The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-25
0OD The Story of Big and Little Il" Being ar Episode in the Life OF an y Id oonet'
OOD. Especially Interestingly to Cadets in Military Schools.

pals. worn cheeks. A faint and indescriea-
BILE smile passed over his face AZ no .iatxnsa
to the tall fellows accusation.
.sThe lesson at IN end and the leacher
zone. the cadets started q fusillade Of books
directed toward the head Of the ions ca
Diet, which ended in q melee. In which the
denunciator Of Little l. was Ia ily worsted
The o cadet was a vindictivs creature.
II he had dared. he would have gone to tins
Colonel and told him. even at that ate date.
of the theft of the belt. II he rod dared
but he didn't, and % he bided his time.
ITO have drawn Gown upon kIms=if the
wrath Of the whole company. and all on &C.
count Of Little L. was something ne eouid
not forget. Not many days after this &C.
currencs the tw, broshers. as usual. prom
enaded alone during recreation lime. Inv
long cadet stroll,j up and down between
two Of his comrades. To reach :l:e second
courtyard from the large square L was Leo-
essary to pass . Spteway underneath ths
main building. tine OF the ruiss CT inc
school demanded that cadets should pass
single file through the narrow street. when
was barely wide enough to admit two per-
sons abreast. Here II happened that the
| long fellow and his companions came lace
10 face with the brothers. who. lost In
| thought and with arms locked. forgot to
separate.
"Althourh Id overstepped his authority.
the tall cadet seized the opportunity to
/ pounce upon the offenders.
"'What do you mean he roared. ny
walking arm in arm? Get out Of the way
Of decent men. you thieves?
"A cry Ike that Of q wounded animal
rent the air. Looking In the direction from
which 1t came. We saw an appalling sisht'
As a wildcat climbs a tree. Little L. nid
scaled the towering form Of the cadet. HIS
left hand was hooked like a claw In the ter
lows coat collar: with the right he pam-
meled his face SO furiously that the blood
spurted from nose and mouth Of his sncag-
oni.t. The officer Of the guard broke through
the dense throng which had formed aroma
the combatants.
"'"L H." stop he Numbered.
but Little l. was deaf to all commands.
and continued In his chastisement until the
oficer dragged him from the tall cadets
neck. A moment later the boy fell to ths
ground, writing in commissions.
We stood awe-stricken around the pros
trate form Of our little comrade.
THAT boy IL NJ said the officer Of tit
guard. Take him to the hospital
-Four of US lifted the writhing form. 81
the little brother from the ground and car
ried him to the hospital The rest swoope'
down upon l. r to learn from him the de
tails Of the unfortunate attack Every bacl
, was turned upon the tall cadet. who's
bloody nose and mouth gained for hin N
pity among his comrades. Many Of US neve
again addressed him after that. and whe'
2 a year later he left the school not one hel
out his hand to bid him farewell.
- The news which came from the hospits
: the next morning was alarming. Little l.
: lay in a fever which rapidly consumed tn
= slender little frame In the afternoon 'Bi
L. was taken to his bedside. but the littl
L brother no longer recognized him. Late
the evening. just before retreat. came tn
startling announcement that Little l. ha
. died. The Colonel himself brought the 81
= news, and tears dropped into his grizzi
beard as he communicated it to US.
8 Pray for him. he said, before you n
% tire and one of the cadets. with hushe
. voice. pronounced the Our Father for OF
n little comrade.
IL In the afternoon of the following day Il