The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-03-01


10 was the most wonderful sight he
had ever seen IN al his nine years Of
life he scarcely took his eyes on
tho soldiers and horses. and each ma
newer IN turn he watched with alb
.sOrbed interest
MY goodness" he exclaimed
breathlessly. as the men and horses
went through each wonderful perform
ance. ~TH have TO be soldier moth
rr couldn't be anything else.
could Ie~
No. sonny. she answered softly;
and if she sighed we'll nobody no
iiced it. and n her ewes grew dim
with tears. no one saw them. because
the, were fixed on the little brown
hoy. and his were glued 70 the arena.
Il happened that on the day when
his mother and he were az the mill
rarv tournament. q very great and dis
tinuished comman fer was also there
lie was 50 great a man that when the
audience realized his presence they
rose TO their feet as one man. and
cheered him until the place rang with
the sound again and again. The little
brown boy clambered upon his chair
~ get q good view OF the hero and
the eyes OF the small. eager-faeed boy
and the stalWart keen-facei man met
The little boy was waving his cap IN
his small brow hands and a smile
iippled over ~ great soldiers face.
and light sprang into his blue eyes
as he met those ad0ring brown ones.
He smiled at me. mother say
WASH Ia lucky chap My goodness,
ia like TO shake hands with him.
nnly OF course. he wouldn't shake
hands with little chap like me
Wait a bit. little brown boy the Tins
may cumei
4 boy-like cat-has nine lives.
fancy and this boy. in spite Of va
ricty az accidents sufficiently alarming
20 turn grey the hair OF the most hard
ened mother. did escape With life and
limb and grew from little brown
boy into big one
But though he altered in size he re-
manned the same in nature-loying
tenAer-hearted. straight and strong
a boy 10 make his mothers heart
swell with PRIDE very often
His care for his little mother" as
he called her when he shot up 10 be
- head and shoulders taller than she
was as chivalc1us and thoughtful as
ever. and think that il she had ex-
pressed the least shadow Of dislike
TO bis entering the army he would have
given up what was the ambition and
dream II his life-to be a great sol
dicr But Mrs. Liddeil had not been
q soldiers daughter and soldiers
wife for nothing
She quite counted the hours when
the order went forth that Denis Lid
dell was to join his regiment in
Egypt and she went With him to
Southampton with a smiling face and
a breaking heart Her little brown
boy was all The world to her. and be
vas going away. perhaps Tor ever.
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