The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-09-16
CHAPTER v.

Nobel Peace Irfss.
CHAPTER v.
Now, Martha. II II all over. Sol.
ferino was deciaivo-we are
beaten"
My father came hastily one morn
Ing onto tho terrace. with these
words, whore | was sitting under
the shadow OF a clump OF lime
| trees.
had gone back home. 10 tho
house OF my girlhood, with my IT..
tie Ruru. A week after the great
battle. which had struck me down.
my family moved 20 Grlmitz. our
country house In Lower Austria.
and ! with them.
| ] should have been In despair
alone. Now all were again around
me. Just an before my marriage
papa, Aunt Mary. my little brother.
and my two growing sisters.
All OF them did what they pos.
sibly could 20 mitigate my grief.
and treated mo with certain con
sideratiop which did mo good.
Evidently they found In my sad
fate sort of conservation. a
something which raised mo above
those around me. even n kind OF
merit
Next 20 the blood which soldiers
pour out on the altar OF their coun.
try. the tears which tho bereaved
mothers. wives and sweethearts OF
the soldiers pour on the same al
tar become libation hardly less
sacred.
And thus II was n slight feeling
OF pride, a consciousness that 20
have lost beloved husband on
the field OF honor conferred kind
~ military merit. which helped me
most TO bear my pain: and ! was
far from being tho only one.
How many. nh, how many WON
en- In the whole OF the country
were then mourning over their
loved ones sleeping in Italian
EARTH
At that time no further particu-
lars were known TO me OF Amos
end He had been found dead. rec
uNHiAtu ANI UNfltu-
That was all knew. His last
thought doubtless had flown To-
wards me and our little darling.
and his consolation In tho last mo
ment must have been. Il have
done my duty. and more than my
duty"
We are beaten" repeated my
father gioomily. as he sat down by
mo on the garden seat.
80 those who have been sacri-
feed were sacrificed In vain."
sighed.
Those who have been sacrificed
are TO be envied. for they know
nothing OF the shame which has
befallen us. But We viii soon pick
up again for all that. even n NJ
present peace. as they say. must
be concluded"
"Ah. God grant IT, interrupted.
TOO late. indeed. for my poor
Arno. but still thousands OF others
will bo spared"
you are always thinking OF
yourself and OF individuals. But IN
this matter II II Austria which is
In question"
We'll. but does not she consist
entirely OF individuals"
my dear, a kingdom. state.
lives longer and moro important
life than individuals do. They
disappear. generation after genra-
ton. while the state expands stiil
farther. grows into glory. greatness
and power. or sinks and crumpies
up and disappears. II Il allows
itself 10 be overcome by other
Kingdoms. Therefore the most i'm.
portant and the highest aim for
which any individual has to strug-
gle, and for which he ought 10 be
glad 10 die. is the existence. the
greatness and the well-be;ng OF the
kingdom"
impressed these words on my
mind In order to put them down
the same day in the red volume.
They seemed 10 me 20 express so
clearly and strongly the feeling
which had derived in my student
days from the books OF history, n
feeling which In these later times.
after Amos departure, had been
driven out OF my mind by fear and
pity.
| wanted 20 clcave to II again "a
close as possible IN order to finn
consolation and support in the idea
that my darling had fallen In n
great cause. and that my misfor.
tune itself was only ono element
in this great cause.
Aunt Mary had. on the other
hand. different source OF con.
ISOLATION ready.
do not weep, dear child" she
used TO say. when was sunk In
profound grief. "Do not be SO
selfish az TO bewal him who Is
now so happy. He Is among the
blessed, and 10 looking down on
you with blessing. After a few
quickly passing years on earth you
Will find him again In the fulness
OF his glory. For those who have
fallen on the field Of battle Heaven
re serves It's fairest dwellings.
Happy those who were called away
uiat NJ the monnent when thew were