Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 208, 13 July 1918 — Page 14

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RICHMOND PALLADIUM. JULY 13, 1913

The Patriotism of Ann. ' Situated among the hills of 'Virginia in ft beautiful, ancient and peaceful district, lived Dlalr WorthIngton with his ' only child, Ann, who was a very attractive girl and much beloved by all who knew her. She was idolized by her father, and she held the same measure of love for him. , . At the outbreak of the great war now being waged, Ann was very enthusiastic over the fact that she was old enough to enlist. Her one great ambition had been to become a Red Cross nurse. She feared very much to ask her father's consent to this, knowing as she did

that he was a stern and unbending paciist. " But the war spirit had en

tered into Ann's head and so, though fearing almost dreading ihe resolved to seek an interview with her father. To this he responded as she had anticipated, saying that war was for men, and that she was entirely too young. Now Blair was very much angered to think that his only child x'ould go against his wishes. How tare she oppose him! It was unjust, disloyal, and ha would prevent it. To this Ann said nothing, not wishing to get into an argument She decided that it would be best to wait, but she could cot bear to thing of the men "over there" falling and of, her being unable to do anything. Perhaps she had been more anxious to go, urged on by the fact that her playmate from childhood, whom she bad always1 loved, had been sent across a short time before. . Nevertheless, she was determined not to give up this Idea and In the end no matter what it cost, she would simply have to enllHt. , ., . . After the passing of two months, the war seemed to be nearer in the hearts - of , the people. Everyone was enthusiastic over peace.- Pacifists, such as Ann's father were at work. The issuing and wearing of peace pins seemed to be the fad. But . on this fact, Ann was deter

mined that never, never, would she give up her desire. . While' the call for . Red Cross nurses had not yet been made, Ann had the "spirit of '76" and a heart of gpld. Passing down the street she had seen in many, windows, "Enlist now," "Help your country," "What have you done," and such posters as these. What had she done? This thought was always ringing in Ann's ears. Well she would do something.. That evening she determined to consult her father once more. Then she would form her own conclusion. This interview did not prove very successful. Blair Worthington was in no mood that evening for discussing what proved to be a very

uninteresting subject to him. Hav-

ing been forced , to buy Liberty Bonds that day he felt as though he had done his bit. So when Ann approached the subject, he met it in a frenzy and state of disgust. No daughter of his should cross the ocean to save the lives of those who had fought for such an unrighteous cause. If she should dare to oppose him she would, have to give up home and inheritance. After careful consideration, Ann decided that, a land worth fighting for was a land- worth saving, so in answer to her father she said; "I have chosen. I shall enlist tomorrow."

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Louisa's Birthday Wish Louisa was nineteen .years old today. Her mother and father were, very rich and she was. their only child. Of course she had everything she wanted and was petted very much, but. somehow this didn't seem to spoil her. For her birthday , her father and mother had told her that she could have anything that she desired.

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something that her pareats would not grant, so today she decided to ask for that very thing. She went to her room and dressed for the street. "Where are you going," asked her mother when she came down stairs. "I am going up town to get my birthday present," answered Louisa Now perhaps you would think that Louisa would go to the jewelry store or some store to get something nice for herself, but she did not She went straight to the Red Cross Rooms. Louisa enlisted for Red Cross Nurse. She had had the best of training for one. She hurried home and found her mother waiting for her. Her moth-

er asked her what she had gotten for her birthday. Louisa opened her purse and took out the slip of paper that told of her appointment. Her mother was very shocked and said, "Louisa, how could you do such a thing?" "Mother," said Louisa, "you talk as if I had done a terrible deed. Don't you see that I am going to help the United States win. this terrible war. You know that you promised me anything that I wanted." "Yes, I know!" said her mother, "but if 1 had known what your wish was I would not have let you have it. You will surely disgrace us all." In two months Louisa was in France nursing and careing for the wounded. Three months after she was there, there came a startliug piece of news in the home paper. The line was: "Red Cross Nurse Outwits Huns." It told the following: 'Miss Louisa Shaw of this city has slyly outwitted the Huns. Miss Shaw dressed in the uniform of a German soldier and crept into the German trenches. She went to a German officer and said in the German language, "I have shot three women and killed several babies." "Good for you." answered the officer. That night in camp she listened to the plans of the Germans. She then slipped quietly out of the trench and made her way back to the Allied forces. Miss Shaw was able to give some very valuable information. Uncle Sam is proud of her." Everyone who knew Louisa pointed to this piece in the paper and were proud to say, "I know her well." At Louisa's home her mother said, "I will take back those words I said to Louisa the day she enlisted. I am proud of my only daughter."

A LATE VISITOR It was a cold winter'3 night when the wind was blowing roughly outside. The children were all seated around the grate fire, which showed its brilliant light through the window. The light welcomed many a weary traveler, for this was an inn. The children were reading stories and telling ghost tales to each other, when all at once a loud rap was heard at the door. All the children became frightened. The lady went to the door and opened it, There stood a tall man, very rough looking. He had a bright red coat and a yellow hat which was very queer. He spoke very harshly as he said, "Is this an inn?" The lady told him it was and be asked if he could spend the night there. She told him he could not as all the roins were occupied. He told her he had traveled for many days without rest or food, and that he had stopped many places, but they would not let him in. At test one lady told him that there was an inn around the corner and perhaps he could get lodging there Tor the night. So he had come and 'he begged for a place just for the one night. After quite a long conversation he was told he could have a bed on the couch. The queer stranger walked in, sat down in a chair and began to read. In the meantime two of the children had gone up stairs, and after a while the rest followed. They were talking about him and half frightened they finally went to sleep. He continued to read, glancing around to see where things were located.' The lady made the couch into a bed, left the room, and he went to bed. In the r-iorning when the family got up, they expected him to come to breakfast They waited for him until about eight o'clock. They then entered the loom and found a counterfeit five dollor bill on the couch. A few days later he was arrested In a nearby town for being a robber.

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THE LIE. The children and grandchildren of Grandma Madison had come to the old homestead to see Aunt Lucy married. On the day of the wedding Jane Dillings, a grandchild, was asked to help set the bride's table, which privilege she considered a great honor. Mr. Haskel, the groom, had giveh the bride a beautiful cutglass dish which was very fragile, and Lucy, had insisted on having the dish filled with flowers and put at her place. Jane was setting the tSble by herself and as she reached across the able to brush oft a stray fly, the lace on her dress caught the dish and hurled it to the floor. It broke into many pieces and Jane knew it could never be replaced, Mr. Haskel having bought in France. Jane picked up the pieces and all the while she tried to think of a way to tell her Aunt Lucy, for she thought she would be so angry it would spoil her wedding, so she decided to blame it to the cat. When her aunt came in about fifteen minutes after the accident she missed the bowl from the table. "Jane, where is the bowl John gave me?" she inquired. "Why, Why, the c-c-cat jumped on the table and broke your bowl. I'm so sorry," and Jane burst into tears. "Why, dear, don't cry. I'm sure you couldn't have kept that cat from doing it. Grandma should have locked pussy up." Jane left the room wishing she had told the truth because her aunt had been so kind. Lucy told . Grandma about the cat's breaking the dish, and Grandma was surprised. Grandma found Jane sitting in the bedroom by the window. "Jane, did the cat really . ?' "Oh, Grandma! I broke Aunt Lucy's dish and I. was going to tell you as soon as I had enough courage. I was afraid Aunt Lucy would be angry with me if I told the truth. She was so kind about it I wished I had told the truth the minute after I told her the story." "Well, 1 hope you've learned a lesson. Hurry down stairs or you'll miss ths wedding."

HASTE MAKES WASTE Westport was a college town, situated on the Ohio river with a population of about ten thousand. It waB noted as. one of the best colleges in. Illinois for courses for young men. Ben Jiggs, a large, broad-shouldered young man, lived in Newtown a small town about ten miles from Westport. He had heard of these courses Westport was offering and thought the he would like to attend. He sent to the college for a catalog, which arrived in a few days. He found a fine course and decided that he would take it. Ben talked it over with his mother. "Well, Ben, I think you should think it over a little more. You know the old saying, "Haste Makes Waste, said his mother. "But you can talk to your father this evening about it." That evening, Ben talked to his father and after a long time he finall consented to let Ben attend Westport. He then prepared to go the next Monday. Early Monday morning he arrived at Westport strolling his way to the college. Monday passed rapidly and seemed to Ben to be only a few hours long. Two years went by and Ben was becoming one of the best athletes in Westport. The next Friday afternoon at two oclock Westport was scheduled to meet her greatest opponent. Northern U. The coach was training Ben to pitch the big game. Every evening of the next week Ben came out to practice and by Wednesday he had fine control of the ball. The students watching him practice was sure he would win the game. Thursday came and Ben was called home on account of sickness. He hurried home and found that his mother was ill. During the night she became worse and Ben sent for a doctor. The next morning, however she seemed to be improving. It was Friday noon and Ben thought of the game he was to pitch that afternoon. His mother seemed much improved now, so Ben thought he would go back to the college. But the noon train had left and how would he get back to Westport. He thought of their automobile and hastened to the garage. "Good-Lye, Mother, I'll have to hurry to get there i ntime for the game." t houted Ben speeding down the road toward the college. It was now one-thirty and only a half an hour before the game. All the players were on the field but Ben Jiggs. "Where's Ben Jiggs," yelled the coach. "He told me he would bp back by noon." "Run, Tom. see if he is in the dressing rom." Tom returned without seeing Ben. Ben was driving with great speed in order to make his time. "Toot-toot," whistled the train, but Ben thought he could 'beat it across the crossing. Crash! Bang! the train had struck the automobile. "Is he dead," cried the engineer, crawling out of the engine. "Yes," said another voice. When they heard of the bad news at the athletic field the players then wore for the rest of the game black stripes around their arms. The game ended with Northern U, 2 and Westport 1. Westport had lost the game and their best athlete, Ben Jiggs.

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