The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1905-02-17

an gao ! am SONG 70 ne ffu1I
There IL no hope az my coming baek,
and ] with mother TO take the best care
of herseif. n die psezse praise my
dee1s- You No dsubt win also 80 90 the
froEf. hut we may cght I'm different
places. 30 win ten you gocdby now.
Father. shall we make q race for the
good name We may secure on the bat
fieneidg.
But before the father could answer
Hoten spoke NJ enthusiastically:
Let me so Into the race alsoL"
The general smiled and said:
We'll n n well. The race Of ~
three win be very interesting. We shall
try % win the pr4ze.-
Some time later. when be. too. was
summoned 20 fight for the emperor. the
general said:
an my house all three Of Us are sol
diers. IL may be possible that all three
Of us win die But ] do not want
funeral from my house until the war n
ended Then IL all three of us are dead
We shall have one funeral
That u why there have beea no an
eestraI rites performed jet for the two
sons killed lighting for the glory and
virtue OF our august emperor.
When af the front General Sogi
makes even the devils cry. but I learn
I'd that I'm his home his commands are
not even needed by the horses or dogs
He i very quiet and displays the same
quality Of sincerity In private that has
ever marked him In public. and also per
severance and fortitude. two virtues
49, - L.
There was never q moment when he
was at home that he was not devoting
+ hts time TO the study Of war. He read
constantly. with the war books piled
! about him. He Was ever prepared for
| war, and every inch OF him was for
war when II came
Politely asking that Z be given some
! anecdotes OF the general while on the
| battlefield. Mrs. Sogi very graclously
consented
During the China-Jspen war General
I Sogi. after the capture Of Kinchsu. Wis
! tied q field hospital. carrying two beau
1 tiful Chinese oyercoats on his arm
whose cost was many yens.
These overcoats. he said to the sur
Reon In charge. were given TO me by
Major General YamaJ. my superior.
and now give them 10 the hospital I
do not need them. and I want them
| used for the patients"
Then the general wrote In red Ink on
the coats Presented by Major Gener-
al YamaJi to me and then presented by
me for the use OF the patients Of this
| hospital"
Even his Kind words were warm
clothing for the soldiers said the sur
seon after Mr.. Sogi had gone.
IL was while taking kinchAu that Mr..
Sogi showed great GOODNESS under FIRE
On Feb. IL. ten years ago. the great
/ Ouchaushan fort was stormed. The
| enemy fired down from n great height
on our soldiers. and 10 was difficult 90
march. but notwithstanding the gen
| eral coolIy led q company onward and
took up e position just below the for
| tress though the bullets were flying rs
thick As hail Toward evening Mr..
1 Nogi exposed himself to the enemy
| while making an observation. when
suddenly q cannon bail struck a few
feet from him. an explosion followed,
and he was bid from sight His anx
ious soldiers expected TO Ind him killed
or wounded. but when the smoke clear
ed away he was still doing his duty as
II nothing had happened. and there
was no trace Of worry on his stern
face.
Later on our victorious army took
Talienwan. aud while the soldiers were
energeticaliy repairing the forts and
officers were planning and directing the
work and engaged In noisy talk General
Nogi stood erect and. looking toward
the eastern skies with respect and shut
ting his eyes. cried with a food Of
tears. thus showing his gratitude for
the merit and greatness Of the emperor
whose virtue had made victory posi-
bic Seeing the general sd occupied.
the noisy conference tables became -
rene and all the Otflcers cried also.
when suddenly the general shouted IN
a great volc- for the hanzai OF the EN-
perOr aud be,i in the three cheers that
followed
| After the China war the general went
TO FOrmosa a. Joint comma nd~r with
Governor General kshaysma and sd
Ell In bringing about the pacincstion Of
the natives At the C,-lebraii"u follow
Ing paClncaiion which was heid IN the
pAIacr. oa~ ~ The generals. holding a
beautiful and pr1ioas sObIct IL b.
hAn.Is. Ssked General NOgi
VIII you. too. take some souvenir 20
Japan
What sOuveuirg" Gen~r1i SoSf ash
cd
| The general replied. Why do you
ask what soGveairs Why dOat TOu
Whsa Zee Have cid.
The fra action when yon have a c1ii