Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-06-30

ing the lines between whlch tne su.
a;a-. nassed. Don't know what l
have done without them! was Cn.eA
Harwoods Feeling comment last hisn''
Tho nolice seconded by the fremen'
n,ore very busy handling the immense
crowd that they had to deal "lth' ou,
.he work was done efficiently ana wen
and the crowd was at all times oroei
w and under control. Just after tne
hoxs had clambered aboard the train
a stout little body WORKED hef ""'
through the crowd.
Tho Partinss
Get back" said a policeman, IL"
can't get through here, madam.
Put 7 must. officer"-the tears were
streaming down her cheeks-My ooS'
nv baby, l must see him again peioIe
he goes away" And with a nair-
frightened, half-defant glance she con-
tinued her way. while the officer dis
creetly turned his back and pretehueu
not to see her disobedience OF ofoers.
A strapping six-footer pusneo Ms
way to the side of a baggage cai'
"Good-bye, son." he said to the oronzeo
voung fellow who gripped him by tne
hand, Don't you worry about Things
at home. Mother and ! will get aions
all right" He paused a moment a"k-
wardly, and looked his son stralgnt u,
the ewes. BE clean, my boy. ne SAID
sinonly and turned silently away into
the crowd. 49,.
A dainty little miss clung to the
hand of her soldier boy. you VIII
waltz" he queried anxiously, unmino- :
full of the sympathetic smiles that
their oblivion created. Her answer was
an imnulsive kiss and somehow or
other nobody laughed.
There was humor, and there was
pathos. Mothers let their sons ieaVe
for the Texas border with hearts tna1
were nearly broken, hut with snouioers
erect and eyes proud in the sacrlncs
of their soldier boys. Wives Kissed
their husbands goodby with tear
streaked eyes and voices that tremoleu
with emotion Sweethearts elapsed
hands in farewell with love shining
straight out from their hearts. Sons
and daughters, mothers and frienos'
gathered to bid goodbye to their own
and each and everyone from the Dot
tom of his soul sent up the silent
PRAYER that all of our boys who nave
left us today may return strong ana
we'll and true to the State whose call
they have answered.
Rainbow's Omen
The third section left the city at
minutes of six. In the west wonder1u
double rainbow shimmered and CLEANED
in the damp Of a gentle shower. From
the factories and the mills the whistles
that had sounded their hoarse greetings
to the other two trains whined their last
farewells. For moment the crowd $1,000
silently regarding the cheering boys as
the train glided off down the track for
Texas. The troops were gone; and full
realization that this city had actually
contributed from its boys was brought
home to all. There was little laughing
and iokins. The crowd melted rapidly and
the rockies who were left behind look
ed wistfully down the track and then de-
parted for camp and for the days OF
training that are before them before they
shall be fit to respond to the nations call
We can be justly proud of our 2nd
Maine Infantry, and of the men who com
mand 1t. 1t was fine looking lot of boys
that marched down the street yesterday
and their very manner and the way In
which the entraining was accomplished
speaks volumes of praise for their Off.
GERS. The railroad men in charge of the
trains at Augusta are also to be congrat-
ulated for the excellent manner in which
the complicated sections were handled.
The cars Of the third section were
drawn by engine No. 51s and were for the
most part coaches. with a baggage car
and a Pullman car for the officers. Or
the side of the coach which held the boys
from Company 6 Of Bangor were mum.
ber of cleverly executed sketches and slo.
gans that aroused more than one hearty
laugh. One OF the cartoons was an excel
lent likeness Of "Old Carranza the Kai.