The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-03-10


Batanges. Philippine Islands. Jan.
3, IaO5.--Editor Daily Light: Al
maiden OF your city with splendid in
Itentions. but d meager regard for
the eternal fitness of things, sent
friend who is enlisted in the 18th
squadron silk muffIer. Nov her
FRIEND doesn't exactly need mnffler
to keep comfortable In this climate,
instead permission to wear nothing
but a mosquito proof veil. But |
degrees from my subject This muf-
fler was wrapped in copy of a north
Texas newspaper and upon glancing
over it / noticed where one MARY"
who gave herself the subtitle of "A
Soldiers Sweetheart and who
seems to have sweetheart likewise
in the army, seems to have been
'seein' things" and who rushed into
print with her emotions. rhapsodiz-
ing thusly: Last night | had a
vision and in it I seemed to see my
darling William. The sun was just
rising over the distant mountains.
and its glorious beam seemed TO cast
a halo Ger his noble brow, as in his
respondent uniform. he comes to
the door of his tent and listens to
the silvery clear notes of the bugle
sounding revielle. meanwhile scan
ming the distant line of jungle, where
the savage enemy lay concealed,
through his field glasses.
Then my vision changed: 1t is
still in the morning The duties of
the drill being over. he is seated
within his tent immersed in thought,
and oh, who knows, perhaps he is
thinking of me. the one least worthy
of his consideration.
Then again ! see him at evening
as he reclines on his luxurious ham
mock. a fragrant Havana between
his lips, while a captured PHILIPPINE.
whose love he has won by his kind
ness, stands near and fans him with
a palm branch, to the land of dreams.
All, dear William, may my love keep
you true to me-"
From Mary's description one
would naturally infer that William
was an officer of the line--a major
or captain at the very least. How
ever a careful scrutiny of the Of
fetal muster rolls conyinces me
greatly against my will that William
is merely high private in the rear
ranks, toting nine-pound musket
for $3.50 pery Mary, you have
been cruelty and basely deceived
The trouble with Mary's vision APP
paratus, ii seems 10 me, is that she
has been spending too many winter
afternoons. not mentioning small
change, attending bargain-counteF
matinees, and listening TO ancient
soubrettes singing Fare Thee Wei,
Mollie Darling" about a minor third
off key. whilst a picture machine
showed pictures in three colors of
a handsome soldier, who Is evident
ly without leave of absence, telling
slender maiden attired in white
eron, goodbye in the middle of
daisy studded meadow.
Now | have had few Visic2s ray
self. In fact / think | have Mary
bested in the matter of visions, and
then besides | have seen William in
the flesh - and sometimes nothing
else. I feel it is my bounden duty
to set Mary right in this matter. II
seems cruel TO disturb her ideals,
but her pipe is bound TO go out
sooner or later and il her feelings
must be shocked, why / just might
as we'll jump in and do the shock
ing.
In my vision as in Marys, the sun
rises on schedule time, reyielle
sounds and William came forth from
his tent according to program.
But alas? he lacks the respondent
uniform-in fact he rushes out but
toning his beauty eoncealers and
falls into line bareheaded with only
one Logging on and gets marked ex-
ira duty for not having on the other.
Later in the morning. like Mary,
see William again, but you're
wrong, my dear girl. he Is not in
his tent immersed in thought. oh
no. he is equipped with water
bucket for a tub. a piece of pine
board TO be used in lieu of wash
board and half bar of soap and is
strenuously trying TO effect q divorce
between a generous supply of Phil
lipino dirt and pair of brindle socks.
and Mary | gFieye to tell il, bat if
his thoughts are upon YOU he is
wishing for your presence that he
might have the benefit OF your skill
ed labor in the matter Of the socks.
Again / saw your William i'm fact
] noticed him frequently during the
day. This time he was armed with
a doublebladed axe with which he
was yiciousN attacking a palmetto
log under the direction Of a 4orporai
whose fervenJ curses almost equalied
those at your heroic William
My last vision OF the youth who
plays Romeo 10 your Juliet, Was like