Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-02

necessity, and often she mistook, ne?
excitable nature for noble impulse;
When the Spanish war Bro"
out she was nineteen years Ola ai''
had been every day reading OF u"
tyranny of General Weyler and ti:'
sufferings Of the Cubans.
Louise had lover, Gus Saunders. 3
plodding, methodical chap. entire.y
different from her. Since she coG!u
not 90 and fight the dons herself s."
determined that Saunders should 20
Impelled by the rafting of drums al"
the gathering Of the clans" she went
over to where he was saving "oAd
and said to him:
"Why, Gus, I'm surprised 1T yGI.
Everybody but you is rallying ronAd
the flag, while you are STOPPING over
q log with a bucksaw. Aren't yol 20
ing to enlist?"
enlist? What for?'
"Thy, to right the Cubans' wrong"
II don't see why l should right til IT
wrongs"
81 don't see any occasion for patriot
ISM
81 do. Our young men are fock'nS
to the standard by thousands, willie
you are content to bend your back
saving wood. Oh, that I should have
accepted a.
The young man was deeply in love.
The expression on his face changed 10
one of such pain that Louise was &C.
TERED from speaking the "ord that
WAS on her tongue. Throwing down
his saw. he said:
Louise, / love you so we'll that
| will try my best TO live W to yo''r
standard After all. it is 10 more tie
duty Of others than mine to respond 10
| The call for volunteers. l shall enlist
AT once
Spoken like a man. WAS tic ca
! tlusiastic response, and she impuISive-
" throw her arms about his neck. !
-, ::ui:' ynr: ii'ill return u hero.
-. wiiH:: asked Gus.
-, i,nrn Some of NapolCon's MR.
s,..:,'s rose from the ranks. and maybe
goa VIII.
",I,,Si so--rhat is, if have time"
Time: What do you mean by that {"
why, how long do you think it
would take big cat to Kill vc'E
little mouse?"
ooh. you're always looking OH lie
| - % I, Il
great war. Goodhy. When yoI 90
turn with generals shoulder STRAPS
Just think how proud III be Of you.
You'll be true to me-
True TO my soldier lover! Willy.
yesr'
A volley of kisses and he was gone
4 few months later tro"nShi? TN
! loaded cargo Of skin and bo"c ";l
Montauk Point. Most Of ihcm Wc'c
transferred to hospitals, Tie ba!aH
nut il camps. One who had suffered
from every disease known in Cub" WAS
retained in hospital rs long as thee
was hospital at the point. then tra':S-
ferrcd to Il more permanent homo or
I Is,
death till spring, when his doctors cG;!-
cIuGed that lie would have beil'r
chance for recovery if he craid eel
change. He was eager to go. assuring
| them that sweetheart WIS wtit!;@
| for him and his separation froni Der
was keeping him back. I'ein% d'''
charged. he sought the location CT lis
enlistment and, lettering along tie
road. met one who had known him rs Il
hearty man, but who failed to rcrc%'
nze him.
rs Louise Archer alive and well:
asked the ex-solGier.
"Oh. yes. she's alive and well. cay
her name iSn't Archer any more: u :
GugliamentO.'
"Wh-a-a-t?" faltered the str"n@"T
! aghAst.
"Gusliamento. dago fruit inaA.
came along here just after You 1r''"'S
went away selling California ST",.S
for AIalagas and such like. He h%a
big black eyes and long black m'i&:"r.'e
ard curly hair. He sold Louise s"'"c
fruit and got TO talking with he:. ic
told her that the Cubans were al n':;,
gers, while the Snaniard:' were 'iT.:Tc
men who had owned the iS:and ever
since Columbus discovered il ice go :
ago. She asked him to come il ;':'d
tell her about it.
"Wel. the feller twisted her III;
around. She had bncn ono q! IN" ;i:":'
patriotic girls OF these parts: S"At
lover down to fight these same Ga::rS-
more fool he. ANA after the fruit mn
went away she began 10 bowl H'"r
the iniquity Of the Spanish war ="
Teller kept comm round every i"N
weeks. ond about month az" So
| walked off with him
The stranger stood looking ut his =;
formant out Of his hollow eyes vii;
pain and horror.
"Louisc married! a Span;ard.' /"
gasped. why. She
ooh. yes. she was fill of fight on p
other side when the thing crmTrr"".:
But. stranger. YOU seem a"fu!ly "a; \
back at hearing about her. If yen