Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-27

disappear as a result it will not be because
all the aristocrats dead but because they have
become democrats. War, like love- levels ranks
1t is perfectly true that battle has taken heavy
toll OF the British aristocracy The young men OF
family, if already in the army were the FIRST TO
volunteer for the service of their country No con-
scrption needed draw the arstocrat to duty
He Engshman with knowledge of what was
due to his land, his institutions and his fellows
Thousands of the nobility England have died on
the field. Eldest youngest sons and sons IN
between have the way together Some ancient
families have their younger male representatives
entirely disappear since the day that the German army
Belgium The of the British aristo
doubted, and it is not safe perhaps in
this express doubt OF the bravery of any
British man rank in life. Nobility is
supposed obIge surely there is ground for
belief in the truth of the old saying for when the call
sounded rally the colors the nobility OF
England responded literally as one man.
With the representatives the old established
houses the front the retaners of these
They quick answer the call as were
streets, and the tenants Of the cottages on
thousand For awhile it the middle class
which held back Then this class felt the pulse OF the
thing and, outdone by those who in EngandS
social structure above them or below them, they
followed
It is said here that CONSUMPTION single
aristocrat an aristccra. the true British sense
Aristocracy volunteered and did democracy, to the
representative numbers of 100000 The upper class
volunteers almost . man. This speaks
a convincing in behalf of heredity. Tradition
means much the noble houses of England.
Abroad everybody hears of the degenerate British
aristocrat, it comparatively little of the
aristocrat who degenerate who is simple,
ightforward Englishman with good many foolish
perhaps but who nevertheless is at
bottom a good fellow, companonable. Eenial-and
always ready to fight for the Tight Little Isle
When the war was eight months old American
was travelling from Dover to London a railroad
train There was a stop at a station, of the
carriage occupied by the American thrown open
and a young Englshman bounded in and took seat.
He little than boy in years, but he stood
and looked about physically perfect as
a
The American travelling in England knows that a
characteristic travelling Englishmen is retcence
perhaps gruffness very marked inclination to look
after comfort and be somewhat Indifferent to
the comfort of others. The young Englishman who
jumped the railroad carriage in the uniform
of a soldier, bubbling with enthusiasm
and an evident his to the first
person who him listening opportunity.
The American took the situation at a glance, and
he helped youngster along by saying. where are
you going?"
The answer came like this II have had rotten luck
for eight months. but now going to the FROM. I
am going to join my regiment the - Iancers. There
nothing left of 1t but the name missed Mons and
I whole glorious thing; rotten, rotten but
my luck come at last!'
This young Englishman was a subaltern in a famous
regiment which nearly wiped out of existence
during the magnificent fighting the British
and the Belgian line in the first days
started with his regiment for the front
He was a transport when he fell stricken with
acute appendicitis. He the operating table
within hours and then he held in the hospital
for two months recovering slowly from the operation
His rotten luck" continued. He from the
appendicits, instantly stricken with scarlet
fever He got and begged to be allowed go
to the continent the doctors wouldn't let him. In
his words, II ashamed to look anybody in the
face for fear they would think a Stacker Now 1
am going. Rotten luck has become good luck, and I
will be back with the regiment in ten hours; the