The sun., 1919-03-26

some of 'em must have. Come, now
help me yell--Hoo-o-ray, Willyum"
SO the seemingly endless stream OF
the wounded went by. and at last 1t
did end.
The HighIanders Appear.
I'D the avenue disappeared the last
OF the cars with valiant boyish faces
grinning in the face OF injury and dis
ability--those dauntless faces varied,
alas. by faces vacant or twitching from
shell shock, or sad with a hurt too bitter
to be borne with smile, or worst Of all.
scared and disngured. As the last OF
them passed a sigh passed over that
Eighteenth street stand and one elderly
man muttered:
II don't want to see any more OF that.
Say, this 10 the first time ] took II In
what France has suffered"
Yes, and England too" echoed
woman with the Union Jack in her but
tonhole. "Oh, see, there's some High
landers," she cried.
The Highlanders in their kits, who
were walking up the avenue with some
Canadian soldiers. were cheered by the
folks on the stand, who watched with
anxiety their argument with a police
man. who thought they ought to go over
to Madison avenue. A sigh Of relief
went UP from the stand when the cop
relented and waved them on.
Groups OF wounded soldiers arrived
from time to time on foot shepherded
by efficient yound Red Cross nurses.
Every time a group came and was led
to the private stands erected in front OF
| the private houses on the east side OF
the avenue the west side stand held its
breath till they were seated.
will the folks give those soldiers
places?" a hundred voices would breath.
| OF course, they always did.
And a crowd OF we'll soldiers who sat
| In the stand on the lower east side cor
ner OF Eightieth street reciprocated by
giving seats to several frightened chill
dren whom they hauled up from the
| frightful crush below.
Crowds Impressive by Numbers.
While IL was never SO bad as the
masses that broke the police lines by
sheer weight OF numbers down around
Twenty-thrd street, It was not the plac,
for delicate women or little children
But there were children there. oh. yes
even babies in gocarts propelled b.
gaping mothers who ought to hav'
known better. Now and then when thu
movements to which crowds are prone
and the officers pushed them back. usini
no more force than they were compelled
to use to keep the line, but pushing
there would be screams from womei
caught in the mass. and shrill cries o
Mamma. mammal" from little one
separated from their guides. On
whole family, Of children, a tiny girl ii
fur tippet and two smaller boys. wer
| ~
| throng to the front, where big col
fathered them through the whole OF tn
parade.
When, the parade having fairly be
| gun. the lines at Madison avenue am
Eightieth street we're released by the 30
|, | lice, and the masses that had waite
there made a wild break for Fifth ave
nue and places in the front line, tn
west side stand facing that side stree
got a swift moving picture of what Ney
York might see II the menace that hang
over Europe spread to America.
"If that was an uprising--if those peo
pie were Bolsheviki instead of citizen
racing to see a parade of loyal troops
murmured a girl with bobbed hair - sh
leaned forward. What a mob 1t locke
for a minute-old men and young. wome
running so fast that their hair cam
tumbling down. women with babies car
ried on their hips. women 1raggin
GREATNESS tots by the hand-all strug
, Cling. painting for places. 1t gave on
vision of what a crowd might be
:. II turned ill-tempered but this one wa
,, wholly good-tempered. and there wer
funny things about it, too. And above
lowered In spots OF vivid yellow and rec
dozens Of toy balloons which their dis
!, tracted vendors. torn between CONNER
c,al instinct and The longing to zee IN
soldiers, clutched even as they ran.
,, Honor for Police Doc.
Also the dog was there, the inevitabl
. East Side dog lodging the humans, bl
I feeling that he had a right to see wha
e there was to be seen. Doubtless, as
E pretty girl on the official stand suggeste,
{ the East Side dog had heard that ii
T famous mascot OF the 106th 1nfantr.
Don, the brave police dog who won tw
= wound stripes on the other side. wa
= TO be In line. and wished to do hone
to this pride of the canine race.
: As the parade went on and the hal
hours passed the vulgar thought of foo
e intruded itself amid considerations
: pride and patriotism and glory. Luck
Y folk on the stands who had had the for,
4 sight to bring lunchboxes opened the
e and began to MUNICH. Generous sou
y shared their goodies with those who ha
t none, and a mutual good-nature and fe
= low-feeling grew and grew. except
:. one case in which a juicy tomato plays
g q leading role.
o A small boy was eating the tomat
o which was given him by his father o.
r Of a well-packed lunch-box.
v Now. Sammie. you lean forward