Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-29

l character. The associations of the l soldier with his comrades day and night are too intimate to admit of any artificial subterfuge. If he is physi- cal and moral coward, he will appear so, if he is a sneak thief and one in whom there is no truth, he cannot hide the fact.
 "A few illustrations will prove this statement. Almost any evening sol dler may return to his tent for much needed rest. He has been on guard or vidette duty for twenty-four hours,
 with every faculty of mind alert and every organ of body ready to respond 1 for life and death struggle. He is thirsty, hungry and sleepy He has anticipated the well earned rest that | is awaiting him. When he enters his mess tent, his eyes fall upon a com- rade who is struggling to equip him. self for special duty on which he has been summoned. He is frail in health, fact known only to his friends. The night is one of the l~severest of the winter. Our soldier knows at glance that his comrade 1 could not probably come through with his life the terrible hardships of that winter night of rain and sleet. The man would not be excused by any of- ficer, because he would not plead what hic annaarapoa did ,,ot f.,llx, 1 bear out. The only way in which that soldier could be excused from duty
 was by substitute taking his place and this worn out soldier jus. re- turned from tWenty-four hours reg ular duty, offers himself lightly to his cainrade, exchanges hurriedly s,me of his drenchel clothing, swallows a nasty meal and takes his place for the night march. There is nothing
 artificial there. Society folns have nU value the,e That is John FIetch-
 q Carr.
 l On a hot summer day ] signal gun is fired before sunrise and immediate ly the army is on the marc, to meet the enemy. Strict ord SIS had been
 issued that two days cooked rations
 should be carefully placai in each haversack and that all can eens sh;uld be filled with water fresh from the spring. The men were .o.d that it would be twenty-five miles before an- other watering place could ae reached. l That meant a march of 12 or 15 hours. The men were cautioned to restrain their thirst as much as possible and 1 to use the water sparingly. 4 few of the wisest put little vinegar in the water as an aid in quenching the ter
 rible thirst that comes to the soldier on the hot and dusty march. By noon one canteen in ten had more or less water. Then the cursing began, for an army has all kinds of men in it, and the parched tongues were begin ming to swell and loll out tie open mouth It was a time when every mans life was uncertain and when the brain reeled When you once made known by an offer to a friend teen, there was danger of losing it all and your life. That was when heroes l were seen to give freely what they had saved by self sacrifice and at the risk of life. That was John Fletcher Carr.
 "Then came the battle roar-the thunder of the cannon, the shriek of the grape and canister, the scream of the musketry, the tramp of hur- ried cavalry and artillery, and then might be seen the bullies of the camp, the men whose vulgar language and loud boasting brought from the prize ring, edging their way to men like John Fletcher Carr, as if some virtue went out from them that would save others from the vengeance of heaven and earth
 When the battle was over and the field was strewn with dead and dy- ing men and dead and dying animals, the army for sanitary reasons was moved few miles distant. Every one was worn out and felt that absolute duty was sufficient tax on their strength. Long trenches had to be dug to bury the dead Those that re- turned to the mess tent had double and treble duty to perform. But with in few miles there was tempo rary hospital filled with sick and wounded soldiers and through the for
 est a moan seemed to come pleading for help. None but real hero would hury through his routine duties and spend his rest hour at the bedside of sick and wounded comrades. It is true that army regulations provided attendants and these did their duty. But much remained to be done. If any