The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-26

songs. Not many Americans | know
can get through more than the nrs'
stanza and the chorus"
when | learn a thing ! remember
it," he replied Besides. those songs
mean good deal to me. My wire
used 10 sing them long time ago IN
Kentucky. | like to think OF thosa
days" -, a.,
Married Louisville Girl.
Then he started "Suwannee River"
and we iostled on through the swish
ling rain the dark forests and grew
extremely and happily doleful, and the
way seemed less long.
! The captain-l think ne SAID MS
name was Hoffmann-had married a
Louisville girl, and he said ne was
fond of the United States and espe'
!cially of Louisville and Cincinnatl.
hours sleep and a Shocking bad break,
fast. in the offizersheim at Nowo
Swenzjany. We slept on the floor,
but neither that nor the breaktastt
explained the captains pensire mood
las he munched at the seldatenhrot
and the sausage. Signing heavily he
said AT last, Il wonder shall l ever
see all those places again
You mean that you feel YOU want;
TO visit America again after the war.
NO" he replied. Il don't mean that.
But, you know, things are uncertain
now"
And a mans life, he had meant, OF
course, is the most uncertain OF all
things now.
Mad MuIIah" on Train.
In the same train in which | had
talked with the actor | encouraged
the mad Mullah,' but | did not learn
that he was the mad Mullah until
several hours later. There had been
nothing in his manner TO betray him
as such.
He was a mild, deprecatory little
old man and a military servant VINO
seemed more the boss Of things than
his master and brought him down 10
the train and bundled him aboard. 1t
was only when the soldier said Jaw
OIL, eXcelenZ." when the old man gave
him some parting instructions through
the car window, that anybody gave
him a second glance.
When he unbuttoned his cloak and
asked, with Il gentle query as TO
whether the seat were engaged INTO
the only seat left vacant in the COM
partment, one observed that he wore
the insignia of a general Of division.
that an order hung at his throat and
that on his coat were pinned the iron
crosses of both classes.
! His scant beard was gray and l
should say that he must have been at
least SO years old His face reminded
one of the portraits of the Emperor
Charles .V.--the milder ones.
Talks to War Nurse.
A Young nurse passed down the
corridor of the train and happened to
glance into the compartment where
the mad Mullah sat. When she saw
him she dropped courtesy which was
pretty and old fashioned. and when he
saw her he rose and kissed her hand
and called her most noble Fraulein
(Mein Gnadigstes Fraulein.)
Then he drew her into a seat beside
him which one Of our party had va.
Gated and they chatted together. She
had brother and he had son in the
trenches near Lens and they talked
of them. both thanking God in the
manner Of speaking a little prayer
that the two lads were well.
After they had visited A while she
Easked him If she might have his per
mission to leave him because, she
said she was sure he must be weary.
NO, he said, he was not weary, but he
would read a while. for he had not
seen the QdE 5 papers.
Give Seats to General.
Later he came into the crowded
dining car and the nurse was with
him. Al his entrance half dozen
iyoung officers sprang to their feet and
made A place for him. and their civ.
ilty appeared to fluster him a good
deal. In truth. he had fairly to be
forced to take two Of the places for
himself and the young lady.
He ordered for her and urged this
and that upon her. and made her
share his bottle Of champagne, and II
was altogether pleasant to watch them
he so parental and so chivalrous
An officer in our party said: They
call him the mad Mullah.
WHY" I asked
Because he's such hell OF a