The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-12

you see I am lonely at this writing,
our beautiful country is in the
hands of the Boches.
What joy it gave us when we
learned that America is coming to our
rescue, out we always have hope for
victory. If you could only understand
how couI ageous we are you would be
happy. Little by little we are push
ing them to the end. Our brave com
rades, the English, are advancing also.
We have greatly suffered with cold
the past winter, but the courage is
with US, and we will go to the end if
it is necessary.
This is a beautiful sunny May day,
and it IS very pleasant in the trench.
1 am writing you this letter as the
bullets are passing overhead and all
around US, but this does not brighten
US any longer. as it has been going on
for three years and we are becoming
accustomed to the sounds. However,
we always have hope and courage to
the end.
kindly overlook my writing, for
my right hand is deformed, as 1 was
wounded and lost one finger How
ever, this does not lessen my ability
in the combat. Also kindly excuse
my photography, for I am only a plain
wage Garner, who earns his daily
| bread honestly, and at this time am
! doing my duty as a Frenchman. 1
was very happy to receive your money
order, which did me so much good, for
l am alone and have received moth
| ing from anyone else, as my parents
are always with the Boches in cap
! tiv1ty. l am in hopes that this time
you will receive my letter.
Your little French poilu, Paul
! Dausey."
The death of the young man &C.
| Cured May 4, the day following the
writing of the letter, in which he
found himself in good health and sit
uated in pleasant trench"
J: X
The Musical Courier of New York
of May "a, gives a review of the sec
ond week of the Opera Comique, in
which Percy Hemus has been singing
| Ihe article gives an account of the
events of the different evenings and
the artists presented, devoting about
a third of the entire article to the
work of Percy Hemus, former To
peka man. That part which concerns
him. is as follows:
ON Thursday evening the double
Dill, Pergolesi's Maid Mistress. and
Don1zettis Night Bell, was presented.
To Percy Hemus fell the PRINCIPAL
roles OF each opera, that of DIR. Pan
dolfo and Don Hannibal Postacchio.
Mr.. HemuS surprised even those who
had some foreknowledge of his his
tr1onic talent. 1t is a difficult thing
for a younger. even if an experienced,
singer to follow a veteran stage artist
like David Bispham. Indeed even
Mr.: Bispham himself sat in the boy
and laughed and applauded with the
audience the fine work of his double.
There was no doubt of Mr. Hennus's
ability to handle the vocal end of his
roles, but his pre-eminent ability as a
comedian was revelation to all IT
is too bad that no regular field exists
in which such talent as his can be ex
plotted
The big, white. long-legged bird is
clrcIng low over our town these davs
me hopes of two young society
couples were under discussion at a
party the other day. If the rumors
are true, the first new boarders in two
families will arrive before the leaves
} IAN next autumn, and about three
Iopeka couples will offer their hearts
at the shrine of their first grandchtl-
dren. --
X X
Miss 1rma Jean Fricker and Mr..
} william A. Free were married Satur-
day, June 9, in Kansas City.
X X
A dinner party was given at the
kingsley apartments in the Bostonia
IN honor of Miss Eloise Sargent. whose
marriage to Mr.. H. w. Kingsley will
} take place tonight The guests at the
party We're members of the Sargent
, ! ana kingsley families, and the follow
} ING out or town people, who are here
} Tor the marriage: Mr.. Ralph d
kingsley, who arrived from Chicago
sunday morning; Mrs. Williams OF