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TWO MOTHERS.
I a gilded cradle a baby lay.
Fair and sweet aa a summer 4tay;
Coetly plUowa of ailk and lace
Touched gently by the sleeping baby's
face.
Just by Its aide stood the mother fair, .
la velvet (own. and gems la her hair.
The richest lady la all the land.
Kindly and courteous, noble and grand;
She lovingly smoothed the pillows of lace
And tenderly kissed her baby's face;
Then turned to the nurse, who waa old
and gray,
TTltb a kindly smile and went softly away,
Down to her carriage, swift to the ball,
la the vast crowd the fairest of aU.
High In a garret, oold and bare.
On a heap of straw, lay a baby there;
Its tiny face was waa and old,
Sadly It sobbed, 'twas hungry and eoM;
No tender mother or nurse waa nigh,
Ne one to beed Its .piteous cry;
There by Ha side the mother lay.
Cold In death since the dawn of day;
For bread she bad struggled, hard waa
the strife,
Bhe worked and starved gave up her
life
And In dying had seld: "It Is Thy will.
But I pray let my little one be with me
atilL"
And the prayer waa answered, the sobs
now cease,
The babe, with Its mother, Is now at peace.
Buffalo Evening News.
raoffjiaaiiin)rjafjatb
Life at a Frontier Post
By Maria Grata Kcmbafl.
aiA sA -eA AeTsswAaa
wajvw w w vwtvvwvwivww
IN the New Mexican hlffhlanda, 7,000
feet above the sea, lies Fort Wlngate,
the border post of which we write.
Seventeen miles east of us the crest of
the Rocky mountains divides the Atlan
tic and the Paclfio slopes of the con
tinent. Up ths emtern incline we have
traversed the sand wastes, the lava-beds
snd the pinon (jrovea of New Mexico;
Sown the western, we look out upon the
wide and desolate sweep of Arizona.
The fort la not a strong place of defense,
n-lth moat and rampart and bastion; it
consists essentially of low adobe build
Inge which inclose a quadrangular
parade-ground. On three sides of the
iquare are bouses for officers and their
families, and on the fourth are bar
racks for eight troops of cavalry. Out
side the central quadrangle are the
ttorehous.es, the hospital, the magazine,
the laundresses' quarters or "Soup-sude
Row," and the stables. The angular
urcbiteeture of the fort seems drswn
up ut "Attention" ngainst the dnzziing
blue sky of New Mexico. Notnre, how
ever, relieves the squareness anfl gray
ne of the enrth-colored houses by a
Irapery of wild c'.ematis and woodbine
in summer, and of softening snow In
lnteT. The parnde-ground is brown
nnd dusty except for a few sparse
blades of grass and a fringe of strug
gling eottonwood-trees which border
the Irrigating ditch. Near one corner
it the square Is the guard-house, and
ilwoys pnclng In front of it a sentinel.
me his most welcome duty Is his
sonorous call of the hours at nijrht.
"Twelve o'clock and all is well," Is a
.heering word In our mountain soli
tude. At the center of the parade we
look up to the Stars nnd Stripes, which
hang bieli above us from the flatrstail
there. The flag is our reason for beinp,
ind as often ns we are its bold swirl
n a breezy day cr ItR mute folds on a
it ill one. we rejoice Hint to us Is In
Iru.Med 1 bis f.virtljol of our country.
I PIvldfT of rnyrrrak you. euttlr.R the n!r,
touelird by the aim, measiirlrtr the s'.iy.
' So loved O you banner leatllrir trie dny
with stara brought from the Msnt!
The soldier's day begins ut sunrise.
As the lisrht breaks through the pines
on the enstern horizon, the deep vibrn
tior.a of the morning gun are followed
By the lively march of reveille. Thut
half-heard, ghostly mimic always stirs
me with awe nt thought of another day
begun, nnd with pleasure In the linger
ing dream that keeps back the actuali
ties of day. In the barracks, however,
the so'.dier Is astir nt onee, though not
without a struggle on the pnrt of the
trumpeter, if we may believe the
prosaic words he has set to the strains
jf reveille:
I can't git 'em up, I can't git 'em up,
I can't git 'em up In the morning,
I can't git 'em up to-day!
Yet, when the relentless march ends,
the men have "turned out" and "fallen
In," and are ready to answer to roil call.
Throughout the day food, medicine
and work are administered at the call of
the trumpets. Three times sounds the
bum-drum, see-saw music of mess-call.
As Interpreted lu the soldier's rhymes:
Porky, porky, pork, pork: pork without
any lean.
Soupy, soupy, soup, soup; soup with nary
bean.
Coffee, coffee, coff, coff; weakest ever seen.
Soon after breakfast the quick, in
cisive sick-call summons the ill and the
ailing to the hospital. There com
plaints are alfted by the aurgeon, the
sick are put to bed, the half-sick ex
cused from duty, and the wonld-be sick
set to work. Work in the frontier post
Includes all the trades, from sawing of
logs to mending of shoes; for the sol
dier Is no specialist, but an all-round
character, who must dig and plant,
cook and scrub, aa well aa ride, shoot
and saber. '
The most picturesque moments of the
soldier's day at Fort Wingate .are
guard-mounting and retreat. Guard
mounting takes place at nine o'clock In
the morning. Then, "with helm and
blade, and plumes In the gay wind
dancing," the cavalry wheels on to the
parade-ground. The men assigned to
guard dnty for the next 24 hours are
rigorously Inspected, the . column
marches in review, while tie band plays
merrily. The curves of moving horses,
the swaying of burnished brasses, and
the stirring music, are all la accord
with the fluttering leaves of the aspens
snd the nimble air of morning . "So
oiety" looks on from verandas and
board wasks; greetings are exchanged;
horseback parties, picnics or sewing
bees are planned. As In ths old plays,
"A tucket sounds," and with "Flour
ish!" our day has begun. ' . .
"Retreat,? ominous word In . war
llrntnet In peace the repose of even
nr. The mueto of tne call for retreat
: . .
- . .
U deliciously peusive and lsngoorous
as the light wanes. The last cadence of
tie trumpets Is followed by the sunset
fun; then, to the stately messures of
the "Stsr-Spanglcd Banner," the flag
slowly descends till it drops to the
ground with the closing strain. The
landscape, too, fades tn music The em
battled cliffs chsnge into billowy
masses of reds snd grsys. The clumps
of bristling pinon trees blend into a
darkling slope of green. The clouds
flost In a sea of moving color. All na
ture In that breathless afterglow echoes
the mesnlng of retreat peace and rest.
From reveille to retreat the day ia
occupied with saber practice, gymnas
tics, and horse exercise in winter; with
drills, sham battles, and target practice
In summer. The leisure hours of the
enlisted men are also well provided for.
Outdoors he has football and baseball,
bunting and fishing. Indoors he has a
readinirroom and library as well as
concerts and balls.
In the Officers' row the days are not
leas busy than In the barracks opposite.
Though thwaverage military man is not
deeply Interested In general literature,
upon his own subjects he Is well resd.
lie often studies, too, topics related to
the comparatively unknown regions of
our country which he Inhabits, and be
comes an expert in natural history,
archaeology and Indian folk-lore. The
officer's wife also hst tactics to master
In this land of no shops, no markets,
no dressmakers. The dally meals re
quire careful foresight when bntter snd
eggs must be bought In Kansas, vege
tables snd fruit in California. The
Thanksgiving turkey and celery and
cranberries ore bespoken "by letter be
fore llie president has Issued hla
proclamation, and baby's dolls and toys
are ordered from catalogues two
months before Christmas. The sewing
is done by the mother's skillful fingers,
sided by patterns and fashion plates.
With all these Industries she finds time
lo play the piano, to read, to visit, and to
teach the children their earliest lessons.'
In the club-room, tales of stirring In
dian campaigns are told and retold by
the veterans; and surely those who have
made the peace of the plains should be
permitted to fight their battles o'er
again In the quiet of the garrison.
These heroes of our Indian wars form a
naive and unworldly type tbnt of an
American who Is unruffled by the cares
of the voter, ths competitions of trade,
or the rivalries of civil professions.
A different type is the young lieu
tenant. Fresh from the problems and
dreams of West Toint. he gallantly ne
cepts the drudgery and discipline of the
western parrison ns a preparation for
his career. The zeal with which he
drills snd rides enters Into his dancing
and dining; he is tireless either on n
noont or at a picnic. At length, how
ever, listlcssness creeps over this eager
youth: for the monotony of duties and
of pleosure is the chief trial of frontier
life. When his horse palls upon him,
when hops nnd dinners bore him, he
tries In vain to believe that "only to
stand nnd wait" is more heroic than to
fljrht nnd win.
Fort Winpflte Is on the border of The
Navnjo reservation, where 20,000 ' In
dians linve thpir home; itisnlsnin (lie
neighborhood of numerous Pueblo In
dian settlements. Tietween Indians on
the one side and prospectors on the
other, t'lie nrmy i now called to pro
lfi't the white man from the red man
and then t lie red man from the white
man. One April day our garrison wits
startled by nn order directing two
troops of cavalry to proceed at onee tn
northern Xew Mexico. Their mission
was to guard the Navajo Indians from
an invasion of Colorado miners, who
were said to hnve found gold on the
reservation. A march of 120 rais lay
before our men across sand wastes nnd
mountain summits, through burning
heat bv dny and freezing cold by nlpht.
with little grass or fuel, and water
scarce and nlltnllne. Both officers nrd
men knew wei! these hardships of field
service, but for weeks they had heard I
I1U lit. I-WI, lid,, sreu iiu ht-w itif,-, ill
Fort Wingnte, and they welcomed
inarching orders, even for the detert.
Forewarned, forearmed I While the
kitchens of Officers' row were steam
ing forth dainties for the officers' mpss.
the soldiers were laying In their goodies
at the post exchange. These consisted
of cheese, jam and tobacco all snugly
tied together in a red cotton handker
chief. Away they rode on their six
days' march, canteens jingling, sabers
flashing, while the band played cheer
fully: "The Oirl I Left Tte'hind Me."
Two months the troops watched nnd
waited for intruding prospectors, but
none came. Meanwhile the nrmy of oc
cupation had brought a welcome mar
ket for grain and hay, cake and pies, to
the little struggling settlement of
pioneers near their camp. When, there
fore, the squadron turned homeward, It
was with regretful farewells from their
new-made friends in the desert.
For those who stayed at Fort Wingate
the weeks and months dragged slowly
by, until the troops marched back Into
the garrison. On that day the more dis
creet waited with In doors to receive
their returned travelers, while others,
field-glasses In hand, hurried down the
road to meet them. A moving column
of dust resolved itself first indo loaded
wagons, then into a rambling train of
pock-mules, and last Into our band oi
troopers. Those bettered gray hats,
worn-out gauntlets and sesmy boots
aroused a welcome that the sleekest
broadcloth and freshest gold lace could
never inspire. "See, tho conquering
hero corneal" was spoken by all hearts
as well as by trumpets and drums. The
returning soldiers brought with them
no trophies of war, no halo of battle,
but they had performed the chief duty
of the standing army to prevent war.
Our treaty with the Navajo Indians had
been kept inviolate, and Incidentally a
poverty-stricken community had been
made opulent. , , , ,: ,
Publio opinion In America frowns
upon the professional soldier. The mas
of books regards him as s medieval
liegemen, born out of his time; the njar
of affairs looks upon him as aa acces
sory of government, useful oa occasion
... " - . ...
yet a costly aad troublesome piece of
machinery. A strong military power
is popularly considered a menace to,
liberty and free Institutions. A stand
ing army, oa the contrary, fosters thai
military spirit which tends not to de
stroy, but to uphold and protect gov
ernment. While the enlisted man Is
withdrawn from civil pursuits, his body
ia trained in strength and endurance,
his spirit tn courage, self -sacrifice and
obedience. The mental drill he has re
ceived in scboola is balanced by whole
some gymnastics for body and soul.
Vaat China, ruled by schools and exam
inations, her military spirit in utter
decay, lost the day to little Japan, who
had bred soldiers and sailors, and could
fight as well aa write.
In hla technical schooling, too, the
soldier learns habits of order, punctu
ality 'and courtesy that are invaluable
in the art of peace. An unbiased
American observer says of "armed
Kurope:" "The army is the great na
tional school of industry. It takes a
mere solitary human clod from his alow
field task. It places him among hla fel
lows; it teaches him to listen, to find
his speech, to use his eyes. There is
no better foreman in the world than the
ex-noncommissioned officer."
The soldier is not the enemy of arbi
tration; indeed. It is his forceful pres
ence which hinders war. "What ia war,"
said Uncle Toby, "but the getting to
gether of quiet and harmless people
with their swords in their hands, to
keep the ambitious and the turbulent
within bounds?" Such is the service
performed by the armies of Europe, as
well aa by our little frontier garrisons
among hostile Indians.
Highest of all ends promoted by our
army la the active patriotism which the
soldier learns: "That a country's the
thing men should die for at need." A
president and' a white house do not,
perhaps, appeal to the imagination as
do a queen and a palace, yet our Ameri
can soldier is as true to his land as Is
Tommy Atkins when he says, through
his spokesman, Rudyard Kipling:
Tou 'aven't got no families when servin'
of the queen;
Tou 'aven't got no brothers, fathers, sis
ters, wives or sons.
If you want to win your battles, take and
work your bloomln' guns!
A private soldier now in our ranks
has written occasional verses that ex
press the same loyal sacrifice of self.
Though Private Stokes cannot rival
Kipling in tho lively dash of "Barrack
Koom Ballads," or Whitman in the
solemn beat of "Drum-Taps," yet in
"Riley's Grove" the soldier writes u
touching epitaph for his fallen com
rade. The background of 'a long, red
Texan day" and. a distant brook sur
rounded by fierce Apaches is filled In
with the "careless scamp from far New
York" who gave his life in order to
fetch water to the wounded:
My Ood! The air was winged with lead,
That shrieked and spat and tore.
Until he staggered, dripping red,
Into our midst once more.
Not Infrequently in theuo circum
stances the soldier's grave is made
hastily by night close to the picket
line; thero the trampling of the horses
obliterates all traces of burial, and thus
cheats scalping savages and hungry
wolves of their prey. For such an un
marked grave nre the soldier-poet's
lines:
The prairie flower will bloom In rprlne
Around the soldier's bed.
The brook In loitering circles sing '
The dirges of the dead,
The desert winds in freedom sweep
Across the Bllent scene,
And loynl hearts forever keep
Ills memory fresh and green.
Whether the soldier sleeps under
the 'picketlinu or in the peaceful bar
rack room, his day ends with the slow,
bolenm music of "Taps:" The trumpets
sound tho notes both over his bed nud
over his grave, lu the garrison the
call menus "lights out," and with
the last note our fort Biceps wrapped in
the solitude, of the desert. The cry of
coyote comes from the foot-hills, and
the hoot' of the owl from tho mountain.
N. Y. Outlook.
An Ambassador's Tact.
The late M. Challemel Locoui , a dis
tinguished member of the French acad
emy, was noted for his tact and readi
ness in social emergencies. Both were
severely tried on one occasion. M. Chal
lemel Lacour was sent as an ambassa
dor from France to the Swiss confedera
tion. He called in due form, on his ar
rival, upon the president. The servant
who opened the door said that his ex
cellency was in the cellar bottling wine,
but that the visitor could come in and
wait. The ambassador hung up his
overcoat in the hall and went up into
the salon. Presently the president
bustled in. "An ugly Job, monsieur"
drying his hands "an ugly jobl But I
alwaya bottle my own wine. Pardon my
coat also; it Is a poor fit" glancing
down. "It is my son's, to tell the truth
I hurried it on without looking at it."
The ambassador bowed and smiled It
was hla dwn coat The interview being
over, he went homo shivernig, and sent
a messenger next day for the coat "the
coat which he hung up in the hall."
Detroit Free Press.
A Swelled Celleetlom.
The Sunday before Christmas there
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exchequer of Halleluyer chapel in an
Indiana city. The pastor had exhausted
all ordinary means of raising money,
and must needs resort to some novel
and original plan. At length the time
for the collection came and the preach
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collection is swelled somewhat. Bow
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general attention and , unwonted
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dla hat w'en it am passed 'round.' Tb
collection of that day was the largest
In thai history of ths Halleluyer
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