thoughtfulneSs and care Of the
sick, she was known as The Angel of
the Ohvette. So highly appreciated
were her services to their wounded by