Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-12-03
lAenv ugvces saassay1zz efxzzzY
Leads the Simple, Laborious Life.


In Italy, where all are SO intimately simple
where domestic life is passion. it pleased him.
the first of the nations nobles to lead the simple
laborfous life of great bourgeois and to give
the example of the domestic virtues, and yet
these qualities, however appreciate in normal
times, had, SO to say, the Inconvenience OF not
being visible from near at hand and of max
ing no sensational impression on the judgment or
the crowd which is always fond OF a certain
amount of the theatrical. Scarcely had the great
upheaval Of the war come to call forth from the
depths Of the popular soul all the great qualities
that were there latent than Italy in its entirety
drew itself up before it's new destiny and then
all of sudden, the people remarked in their
king the most vital qualities of Italy itself and
recognized in him their true leader.
This king. to whom the most captious critics
could only reproach certain want OF military
display, at once made the finest of all displays
shine around him, namely, that of courage. of
royal love for the people and the army. of in
trepidity in the presence of danger, of kindness
for the of the humble. That chivalrous
prestige which wars and great human crises
to irradate around the truly noble souls
irradates around Victor Emmanuel. He
has proved today that the best of be-
ing popular king in great country is to show
that one deserves it.
Private communications are not held directly
with the king, even at the front, but through the
intermediary of his staff.
On certain important occasions Count
Cadorna the generalissimo, is the medium. Then
an opportunity may be accorded the public to
read as interesting letter az the following. from
General Cadorna to the editor of. the Idea Nazi-
onale. who had written to announce the offer OF
$4,000 lire ($1o,0O0), made by Mr., Clerici, for
distribution among the soldiers who may cap
ture the first Austrian flags. The Italian com
mander wrote:
A Letter From the Chief
Il have had Mr. Clerici's generous ant patriotic
offer communicated to the troops under my COM
mand. In my lame and i'll theirs l beg you to
express to the donor our gratitude for the munif-
cent act. proof OF the admirable rivalry
throughout tn country by all classes. from the
most conspicuous to the most humble. in en-
yeioping the army with fame Of affection and
confidence the army which, with Italy in its heart
offers every day with serene Joy the example Of
the most elevated spirit of sacrifice am person
ally grateful to you for your noble and faftering
sentiments and for your good wishes. which re-
turn in the name OF our brave soldiers
''Signor Clerici could not have chosen ! more
worthy messenger than you. whose untiriyg work
as a militant apostle contributed so much to
hasten the hour of cational awakening add vindi
cation Of rights. through which thsj dream
sighed for by our fathers, is about to jbs trans
formed. by the force OF arms and of national vir-
tues. into radiant reality"
Probably more than any other armyi today the
Italians are spurred on by q battle erS the word
"Savoia," Savoy 1t is the dynastic lime Of the
royal house. and in uttering it the scidier thinks
of his beloved king, of vittorip Emanu{e d Cas-
Savoia.