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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-08

Quite a bit of work which has been
in progress at the City farm. AMI
which is now approaching compile
ton is that of putting cellar under
the Isolation hospital, the worl. being
done under the supervision of the
Board of Health. The hospital build
ing has heretofore set on posts, but
these have been removed and the
building now rests on a fine concrete
wall, the cellar being 22x40 feet in
area, and six and one-half feet n
depth. In addition to this work 125
feet of new water service pipe has
been put in, and the furnace will be
reset and placed in first class condi
ton. The work is being done under
the personal supervision of E. p.
Bean, inspector for the Board Of
Health.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-08
OPERA HOUSE.
"The inva ders."

A picture program of unusual meri'
IS offered at the Opera House today
headed by the great. two reel Western
drama, The INVADERS taken from the
novel by John Lloyd.
other pictures are Pathe's Wee<ly
news budget of current events, The
Other. Woman a Lubin drama, Bon
ME of the Hills" an Essanay drama Of
Western life.-Ady.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-08

Fall opening" This announcement
Of Russell & Weston COS impresses
one with its simplicity and beauty. An
ad. that has character and style like
this ore viii not be overlooked by
Journal readers. This exhibition Of
the newest arrival of suits, coats,
gowns, waists and furs has been
months in The preparation, come anG
see it if you admire real fashion.-AGv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-08
At the Rink, Tonight.

\ mistake was made in Tuesday
mornings Journal. in the statement
that Thomas Golden would start in the
twe-mile race, tonight. as Mr.. Golden
viii vet start. In regard to the race
between Mr.. Golden and Miss Aman-
da BIrnell, that lady has accepted his
challenge for race, but the date Of
the race has not yet been decided up
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-08

A party Of Augusta gentlemen in
which were County Treasurer Stuart
County Commissioners Cummings ana
featon, and Supt. Hodgkins of the
county buildings. made an auto trip
Tuesday afternoon, to Litchfield
where they took in the Litchfield fair
and incidentally had a good time
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-08

Holyoke, Mass, are guests in the city
OF Mrs. A. Lambert, Swan street. The
young couple We're recently married
at Holyoke, and stopped off in this
city on their way to Van Buren,.
where the young bride has many rel
atives. Mrs. Hubert also has many
friends In this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-08

Mrs. Mary b. Soule. who had dur
ing the summer months been occupy
ing her cottage at Hammond's Grove,
returned, Monday, to-
the city, and has taken rooms at the
Augusta House for the winter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-08

w. S. Purinton, who has passed the
summer months on the shores Of
Cobbosseecontee. left, Tuesday fore
noon. for Portland, where he will re-
main during the winter. He will ne
Joined, later in the week, by Mrs.
Purinton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-08

Henry G. Staples Camp, No. 50, s. Of
". will hold its regular meeting, this
"wednesday evening, at Grand Army
hall. This is the first meeting of the
last quarter of the year, and business
of Importance will come up which will
require the presence of all the men,
bers possible.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-08

Game Warden Frank Durgin of the
Forks was a business visitor in town,
Tuesday. having come down to Angus
ia on matters connected with the fish
and game commission.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-08

]. f. Mute of Portland was in the
city. on Tuesday. He had been badly
afflicted with asthma and bronchial
trouble. but felt greatly relieved after
passing n couple of weeks at the Ma
tionai Home at Togus.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-08

Warren Henry Jones of the United
States navy is enjoying 12-days fur
Tough at the home of his father,
Charles A. Jones, on the Thomaston
road. Young Jones is attached to the
torpedo experiment ship Montgomery,
which is at present stationed at Ports
mouth, n, III.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-08

The Smith Grammar school football
eleven defeated, Tuesday. the fast
Lincoln school team by "A to 0 score
The trotting park was the scene Of
action. The Smith aggregation chal-
lenges the Maria Clark Grammar ~
game anywhere. The youngsters
are confident they have the goods"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas II. BODICE
went, Tuesday morning, to South
Windsor, to attend the funeral of the
late Mrs. Miles Moody of that town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-08

The d. C. Ward property at 6S
Court street has been sold through the
+. +. Newbert Agency to Thomas NJ
j. and Harriet V. Enright.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-08

Hiram Stebbfns of this city is en-
joying a visit of two weeks in New
York, where he will be the guest of
relatives.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-08

Miss Jean Mcdonald of New York
is enjoying a twoweeks vacation in
Augusta and Hallawell, the guest of
relatives and friends
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-08

The remains of the late Mrs. Mary
MacFarlane of the Bangor road re-
turned Tuesday afternoon, from a
brief visit in Boston
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-08

Charles A. Hill of The Belgrade. at
belgrade Lakes, was in the city, Tues
day afternoon, the guest Of friends
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-08

William Todd returned Monday.
from brunswick. where he has been on
short business trip
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-08
Utterly Wretched
Nervous Prostitution Long Endured
Before Remedy was Found.


Miss Minerva Reminger, Upper Bern.
Pa, writes: For several years ] had
nervous prostration, and was utterly
wretehed. / lived on bread and beef
tea because my stomach would not re-
tain anything else. ! took many rem
edies, but obtained no relief until I
took Hoods Sarsaparilla, when I began
10 gain at once. Am now cured"
Pure rich blood makes good, strong
nerves, and this is why Hoods Sarsa-
parilla, which purifies and enriches the
blood cures SO many nervous diseases.
Get it today in usual liquid form or
chncnlated tablets naflo1 Sercn*~ he
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-08

Mrs. 2. O. Vickery of Winthrop
street left on the Tuesday forenoon
train for a visit in Portland and Eliot
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-08

w. G. Sullivan. city editor of tho
Boston Globe, is stopping at the Out
let, Cobbosseecontee lake
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-08

d. c. Chute and family of 80 Bangor
street moved. Tuesday, into their new
home at "A Bangor street
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-08

and half sister, Mrs. George Hunt
of Augusta. survive.
The remains will be brought to Au-
eusta, today wednesday,, and pray
ers win be offered, at 3 F. NJ, at the
grave in Riverside cemetery, East side
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-08
Daily kennebes Journal
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Mrs. Persis Martin and Mrs
Charles b. Paine were visitors in
Brunswick, Tuesday, for the day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-08

William Shaw left town, Tuesday.
for a visit in Lawrence, Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-08
IBarQain Matinee $3.50

Night Prices Same as Always,
25c to S1.00.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-08

While the Ready to Wear Departments will naturally
be the centcrs of interest all departments will be
splenden in the and brightest fashions for per-
sonal and home adornment-A gathering of high class,
dependable merchandise that marks epoch IN this
great stores history of successful retailing.
second feature OF the two days will be our large
show windows Arranged in most pleasing manner
to suggest the effective ways OF wearing the
styles and materials that to be in the widest demand
for Fall and Winter.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1913-01-03
Die Spfcr Ocs Slnsmeiens.

Seit benz Sabr 1908, in benz bic
eriten erfplgreiden 6liige ausgefibrt
purbert, bis gum l.. Sttober bief.s
Sobres iinO iber 200 Menf9en bies
bGeiitun9 BON 100000 &ilometern in
erite Opfer mar Der ameritoniide
2eutnnnt SeIfripge, Der ais 9afas
eier BON Orpile Wrigbt am II.
September 1908 ben SpoesIturS tat.
Ia9 elmer unldnsit auIammengeit:Gs
ten 2iite bat SrantreiA entlpre4sno
feiner lebbaften 9etdtigung i'm
S~lugtpeien bic meiiten 8erluite gu
betlagen, ndmIi9 81 Spte, BON De-
men 26 benz Militdrfanp anse9or>
ten. Inter ben 81 Spteu iporen b
SluggdIte, uuberoem 2 peibl!de
Siibrer, DAB 0eutI4lanb in bieler
Muf5dblung an 5~ipeiter Stelle iteRt
benefit, pel6e 8erbreitun9 bas
5lugtpeien BEL ur,s getppnnen bat.
Die 3a6l Der i6iii9en ungliidsfGls
betru9 in Seutf1iunb AZ, oapon IL
Sfftsiere. Sn amerita iinO nur so
SobesfGle gu betlogen eepeien, in
England %. Damn fol9eu Stoliea
NIT Is, SeIterreid, S9fpei3 unb Rue
mGnien NIT 3 oerartigen unfda.n.
Selbit 10 ferne 2dnber fpie peru unb
8raIilien, au6 Muitralien baben tpe>
nisitens einen totliden Slieserunfan
au persei9nen. Bon Der 8eiomt5obl
fommen 25 auf 5Iagsdite.
Gs lisst nobe, biefe 3ablen ols
einen neuen 8efpeis fir bic beIonoere
9efGbrlidfeit bes &unitfluss gu be-
trodten, ober es mub in Riidfi1t ae-
5ogcn tperben. Dab aud bic Summe
Der SlugIeiItuneen auBerorbentli9
aeftiegen lit. 60 tamen in Srants
reid ouf 20 MilitGrflieger Bel elmer
fGne, olfo ie elmer auf $4,000
Dem lebten Salbjobr 1911 9 Spbess
fem Sport gum Spfer gefallen. Oos
Rilpmeter unb ie elmer auf 13 J!ugs
fiibrer. Sm erften 6albjobr 1912
bogesen mar bic 3nbf Der Militirs
fLieger auf $50 unb :bre 2eiitung
ouf 650,o00 &ilometer sefpa9ieu,
pdbrsnb bic 3abl Der SobesfdIe bic
glei6e blieb, 10 bnb niir ie elm Spfer
nuf $4,000 &ilDmeter uno auf 90
Si6rsr e%ntfieI. Gs 1T dIfo bereitS
cine erbrbIi4e 8erbeferuns gu pers
3ei6nen.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1913-01-03
gpfoG
Gum MbIsben bes Mciifers Der 9ier.
bdnbiser in 2pnbpn.

banbiger In 2pnbpn.
Boitod, Der betdnnte 8oitad III Ies
ftcrben - aus 2onoen fam unldngft
bic 4unbe, uno sr ftdrb ni6t IN Der
@rena, ipurbe ni1i i'm BARREN Wilz
lensfampfe nit feinen eefGbrIi9en
8eitien bonn Sobe ereilt, er ffarb
friebIi6 in feinem Bette, tpte bic meis
fen SierbGnbiger. SauIenbe BON
MenfGen bdben biefsn Meiiter ieiner
&unit bepunbert, baben i'm atemlos
inmitten bon Sigern unb 2Dtpen Der
@efdbr falt ldteInb ins Iuge bliden
geIeben, dber nur ipenige BON iener
groBen 3abI, bic biefen Meifterbomps
teur fa6sn, ipnBten. bdb er in ieiner
Irt cine nelte Srt Der Sierbdnbigune
sei6affen bate. bab er Der Griinber
elmer @hule 1T, beren 8eIeben beiite
Die msiiten SisrbdHbiger anhatsen.
8offpd ner elmer her erften, Der ben
0eriuh mterna6m, bic 8dnbiguns
bon Raubtieren az elmer Wetbobe gu
erbeben unb ale @rauIamteit aus3ls
fdalten. MiIbe unb @ebulb, bas
tparen bic @runblaeen feiner @rfolge
unb bas @runoprin3ip feiner
,Sdule.1 Oamit eelang IS ibm aud,
ettpas 3u errsi6en, mas mod Dor
penisen Sdbren ala unmOglid gait:
als eriter permodte er eiren S9imz
panien gu 3GbmeE unb gu breiiieren,
ben beriibmten .Sonful", Der ieitbem
10 piele Ra6folger unb Radabmer
gefunben bat.
8oftod bate es io3uiasen ni4t
nDtig sebabt, aIs Sierbdnoiser BON
Stabt 81 reiien unb feline &unit fir
9eIb ieben al lafen. DEM er luurbe
ols Elm reiher Mdnn 9eboren, mar
Der Sobn Wombels. b.s enaliiden
Saqenbed, aber non 8inbbeit an reiSte
i'm bas Stubium Der Raubtiere unb
10 eyoGblte er eepiB Elm f%eltener
SOL - illtr aus 2iebe Iub Reigung
ben Beirut bes Sisrbanbisers. 0abei
freili9 mar er aud ~lInternebmer, Ders
dnitaltete in @ngldnb nno Srdntreth
sroBe Sdauite1unsen unb lieB N
9dris ienen ~semdltisen offenen 3irs
tus balen, Der als ySippobrpm" qeute
peltberiibmt sepOrben 1T. aber mas
i'm Itets an, metiten intereiiierte, bus
tpar bas ,SeelenIaben" ieiner Siere.
Sbren gbaratter fudte er sa ertens
men, lire Gisenart gu reipettieren,
ibre 2aunen poraus5ua1nen.
Ssute lit bic &unit bes Oompteurs
ni9t mebr Die alte @olbsrube BON
ebebem, 8Drs unb 8instdmpfe iiben
auf bas pubIiium cine ftdrtere ans
5iebungstraft. unb bic Mdnner, Die
2Dpen unb Siser ibrem DiIen ber@
gen, Iinb in ben &intergrunb sebrdngt
bur9 S9auiteaunsen, in benen niAt
mebr Der Meni9 nit benz Siere, ions
bern Der Menid nit benz Menfden
nm bic lleberlegenbeit ringt.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1913-01-03

Sn Seberan baben grDs
bere Mengen geitoblenen SdieSpulz
pers cine bsrbdnanispp[e @rpIpiion
pernriadt. Der Dieb, elm lrienal.
beumfer, bate bos g%eftobIene @ut in
Ieinem SauIe in Der HGbe bes Stabts
tors seritedt. pl0BIid erplobierte bas
sefdhrli6e 0iebs9ut. Srei Sarfer
uurben SeritDrt uno Heun Msnihea
babel sst0tet.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1913-01-03

@enaue Nusfunit iber Baiae.
Transportation, abfabrt hr,
snmpfidiHe, u. |. 10. gidets
fiir &ailtens unb ~3niihenbede
Bnfasiere via Netu Dort ooet
Baltimore BON unb mad irseut
eiuein Orte GurOpas su beinr
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-08-22
| Had Been Drinking Was Drunk

Harold Shaw owned yellow racing His
friend, Gust Penman, coveted it and negotiating
with Harold for its purchase. Last Saturday the two
BOYS left the Penman home for ride in the Pen
returned alone with plausible story of having
purchased the liz Immediately disappeared, and
the last seen OF him until captured Thursday was
when he was arrested in Danve for not having the
lights of his car burning. Thursday, almost
week after his disappearance, he was apprehended
twelve miles south of Danve. In the meantime the
body of his young friend dug up from its grave in
a pasture the Penman farm. The Record Herald
has the following account OF Penmans arrest:
Danvlle, Ill, Aug. I4-Emacated suffering from
and lack OF sleep, his single aim being
his home and talk with his father and mother before giving
himself justice Gust Peman the 2year-od murderer
OF Harold Shaw captured Ridge Farm fifteen miles
south of Danvile late this afternoon He full
lession of his crime.
1 had been drinking drunk-and possessed
crazy desire Shaws racing car, he sobbed
the jail this evening Il shot Shaw twice with my revolver
while we under in my fathers pasture
Later went back and buried him. The ground was
awfuly hard dug in three places before could find
spot soft enough My recollection of what took place
immediately before and after | shot him is indstnct
It's an awful thing would give anything, do anything
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-08-22
The Women Voters Edition

The long talked OF women voters edition OF the
Chicago Examiner is reality and it does great credit
II the women-very much more than had the two
pages been sold to the Manufacturers and Dealers
Association Of America, diplomatic name for the
liquor dealers associations
The time has come when the liquor traffic has to
adopt in order to get consideration from
the public, for from question the
sole purpose Of the Manufacturers and Dealers As
sociaton. They said in that fatal letter that by
diplomacy we have secured option Of two pages.
and again Now if you ever did anything or intend
to do anything for the brewers and dstillers is
the time to show them that you willing to help
put one on the drys' But they did not succeed
in putting one on the drys this time The board
in charge of the women's special, when they found
the mask removed from this Manufacturers and Deal
ers Association, refused their proposition The edi-
ton is creditabe and should be read by every
dry in the state
Some Gems from the Issue.
Mrs. Elizabeth *. Booth in her article How
Suffrage Bill Won" states:
1t significant that three-ourths OF the lawyers voted
for suffrage all of the bankers seven-nnt OF the farmers
five in this assembly, so per of the business
and sxsevenths of the publishers, who able to
read the signs Of the times and mold public opinion
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-08-22

And then in that splendid article Suffrage
Bill Won Only After Bitter Fight Against Wets, it
is stated:
SO the in instances opposed them and the
drys welcomed them and this the last leg of the situa
that made victory possible at Springfield.
And then Senator NJ. II. Cleary, who dry
leader in the senate in his article Better
Things Are Foreseen as Result OF Woman Voter, the
following:
The thought dominant in the minds OF such found
the following from whose constituency
is in Of the largest cities OF the What
ing to? womans suffrage bill and search and seizure
bill both passed in the day There won't be saloon
in Illinois i'll five years.
The day tie woman's suffrage bill passed the house
the search and seizure bill passed the The fore
going expression voice the fears OF the element
that has made good cities impossible many
years
Read also in this splendid edition the article on,
The Saloon No Longer Home of Politics., which
shows why the United Societies are opposed to the
voter.
The fight the women made at Springfield a
splendid The lobby there a wise and faith
full They succeeded in arousing into action and
organizing into cooperation the forces throughout the
entire state favorable equal suffrage, which by
easy task We welcome them into the
civic life Of the great state of Illinois.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-08-22


possessed me to do such terrible thing
Hides Crime A. M.
At Sunday he dragged Shaw's body from beneath
the dug shallow and covered Shaw body He
then started for Danvile where he arrested av
ing tail light burning but allowed after placing the
i'll garage Penman then beat his way to Cincinnati
intending continue Argentina Upon arriving there
parents all and surrender Arriving Ridge Farm empty
box in which he riding sidetracked he was
found in fast asleep this evening young men OF the
village.
Drunk! 2I-year old, peaceabe farmer boy
transformed into hend who ruthlessv shoots down
his chum and then digs grave in his fathers pasture
lot AND at the dead OF night heartlessly tumbles the
body into it and throws in the dirt
That's booze! That's this poisonous drug aco-
ho that robs men Of reason But reason returns
usually. Sometimes it goes forever; witness the in
sane asyums where from IS per to 50 per cent Of
the inmates victims of alcohol But the human
system III most stand lot of abuse and
nature torgWes many violations and reason returns
But with its return what anguish of mind! What
depths of despair Il would give anything do any,
thing, to Harold Shaw alive and we'll now" is the
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-08-22

to Harold Shaw alive and we'll | don't what
possessed me to do such terrible thing
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-19
0He LINN p
PERS ON
zS1S5sS Saagr%
u Wo7zdQ 81.
@)zxn1erweZZ

Il guess you think love You" I
started 20 crawl out. But you are a
bad. bad dog. and / don love you" I
wrigClcd back
"Nuz1er. he's hungry" The pup
PIT her arm around her mothers neck
and acted Ike a lamb person herself.
stuck NY head ont Of TIE hyls and
tried To catch the white vOman's eve.
She locked a. ma minute. and I sat
up and begged She laughed oui loud.
and ! threw myself upon her and We
licked each other moan 7 did Then
We all wont around 20 sce the black
woman. ard had a bone.
Soon after that W. went 10 the sen
shore. and J grow up. don't think
much of the seashorc. People who
don't have 20 do DO 20 iu tho water
every day. and b. makes me sick
got biz snd strong. and my Icgs
and back we're al SPRINGS They
taught mo Do Of tricks. but hated
fY prlt Tho most D learned oil rlcht.
but ] never would do DO 10 ! could help
Nhor ! wouldu pray. the shiny
man looked at tho white woman ADD
said o. was q plain case OF hcrcdifs.
Sho loaned her check an my head
and in'd me chat nothing blf her low
rudnr I1l a.a'a made hor stand tho
ihnEa be saId 10 laughed "tIaw,
h7w' and asked. What. AGAIN. she
booked tho other way. and aaid she
vas broken woman and though
fhe must have lost some ~ 81 This
lime. Bic suggested that she might
hnd 10 Do the little slops along the
b01rdvalk
J c0uidnt sce Why the white woman
had such trouble keeping hcr money
J Wnnfrd f0 suggest 20 her f0 bury Do
aa go my bones. but 7 couldn't make
Der understand
We came home when tho weather
vas getting cold. Tho white woman
and The hiark ono cleaned tho house.
lni me shiny mau'a mother drcd tho
hlIIhfi room up ~ den Tor his
birthday o. was lovely. with grecn
CARPET and lots ~ books Once Z afe
brok. but the shiny man said down
drnr. Here. sou brute. come ONT ~
ihat'' 7 came ont Ito certainly had
o h0aFy hand have mover cared Tor
h0uFa since then
iffcr fhc lrr.o was aII clean. the
r1i." woman wcrf shopping Tho
''-ft vor.sn va- rratin- ifre AM I
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-19
THE MOLLIECODDT.ES
By FREDERICK wALwoRTH BROWN
THE

There being no natural defenses TO
protect this wing. Il should in com
mon providence have been flung back
TO rest upon the river and thus pre-
sent a line OF fire in the event OF q
Ranking movement by the enemy.
This was not done. and the Mollie.
coddles were left strung out in air
Not even The colonel, who had been a
successful merchant. understood the
perilous insecurity of their position,
and the regiment calmly laid itself
down to sleep that night. expecting
battle on the morrow and confident
OF acquitting itself well. but feeling
itself secure for the immediate future
Anon came n heavy column OF the
enemy. driving in the pickets, and
itself arriving on their. heels. The
line OF battle faced south. The attack
fell from the west.
Two companies succeeded in form.
ing. facing about on the new line, and
firing n round or two before they were
overwhelmed. Then the regiment,
and after il the brigade, was rolled
up. telescoped. crushed. with hardly
a chance TO fire a shot.
IL was not their fault. The best
and most seasoned regiment in the
army could have done no better un.
der the circumstances.
But when the maior-general had
collected the shattered remnant OF his
forces on the safe side of the river
he felt the need OF a scapegoat. as
the colonel had OWNED. and recog
nized the Molliecoddles as the logical
hG1nlaEa
ton.
He nominated them accordingly in
his report. and the army. bitter over
defeat and not at all understanding.
instantly elected them unanimously
In two days the whole country knew,
beyond hope OF refutation. that the
Molliecoddles had brought disaster on
the division by conspicuous cowardice
in the face OF the enemy.
The Molliecoddles, battered and
still dazed. reviewed the situation
with n sort OF savage bcw.lderment.
Individually. they knew they were not
towards. Collectively they were in.
articulate. uncertain, perplcyed
Consequently they suffered many
things, though by no means with
meekness. There were black ewes
and broken heads in nelFhboring regi.
men's. and a lively lust for blood and
slaughter in the minds OF the Mollie.
coddles.
In the meantime they were detailed
70 the rear 10 guard the baggage
train. and tho cup OF their humiliation
overlooked in bitter murmurings
AGAINST their lot. But Fate had her
eve upon them. and while they were
Yet In the mood 70 Kick ont viciously
af the touch OF a feather. she sent
them a golden opportunity.
Having hurled his opponent back