Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-08-18

Here comes the flag
Hail 1t!
Shout at the sight of 1t,
The justice and right of It'll
Uncover your head to 1t,
The soldiers who tread to it
Here comes the flag!
"BreatheS there a maid with soul s.,
dead who never to herself hath said
This is my own, my native land?"
There are no girls in any land more
patriotic than are Americas daughters
The sweethearts of soldiers head the
list. When an army man and the girl
who is to make his dreams reality
plight their troth, he is sure to impress
upon her the nature of his calling
that first and foremost he belongs to
his country and must ever hold himself
in readiness for a call to arms, going
wherever duty points. If there is a
battle, he must meet the foe as valiant
| ly as the comrades who march side by
side with him.
She accepts him under these condi-
tions. In the present national affair
with Mexico, to which so many brave
boys are summoned, the thought of
| leaving the maiden beloved to watch,
wait and weep is the one shadow across
the soldiers readiness to engage in
action. No one man knows under what
conditions he may return or If he will
come back, for in the thick of battle
there are no favorites of fortune sin
gled out to be brought forth I'M
scathed.
Dearly as they may love, there are
many soldier boys who will offer their
sveethearts their freedom If they fear
to take the chances as to what might
happen to them in the discharge of
duty. Girls who love lightly will rend
loves ties asunder then and there.
Those who love with all the strength
of noble heart will refuse to break
the bond, and to make their lover
doubly sure of them, will suggest that
the date set for their wedding which
had been planned to take place months
hence shall be changed-that the kiss
he will take with him shall be wifes
instead of a sweetheart's.
What greater proof could a soldier
have of woman's Interchangeable love !
This accounts for the epidemic of army
mems weddings. No wonder they can
respond to the bugie's clarion call with
light heart and bright eyesl They are
sure, past all douE.ing, of the loving
woman waiting with outstretched arms
to greet them when they come march
ing home again.
There is nothing equal to wife's
love to keep soldiers courage buoyed
up. There is charm in 1t which seems
to shield him from shot and shell I'm a
miraculous way. 1t makes him more
enduring midst the hardships he en-
counters, gives him strength to dc or
die. He has someone at home nearer
and dearer yet than all others TO think
Of and pray for in the dead watches of
the night when sleep refuses to come
to him. Her influence is far-reaching.
The love of a wife at home can in the
hour of danger make hero out of the
most listless soldier. There could be
no greater spur to his ambition or SO
firmly plant it in his heart If he lacks
1t.
To all soldiers sweethearts would
say: If your betrothed pleads to have
your marriage take place at once, In
stead of waiting until he returns. think
long and earnestly over what 1t means
to him ere you make up your mind to
say him nay. No woman should ever
regret wedding her henrt's hero.
Toll Is the Law.
| II You want knowledge You must toll