The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-12

Aoh ~ oStsutiluif. One cOulu not con-
ceniye-" but before had time to nm
ish my sentence there came change
over everything. In the orderly hous-
es and streets wild excitement pre-
vailed. Men, talking together, ceased
their conversation abruptly when
their women folk, white faced, ,appear-
ed. Little children ran from their play
in the streets and clrng To the skirts
of their mothers(- OF some-
thing, they knew not what and I
found myself listening, trembling.
biting a quivering underlip. What
could 1t mean? This sudden awful
shadow that had fallen over the han
py country! In one minute knew
The Germans were coming!
It was war!
There came quickly the time OF, few
erish preparation. Wives and n1nthere
bravely putting their own fear aud
sorrow aside, worked indomitably
until all was ready for the departure
OF their men for the front. And then
the time Of parting. -,
"GoodJbye,- darling, darlingi"
heard q soldier say. as he caught his
wife in his arms for the last time
anU kissed. i.ageringly, her forhead,
eyes, and lips,. looking into the dear
face for what he felt might be the
last time on earth. She, meeting his
eyes, refused to weep until he should
have gone, Through, what was to come
he should remember her with q smile
on her face. It would make life or
death easier for him. And the child
ren, smiling too because Of mefhei's
59sTTe example, hais fssit:y gs.asi sit55yas
though the wistfulness Id their ewes
must have pierced his heart.
And SO he marched away. So ON that
day marched away thousands of 9TH
er brave men. They could have been
nothing other than brave, Carving In
their hearts the thoughts of those
brave women they let behind them.
! sobbed q little then stified the
snh. Who fas I tn erv2
And then little later Antwerp
In flames! Tho beautiful city OF homes
turned into menacIng, fiery furnace,
from out the bowels of /. ,ich rushed
the families OF the mea who had gone
to fight for her. Heried together like
cattle the brave women, the little
children, and the babies in arms.
! saw a crippled girl her face
drawn with pain and fear. strug Cling
to reach the pontcon bsili =, which,
only MT zen feet in widtt, ,stst scar
on it's bosom all these IsShis strug-
CLING for safety. Es ij
u saw q terrified little girl siie
couldn't have been more than 8 years
old stumble and fall and SO become
separated from her mother.
@p.n exclaimed. and ingoluntar-
lily put out my arms; but the scene
had changed. This little child ana
probably hundreds of other little help
lest homeless little ones had been
left behind and In the open country
Iahells we're bursting all about ME,
devastating the rich fields, clouding
the sunshine, and putting out the lives
On. on, through the countryside,
where bullets were iiying iastead of
birds. ! raw q farm house where aorae
Beigiape were under cbysE fired BY d
aerfi IA shsll md the brave little
band ct lighters laid low. SAW. s 3,
fc1ded area that had onee hAs5s 4
beautiful, prddtctive farm wfits$e, pre-
carsorsiy pioking her way. 4 I0aaiy
woman gathered few Gernieats from
q cletheaIirh stretched between two
trees that stood on high ground. last
an crdine s1lsill al an ordinary de-