Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-31

he was arrested and the woman taken to the
hospital. 1 went to her bedside when we
received word that she had regained con-
sciousness, for we feared that she would die
from the terrible injuries.
"rwhy did he beat you like thatT asked.
"'Shure she replied, 'aint he me husbandT
"And It was useless to argue further. She
recovered to receive further beatings, pre-
sumo, but she never appealed for police pro-
lection"
WON MOLTKE not the chief Of stan OF
Y the present German army, but his greater
uncle. was tacturn-it was said that ne
could remain silent in every language ever
invented, and German. 1t was disconcertins
to face this human sphinx, and Marie Seis-
finger a famous German actress, now deao'
found It so one evening when fate placed
her next TO the general ct public dinner.
For more than hour Moltke had not ut
tered a sound Repeatedly had the actress
sought to draw him into conversation. Again
and again she had laid traps for him, but
the wary old strategist was too keen to be
duped At last Geistinger could restrain her
self no longer.
General" she said after both had been
mute for ten more long minutes, "let US
change the subject"
And Moltke did-by resuming new silence
TIME Rev. c. r. Allison. rector Of Trinity
i Church, Rochester, who is we'll known In
this city, used to eat his meals across tho
street from the parish house. Every morn
ing he met an Irish nursegirl, who invariably
greeted him with, GOOD marnin,' father;
God bless ye."
One morning dressed for fishing expedi-
tion he again met the girl. She looked at him
quizzicslly.
Good marnin', father" she said hesl-
tatingly, III ye're rale one, but to the divvil
wild ye, IL yere not"
TJAvE no fear. We bachelors, for a judicial
i i opinion of tremendous import has been
handed down to safeguard you and your
reputation. Justice Hendrick OF the Supreme
Court of the State of New York. is the Solon
who has rendered so signal a service to sin
gle mankind. It started when nurse sued
the widow of bank president for defama-
tion Of character. The learned Judge listened
patiently to all sides, took voluminous notes
and then handed down this decision:
ut is proper for a young man to enter a
basement to pack young lady's trunk" he
holds. So now there is no reason why you
should not be useful as well as ornamental
TN THE village of Dormarvo, on the Rus
i sian frontier. lives Hedwig Stavne who
121 years old on October 15 and who
is thought to be the only human being alive
today who saw Napoleon and his hordes
march upon Moscow. Wrinkled, bent and
with quavering voice, she tells how the
French soldiers commandeered her chickens
and ducks. because they would not eat her
black bread; grooming she recites the tale
of the retreat, the desolation, the horrors of
that disastrous campaign. And now she sees
again an invasion OF tho bear that walks
like man." What she thinks is not known
for old women do not talk when the enemy
Is nigh.
A LII the heroes are not found on battle
"A helds-a bromide expression true. but
one based upon many precedents In so far
as physical courage went, 1t is doubtful IL
there ever was Drawer man than Paulus
Stephanus Kruger. President OF the South
African Republic-the man who forced Brit
ain to pay a price that staggered human
ity." 1t was on March 4, $780, that the
writer saw Dom Paul give a display OF
derring do amazing in its neviness.
For months the foreign residents Of
Johannesburg had been demanding railroad
connection with the coast. For months
Kruger had been telling them to wait ON
the date mentioned a great mass-meeting
was held on the grounds Of the Wanderers
Athletic Club on Hospital Hill. Speaker
after speaker denounced the Boer Govern
ment until revolt in the air Sud-
denly over the crest OF hill. appeared an
open barouche drawn by four horses In
the carriage sat Dom Paul-aIone
He mounted the speakers stand. Facing
10000 infuriated men, he didn't quail. His
heavy blue eyes flashed fire. Drawing him
self upright from his customary stoop-tho
old man stood six feet tall-he began in a
rasping voce-not an apology-not prom
ises-not retraction.
'You-foreigners" he growled in a voice
OF thunder" IL you don't like the way we
Beers run this country, get QUIT"
For an hour he abused us-scolded us-de-
ned us. And we, 10000 strong were cowed
by the superb courage OF a lonely old man.
THERE is yet another phase Of so-called
i heroism, which is characteristic. OF the
professional solder-the sacrifice OF any and
everything to the cause for which one is
fighting. Old Field Marshal wraugeI OF
Prussia, made such sacrifices. In ls4s the
revoutionists had captured Berlin and the
field marshal, a withered little man, who sat
on his horse like monkey on a camel, was
in command OF the beseging governmental
troops Wrangel sent word to the revoIu-
lists that he would enter Berlin through the
Brandenburger Thor the next morning. The
reply came an hour later:
IF you enter Berlin. viii hang your
wife out OF the window OF your palace so
that you will see her as you come through
the Thor"
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