Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-11-11
Major Angelo
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


after the close of hot weather | was
not there in vacations During this pc
riod | understood that my sister had
ipv" affair, but since Sh" was Older
than / and ! was ut an az" when n"l-
thcr my sympathy nor my judgment
was in demand very littI" was said to
me about tie affair.
y few years later III" Spanish Am"rl-
ran war broke ont, and |, being lieu
tenant IN the national guard, went out
to fight the donS. In the "" Y first On
counter in which ! look part | was
wounded ANA taken prlN"''f had IN"
good forum" to be located near one OF
the best Spanish hospitals, to Which
was taken ANA treated WIN every at
tchtI"n ON" morning III" officer OF the
day went through the ward where
was lying III company WIFI thc sur
Gcoh' Nh'h 'h' oiilc'f passed my n'u
h"t'''b ll"' my lac" '"uSiit MS Ut
I'H'loh' ii"'''" ne S'"I'" Ut me Us II
ne iau known me i'I"ie. Inc neat
d"N r'''iN'u "dNN'' Oh iIul' 10
"HI'H WIS "''"'Il'h 'Alc car" Vi Mi'Jo'
Major Anger" came To see me every
gay all"f 'Hat ana I"adcd III" WIN At
leh'I"lS. N"l'ir"lIA became very
lohd "I MIN. 'hd'"Nor'd To S'll from
nm 'A' cause Oh ms having ho'l''u
me ANA Oh ms "'''h'I"'lN' Out l"iI'u
SIS'';''N' ne u'''1r'" lI'!' II was tl''
l'N"'' " l"''H me iIl'ii'I'''H i'H''''
NV N''NH' At INV 'ii' VI Nl'''n ''''''
was "'>' 'i''' t''' '''i" '''' Nv Hl''"' "''''
>r,S N''' ', !'' \'''''''N,"'
nv ''',N' ,i''l' saw N"H''' NV was
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way wa ''''H ~ - VIII Vi '''' -
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N''' i H"ll''N'u was '"'PH''
s'''ii'''' """" ~ W sun, ''"' Hi'""iu
NOV '','' - ~ an" 'o'N''' ''''' 'i'' Nv III
", N"J'' -N'ls'."' 1t was ""' per
i'' '''' ~ ''"N' my ,o''l'""E
p"' u'"' H'ool'Il'S' '"'S''' HIS i'''n'
"i'''''' ms U.s. an" a 'o' ms
'''''' ''''' NV mat Nv ~, '9'''1'''' nv
So" '''''i u! |" 'i'oN ms ups " Hi''dN'
W., '''' vas i''''''' T. "''' he
''''N "'''''
wen, n''ii'' 'iNe iiioH' vi my CON-
CIV ~ '''' 1t vas ii'' io"s pe
io'' was OF NY i''' "h"lii ana
!o'',''' III, '''''i''! III '''"'"'' III " assn
i7'''i' vi! >'H''i i'',' ior sumo 'liile
o''' 5'."T i,''' u''l''i'' anu III!
i'i'''''' ''' .'''''e me 10 eA'i'e 'i'r WIFI
accounts OF my war experiences, eSpe-
''"i'E HIH stay Ill hoSlltal. men
N'''' '''o >''''' room TO greet h'r
AFTER my long ana eN'ntfuI absence
was I''""''' ut '''' LOOK She gave me.
II was " il''''S'! looN' looh as IL l
mustn't navy news u zen iier tii"t sue
'o''S'" |" near WAS shocked III her
appear '"'t anu S"" mat sue was
uooll''l' Hhe wished me 10 TAX about
tn' war; pu' agreed with my mother
-, - "'u'', ''o' =, wen ~ w So anu
'H'|Sl Nt''' N'p' turning 10 IT,
i'''" u ''"'' topics illueeu' on ac-
''"N' vi III! SISTER 'ohul'loh' was
i''' 'NN'" ~ r''"ul', ""r horrors as
nioN' vi my 'olilraueS WERE ana was
ga" vi It, "u'H experiences are more
aSreoapi" TO the narrator when mel
ioN'H ny Instance ana Ill my case.
WIN 'he Sll"uoW OF death over us, l
uiu not WISH TO owen upon them.
olle DAY l was sitting by Adele's
p'u chaltlhS WIN her on ordinary top
les Wh"h she SAID suddenly:
lou were wounded and taken to
hospital when you We're in Cuba,
"ef'n you!
Yes,
And Il Spaniard was very kind to
you:
"leS. But you have heard nothing
about il from me or from father or
mother, because | have not told them
word about it. How did you
FLUSH. Don't tell them that l men
toned ii.
"But tell me-
AT the moment mother came into the
room and broke in upon my question.
The next time | was alone with Adele
l endeaVorcd to reopen the subject, but
an expression passed over her face
that warned me to deSiSt, and never
referred to ii again
One evening between day and dark
l was passing through the lower hall
when | saw figure of Il man come
in at the front door. Since his back
was to the light, | could not see his
face, but it was familiar He appear