The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-10-18


strike back. quicker than lightning. I
wouldn't wait for a proof, or to get my
weapons all polished and in order. I'ds
1 just simply give him the full benefit
of my bare fist would lick him, just
I MS am. .
/ "Ah, pa" said Jimmie;" remember
4 one time of your pitching onto man
Just as you were, and he made you say
| enough
Jimmie. you don't know what yor'
are talking about. was discussing the.
affairs Of nations. tell you, 1t Is un-
American-lke, to let them Spaniards.
think us afraid of 'em.
'.Pa, said Anna, 4if you don't watch
yourself, you will be perpetual fault
finder. believe our government win
Isettle this difficulty all right. Any
way. they surely know more about Ii
than we do
Never mind, my daughter; you'll get
] tired a-waitin till Mckinley declares
war against Spain. don't believe he'll
ever do it. He don't care anything
about the starving Cubans or our ma
/ tional honor. He is there for the pur-
pose OF helping the rich men; he don't
care how many helpless people starve."
/ We'll. Simon" said Cynthia, $50 far
he hasn't hurt us any. | never saw
times improve faster for the laboring
classes. Wages are high; everybody
has work, and prices for farmers prod
ucts are getting better all the time"
Their conversation was here inter
Irupted by Mary entering the room. She
had been to Boonsville and brought the
mail J
"War is declared she said.
us II possible?" said Simon In as
tonlshmcnt.
"Hurrah for Mckinley" Jimmie
shouted. ...,.r
! "Jimmiew said Simon, impatiently.
BE quiet. Who told you, Mary, that
war is declared?" -. H. #..e
'"rhe newspaper says SO" said Mary,
! and so it proved to be. Simon was
| fooled" again, rs Cynthia expressed
| it, for i'll big, black letters the paper
announced that war had been declared
\ against Spain, and the President had
i called for $4,000 volunteers
H Boonsrille was In 4 state or excite
ment and young men commenced 10,
talk Of joining the army. People won-
dered how long and disastrous the war
| would be.
Political Simon said the war would
prove what kind of stuff Mckinley was
| II nf IL cot hn hu n
In him for managing a war. There
! never was but one Republican thar hc
! ever knew capable Of doing such u
thing. and that was Abraham Lincoln.
and IL he was a-llving to-day he would
not be Republican. y.
| All eyes were now toward Mckinley.
A great responsibility rested upon his
! shoulders AS commander-in-chicf Of
the army and navy he was at the head
and directed all
| About the first order he gave was to.
the Asiatic squadron, and we all know
its result
Commodore Dewey, following the Or
der of his commander-in-chief sunk
the Spanish feet in Manila Bay. No
such battle had ever been known III the
history of the world, and Dewey be-
came q national hero.
In the. meantime the Flying Squadron
and Admiral SIMPSONS fleet went In.
search of Spain's Atlantic fleet, sup
posed to be near the West Indies.
| Young men were still hurrying to the.
front, and among the volunteers was
| Glen Harrington
| 1t was hard for Winnie to bid him,
good-by, but he said he felt 1t his duty
| to 20. Long were the farewell words,
and vinnie's eyes followed him as he
| walked away to board the train that
was to bear him to the coast. She was
proud of her lover, and she admired
him, more than ever, for wanting to-
be soldier, yet the thought OF his go
! ing filed her with dread.
Many soldier boys would lay down
their lives. Would he be one OF those.
called to die for his country?
The thought filled her with dreadsa
and the true meaning Of war came to-
her g.. s-
Simon was very much surprised when
he heard that Glen Harrington hao'
enlisted,
Cynthia" he said, II am glad he's.
gone. and hope he'll never return"
why, Simon Grey, how dare You,
talk so?"
II didn't exactly mean that wish
he'd get shot. but ! wish he'd stay In
(,ubo II .yaulG make one less ReD1b-
Ilican vote in Boonsville. besides saving
ms the unpleasantness of a Republican,
son-in-l law" -
| We'll, Simon, we might get son-in.-
law with worse fault than votiD' the
| Republican ticket. Let's not ridicnle
the Republicans now. They have done
all right so far. Wait till they do
wrong"
Ito be continued)