The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-23
HUN BARBARISM
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Unrepentant and III tempered Ger
hany. Neither my host nor my Fellow
evisitors would share my spirit Of re-
tpentance. They all became angry at
mo and tho young daughter OF my most
drought my coat and umbrella and
was invited out Of the house.
am abnormally bitter against Ger
enanyr I confess that am. But i am
Snoe bitter for reasons Of my twn III
Areatment. On the contrary. l admit
Sthat have fully deserved all the un-
Ekind treatment melted out to me in that
Eland. I even found them unusually
Spattent with me. They knew 1 wanted
Ito leave their country and thny knew
fthat sooner or later I would succeed IN
Eobtaining my permit TO cross TO Swtt-
sxerland. They resortcd to every means
WHEREBY to impress me. and on many
occasions I permitted myself to accept
Stheir advances. although inwardiy
. kabhored myself for not being more hero
A1c and honest in resrntinE their many
u sSattempts to hcSuN me. am bitter
Sagainst them for their utter hcartless-
~ sness against their victims many tragic
. Instances Of which I will relate.
It was-ncarly, thrc. years az" that |
FIRST gave expression to my bitter reel
ring against the country in when rate
5had planted me- in these tragic times.
20 how often have cursed the day on
+" (which had lnplored my father to send
: me- to Germany to finish my studies
81 Instead Of To Paris whore he had rscHl''-
ed his early education and 10 which CITY
3, he had wished that 7 should E" TOT
trntne. Under the skin these Germans
are tnfdcl harhartans. Ind "'tsn re-
marked.
1t was nearly three years ago when
a young friend. a woman. came TO fnc.
g telling me- that they had secured
young French girl of ahoIt eighteen
,I,, ia
= their house. She was ono or IN" ninety
.-,: young girls who had bee" appoint
ed TO agricultural labor outside the
r capital district. The farmer 10 'Wn"tn
she was handed over had found her .un-
= II, 70 do the work for which she was in
e., +e1d,d He had therefore. induced the
o. local commandment TO permit hun 10
n make a transfer and sent her 10 ms
friend at Berlin with the understanding
= that he would be Responsible Tor ne.
return to him on denIan" OF tas lor"t
commandment. TIL" family {" Wnicn this
Young French girl was TRANSFORMED was
1he house of my friend. Sh@ wished NO
N go with her To her house AMI ACT III
=, the capacity Of an interpreter as tne
French girl spoke not word OF German
- and none Of the MEMOIRS OF 'ho ''I -!
:, understood word Of trench. Th"E
wished me TO translate set of inStruc-
lions for the new servant. the slave;
4 on visiting the house OF my friend
1.-THE young French girl was brought 70
sfha room. led by the hand. A once
Fb.autIf,l, but now pGle-sac"d fraii.
blonde, child entered. Like little
child led by the mother to the father
presence for q reckoning. she went ana
wept bitterly. 1t was truly magic
tscene. Standing in the middle pt thc
There regarded as ono Of tn" SaYiors OF
broom, in her shabby garments. about SIN
Ieet from me, still her left hand held
/ NV my friend she brought to my nina
= the naked statue Of tho Greek siare ot
Rhodes, carved out to tho erHriaS'ins
sharne Of my own ancestors ny 1hhe
\: rent American sculptor. ttItram POW
+. feIa "The Greek Slaye.") I wished TO
+ soeak TO her but something in my
Il throat stood hard and held my speech.
I could not speak, rose from ray Seat
F. and walking to her extended Dom my
. hands but she shrunk oack. SUI cry ~ TX
( FINALLY 7 succeeded In swallowing INC
f1,rnn II, nv throat and addressed her N
her native tongue. assuring her that Sha
need not fear and that she was In n
rood and kindly homo. I still can nor
/ fho1d back my tears when tn INK OF no"
} .ba threw both her hands around m!
neck and cried Ike tho child MS she was
rnti1 she could cry no moro.
40 madame, Tt is many days since I
RAY. heard Kind words spoken 70 me-
md st Is In my own native tr"ach:
NV France. my France. when small -
.ses YOU again! Ny France. ms France:
! She repeated these words until nlF-s"if
could not keep from CRYING. On Telling
49, vvho was. like Illd to her own
r,o+ber she told rac things for which a
! Ip.+ God will and must punish IN" Ter
ma, peouls some day. in HIS infinite
wisdom selecting that day himself.
"Freuch Are Liars"
After having her seated In chal'
near rre remembered that l had peer
invited there as an interpreter. tooNso
. az tn. faces Of my hosts. father. mother
80 tbree daughters 7 discovered nc
svrSpathy or compassion on their coun'
+enances Thinking that they had mol
/: understood what this child had gone
through I proceeded TO tell them WI!
/ she was so nervous and frightened Ane
y why she cried so bitterly. "ith on'
VOICE they venem"nalE accused nor I"
living, Not 4 word Of what she say!
"a true she is lying: all French people
.-e rrent liars Women do not tel
1;es in that fashion. Herr -. pt
tbe,, Frauieinc" I asked his yoUrScS
daughter. who Is abou: nineteen year:
ef age. Our brave soldiers are incap
able Of committing snc:s critn"s: not
word Of what 81" says d" l H''l!"v"
French "a liars" she said angrtiE. "!
nittcr hatred Of Germany dates from
that day I lnb"rcf. hard. vrntur"d
rreat deaf and finally sIi"ce"i.d IL "b
tanning the Tr"rcit girls r"iAaS" am
took her myself I" II" SWISS frontier
after having app. al".i personally I" III
Chancellor himself and Si'' ndInr S"v"r
al hundreds Of marks in nay many at
@nmpts e, s.c,ir" III" interview.
Americans Astonish Germans BY Thei
Cheerfu1ness.
On that day an amusing incident "c
Cured furtt": i!p th'' >;t..t "h'"h
vas unf"rtun";.' no. :" w',u'SS. hIi !
so. tnld - ~" ty nay fr:'.fs! t;:;,' .,,il
ING Ny frl; uu'i"rs;au'ia f.u~i:s
well. So sh" heard "n' # IT, -N'f''.ri":,
prisoners shout tho" words ;'F':" 81"
tators. "Cac"r Gp FREY. Y"H h." ="
only a couple at hwndr""> 80 IL a"d "
have already mad" fifty cites, Thu :
is something wrong: wc .fl'' not Hn"V
the whole truth: these msu | saw t"d;s