Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-07-16
GOOD ADVICE TO SON.
Emporium Father Writes Manly
Letter to His Boy, Who is With
the Bear Greek Campers-Wants
Him TO be Strenuous.
Rida1cau Dailu Record.

RidgUay Daily Record
Some of the members of the company
from Emporium at the Boys Brigade
camp on Bear Creek have complained
about the fare. Not being accustomed
to camp life, they had expected some
thing different. Probably thought
they would have pie for breakfast,
dinner and supper, instead of just
good plain, substantial food, such as
they have been provided with Conse-
quently they complained to their par
ents, and some of them either went
home, or were sent home. But there
is one father in Emporium who didn't
want to hear any complaints from his
son, and SO wrote him the following
letter, which is certainly good enough
to print, since it has the right ring:
Emporium, Pa, July 11th, 1908.
Dear Joe:-Some of the bows have
come back and are making a whole lot
of noise about the food and the work
and all sorts of things.
am told, however, that they were
sent home for disobedience and bad
conduct in camp
However, that may be, | hope that
you will show that you are made of
better stuff than that.
You did not go there to feed on roast
turkey and be carried around in auto
mobiles. When you go to camp you
must expect camp life and when you
are IN the army you must expect to
obey orders without asking any ques-
tions.
Do as you are told and be a gentle
man and | will guarantee that things
will be all right.
If you don't get all you think you
| ought to have to eat or have to work
more than you think you ought, stand
up to it like a man.
Remember that your Upcle Frank
ate his breakfast on the morning of
July 1st before going into the battle
at Santiago, that he ate his next meal
on the 9TH and that he had to kill a
Spaniard to get even that That when
volunteer scouts were asked for to
penetrate the Spanish lines, he went,
although he did not have to, into what
was almost certain death.
He did what he found to do and ate
what he got without complaining.
What was the result? On the morn
ing of the Sixth his name was read
at the head of the army and he was
complimented in general orders for
conspicuous bravery on the field. His
superior officers being all either dead
or wounded, he was in command of
his company although only sergeant
When he reached Montauk Point, all
the general officers being incapacita-
ted for duty, the war department. had
faith enough in him to leave him in
command of the regiment. Congress
gave him what in America is the
equivalent of the Victoria Cross in
England-a congressional medal-Gen-
erals Shafter, Grant, Bell, Macarthur
and Fauston wrote personal letters to
the president asking that he be COM
missioned in the regular army and
when the Chinese trouble was on he
was sent on a confidential mission to
the Mikado.
He stood up like man and SOL
der, and he wasss recognized beyond
any other enlisted man in the Spanish
war simply because his superior Off
GERS knew he could be depended on to
see the thing through, no difference
how dangerous, how difficult, or how
| disagreeable.
Your mother and I expect our boy
| to be as brave as his uncle and to do
his whole duty without complaining,
no difference how hard it may be or
may appear. / am sure that Mr..
Robertson will not see any of you
starved or be overworked. Be man
and soldier.
YOUR LOVING FATHER.