The Dolores star., 1914-12-18
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visnna. The most psttsd littis Girl
n Vienna these days b twelvsyssrold
Rosa zenoch Of Ramienns Cora. resi-
dent pro tenn In . cot Of the general
hospital In the clinic OF Professor
Hohenesg. The child. who. for IL
days. carried water to Thirsty German
soldiers In the trenches near her home.
was wounded BY . shrapnel shell
which tore away one Of her feet EN-.
peror Francis Joseph has sent her a
gold chain with . diamond pendant
forming his initials. Vienna sends
her fruits and dainties and flowers.
and many books OF which she cannot
read a line. There are occasional gifts
Of money. too. which the child's moth
er. who now lives with her In the hos
pital ward. takes thrifty care Of
The mother. who speaks only Ru-
thenian. recently told q representative
of the Berliner vossische Zeitung the
story Of her little girl.
I'VE are poor farmer folk from the
neighborhood OF Navaruska. We have
only one acre OF ground and little
house. Now that, too. is gone; the
Russians burned It down and dragged
my husband away--God knows where.
Daily the soldiers marched past US.
We are poor and have little TO eat.
But Joseph. our eldest, Joined the col
ors. and always, when the soldiers
knocked at the door and entered. Rosa
would ask. Is Joseph with themg
"The soldiers spoke only German or
Hungarian, and she speaks only Ru-
thenian. The soldiers we're fearfully
hungry and thirsty. Finally Rosa
learned to understand the one German
question. 'Habea sic was zu trinken|
('Have you anything to drink?o. And
she learned the German sentence, ia,
wir haben,' eyes, we have.) As long
as we had milk and bread we gave
them milk and bread. Then had to
go to the well and lower the pail and
fetch water for the soldiers. Often
the soldiers marched past our house.
Then Rosa would say. Give me the
pail and then she would run along
with the soldiers and give them water.
For days the soldiers had nothing
to drink. Whenever we went out Of the
house we could see them drinking out
OF the swamp. for there are many
swamps and much sand in our country.
Then. for several days. no one came
there. But we heard the laundering
outside and Rose kept urging me:
Mother. draw up lot OF water!' As
soon - the pail was filled she would
carry It out to the soldiers. who lay
in . ditch. The soldiers recognized
her"
Soldiers were good to me-" ex.
planned the little girl from her cot.
Yes. they petted and caressed her
and always begged her for more wa
ter" said the old woman. And 20 she
travelled all day long from the well %
the soldiers and from the soldiers to
the well. I often looked to see II an
enemy was coming. But never saw
an enemy.
Finally" continued the old woman.
all the soldiers knew her. She was
all worn out from running her errands
and carrying water. and ut night she
could not sleep 80 soundly. despite
the noise, which was worse at night
than In the daytime. Neighbors came
into the hut and said that the cannon
could be heard much more plainly now
and that the enemy must be quite
close. ! forbade Rosa to 20 out; but
now and then n soldier would come to
US, and he could hardly speak for
thirst. Then myself went out and
fetched water: but Rosa runs much
faster. and the soldiers all shouted