Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-18
WHAT H0PEsr SAY Men
IN TRENCHES OF ALLIES
British Soldiers Adopt Slang, Which
Means to Them II Should
Worry"
LIFE NOT ALL so>BEENEss
Gayety and Laughter and Comrade-
ship and "Joshing" Here Among
Fighters. to Whom Wounds and
Death Are Part of the Gains.
BY rREDERICk PALMER.

FRANCE, Juno 2?.-"Wha, hopes was
the slang phrase l heard from the men
in the trenches where spent last
night /; has about the same meaning
as 81 should worry
You have only one life to live, and
you may lose tina, any second-what
hopes Dir dig. dig. and set a mine
that sends Germans Skyward III u cloud
OF dust-what hopes Bully beef from
Chicago and Argentina is no food for
babes but better than tx *" bread
what hopes.
Whoever thinks that the trenches
are occupied by grim. silent men with
jaws hard set has hecn reading soldier
stories written from the rear. Such
somnerncss is not IN the nature of tho
thoroughbred regular, Mr.. Thomas At
kins He takes things as they come
and a lot of them come. shells,
phyxiatinG gas bullets and bombs.
Their is lot TO be thankful for.
The Sings OWE Particular Fusiliors.
as y, shall call them. had only three
mon hit Yesterday They were enjoy
ing peaceful holiday. y grand old
regiment the X. q. +. f., with the
storminc OF Quebec and the relief OF
Ladysmith among its honors. Ever TO
say again that II had rcputa ton TO
live UP is banal. The brightest page
in its history was al the second battle
OF Ypres And IL you wish TO meet
some real heroes here. they are in plain
khaki among tho survivors OF that
battle, manning 4 deep ditch in Mother
Earth.
Only don't tell them they are heroes.
They will deny it on the evidence OF
themselves as eycwitnesses OF the ac
tion. The fact that they deny it is the
best proof perhaps that they are. To
remark that the *. q. L. +. are brave
is like remarking that water flows
down hill. It's their business to be
brave, Why talk abou, it"
NOT At ALL uNLUCrY.
TIIOSE: THREE MEN
Not NJ all unlucky. those three men
who were hit. ono was killed. Well,
everybody in this war expects that he
may be Killed. The other two got
tickets for England" Ny Lady will
take them Joy riding in her automobile
and seat them in easy chairs arranG-
ing the cushions comfortably with her
own hands. and feed them slices of cold
chicken in place OF bully beef, and
strawberries and cream in place of
ration marmaladc--oh. my. What
hopes"
Mr. Atkins does not mind being n
hero for the purpose Of such treat
ment. Then. with never a twinkle in
his eye ne will tell My Lady that he
docs not want to return to the front:
ne has had enough of it, he has. My
LadEs PATRIOTISM VIII be lttle
shocked. as Mr.. ATKINS knows 1t VIII
be; ana she VIII wonder II the stick
IL quality or the British soldier is
"eaken!nS Tor as MT ATKINS KNOWS
that she VIII MY Atkins mas more
Kinks IN MIS- mental methods man mere
nobility ever Suesses' and he Is having
the umc OF his HE IN more respects
IMAM stTa"pcTr!ca and cream. what
hopes OF course nc VIII return and
ho!H on IN IN" race OF all the Germans
can give without any pretense 10
- '"'' '"e
Won saw "liow .rc yo,, ~ ,nd "Arc Won
ro,ro IN por,irq ." ava "Aro ,.o, ,o,,
forrahIeo" etc .ro,,,,,v A,lire vii, sa,,
Yes sir" ana "yc,y unII s,r" ne
heco,,.e all roii,. r.c,,,,r .oldio-r,o
and Won GO, 10 know. hin, ,hou, -. we'll
as Won know tho roo,nbore If , r,uh
If Won are shown the lihrory ard dina
\, a carved ,ah,, With r,,crd
II Won sncrd'" mo ';iicb, in ,bo
trenches Won arc ,alcr i,,o tho family.
= ltt,lc. into ,h,, very human r,mi,,.
Of scwordo,r ard ~ o,d ,r.rr,o
shirt Of war which some roo,i.
though, has nassod Is found IN No 40
live in siege warfare rs on = march az
rAcuIare q, -, I,d,,u f,o,,ior or :,
the Philippines Gaye,v and LAUGHTER