The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-02-28


II Myself" Dog Stars" Etc.)
Clure Newspaper syndicnte.)
/ men who have been interned In prison
camps In Germany. For some reason
| which Is unfathomable, the publication of
these documents has been denied by au-
| thority. McDonnelPs soul and his Scot
| tish heart were on fire. Nearly all the
| officers of the Cameron Hlghlanders had
| been killed or wounded. The Fifth battal-
ion Of that famous regiment was in need
Of officers. Men joining knew they were
going to almost certain death He re-
| 1oiced to be among them.
Il have known few men IN public life
| during the last twenty years who were
more devoted to their country than the
| late provost-msrshaL He knew how 10
be silent and had nothing of the petit
maitre or trop fin diplomat in his ma
ture. Like all great men, he had the
gift of humor. and could look on creeds
and politics from the other mans stands
point.
Then asked a question about the
romance of Schomberg McDonnelrs life,
which all the world knows, and Arnold
White reproved me by saying: II can
| tell you nothing. Ask some one else. He
was my friend!'
| What a strange combination, this au-
thor and journalist
| Looking into the minds and hearts OF
men Of all sorts and conditions, blinking
at no truth and realizing the sin and
sorrow Of the whole world. yet with a
clean and unfaultering belief in the life
to come, he is sure OF finding his friend
again.
! A story is told OF him by an Irishman
who met him one Sunday evening on the
steps Of the Devonshire club. fuming and
| fretting at the slowness OF the boy who
was looking for a cab.
why the devil. you damned tortoise,
can't you hurry" called out Arnold
White. Don't you know that I'll be late
! for church,"
Oh. kind and loyal, unselfish and IN
Outstanding friend and champion, we
| who love you laugh at your foibles, but
only love you the better for them.
| What revelations OF human character
! are occasionally contained In wills. Wills
have always interested me since the days
Of Clarissa Harlowe. when her will
| touched the hearts OF all the world to
tears.
And I could wish" she wrote, 'ff It
might be avoided without making I'll will
! between Mr.. Lovelace and my executor,
I that the former might not be permitted
to see my corpse. But II. as he Is a
man very uncomfortable. and as l am
nobody's"-what an unforgettable phrase.
as am nobody's"
Captain Francis octavtus Grenten
says:
Il give to my regiment-to whom the
honor of my gaining the V. c. was en-
| tirely due, thanks to the splendid dis
cipline and traditions which exist in this
mangnificent regfment-all my medals, In
| Guiding the V. c.
II desire my trustees. II they think
1T, to obtain from the government after
] he d. II ,h
was ridden by my brother Riversdale all
/ through the retreat from Mons and by
me on all other occasions. and in the
event OF its being obtained to give Il
to Mrs Duggan, OF Birfeld, Old Wind
! sor II he should want IT, and II not for
some one OF my family to be selected by
the trustees TO use as a hack.
'I also desire the executors to select
mementoes in shape OF clothes or polo
! cups or such like articles, and 10 give
same to the servants"
His brother and sisters. Lord Grenfell,
Mrs Duggan. the Hon. Mrs. A Crichton
and the Countess OF Dudley, are 10
| choose some articles Of household or per
: sonal use or ornament.
Captain Grenfell states:
! II wish to express my regret that my
financial position does not permit me
10 leave anything to the children OF my
Uncle Francis, Lord Grenfell, as I had
hoped TO do. but I should like to ex-
press my deep gratitude for his kindness
to me during my lifetime, ever since the
day when he decided I should go into tn
army at his expense.
, Il have endeavored to base my career
on his example. He has since the death
OF my father done everything that q
! father could do for me. I should also
like to thank all my brothers and sisters
for their kindness, generosity and hos
pitality to me. No Junior member Of a
family could have been blessed with more
happy relations. My special thanks are
due to the Duke OF Westminster for his
great generosity and kindness TO me on
many occasions. No man ever had g
better friend.
Without making any legal obligation" "
lily to do what they can to assist the
Invalid Children's Aid Association, a.
my brother 'Rivy asked me-
With all Inconsistencies. Captain
Grenfell has written the highest possible
tribute to his own fine character. He
begins by modestly giving all credit for
his splendid bravery to his regiment,
love Of animals, and gratitude to those
who have faithfully served and loved
him. Only big soul can bear the weight
of gratitude. and he finishes the touch
ing paper by an appeal to his family for
helpless little children. What a lover,
husband and father has been lost In this
brave young English gentleman The
/ God of Battle not only Stays the flower
of the countries engaged In war. but he
fills their graves with beautiful unwrit.
ten books and poems and songs
In the midst OF such real tragedies,
what a false. harsh, artificial note book
like THE Rainbow strikes, or rather
1t would have struck If II had not been,
according to the command of the censor,
destroyed. Mr.. David Herbert Lawrence
its author, said in a recent interview: 81
am considering going to America, posi-
l bly, Florida. 1 feel I should like to write
for the Americans for a time"
If he does, it will do him all the good
in the world, for Mr.. Lawrence will have
to entirely change his method before he
gets an American publisher even to read
his manuscripts. I think he should be
ashamed to have written THE Rain
bow and the publishers literary adviser
should be ashamed to have passed II, and
the publisher should be ashamed to have
published it. And, mea culpa- I am GER