The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, July 26, 1904, Page 7, Image 7
TIMID BECOME BRAVE.
Physical Expression of Fear Is In
Reality the Forerunner of Bravery,
So an Army Man Declares.
Kansas City Journal.'
"The physical expression of fear is
the best test of bravery," said an old
army man the other day, when the
discussion among a group of men in
a hotel lobby turned to war.
"I have spent the greater part of
my life in the army and I have watch
ed the way volunteers act when they
first get on the firing line and become
targets for the enemy's rifles. T re
member in the Philippines there was
a company recruited from the Nation
al Guard in one of the cities not far
from Kansas City. The mien were all
above the average in intelligence. and
they were what i- called the 'crack'
military organization of their town.
Most of the men had been clerks and
students, and they had not time to
become seasoned when they were or
dered to the front. The captain was
as fine a looking fellow as 1 ever laid
my eyes on. and every one thought
he would make an ideal ;oldier. He
had his company well drilled and was
very popular. One day this company
was ordered into a march of some
miles against a detachment of the
enemy known to be in hiding along a
road. The men were nervous. I
could see that from where I was rid
ing along.
"They were afraid, anyone could
see that, but there was no lagging.
All at once I saw the captain drop to
the ground. There was little to that.
at it was very hot and prostrations
from the heat were numerous. But.
when we picked him up and ordered
him to the rear he wouldn't go. He
was as white as a sheet and trembled
so violently that most of the men
about thought him deathly sick. But
I knew differently. I knew that this
man was scared. He ignored the re
quests that he retire and staggered
along with his lips tightly compress
ed and the perspiration running down
his white face in streams.
It's a pretty far cry from the ribbon
counter to the firing line in a foreign
country, where there are no girls to
look on; to a pat-h of wild jungle un
der a blistering sun. I wouldn't have
been surprised, nor ' would I have
blamed those young fellows if they
had dropped their guns and fled.
"But they didn't. They were so
scared that their eyes were set in
their heads. and as soldiers they were
not worth a continental. As they
stood at their posts there was'a crack
of a rifle not 50 yards away, and one
of the heroes fell with a little crv.
Then the shots came faster, until
there was a single volley that tore
down that scared line of boys until
several were squirming in the dust.
The order came to charge. What do
you think the line of volunteers did?
"They ran. -but they ran towards
the enemy. In an instant all their fear
was gone. It had given place to that
wild exultation that comes only in the
delirium of slaughter. There was no
more fear. Every one of those boys
were transformed into a maniac for
revenge. They dashed into the
enemy and fought like devils. The
captain, who had fainted from fear
only a few minutes before, couldn't
be stopped. A bullet hit him over one
eye and the blood streamed down his
face, but he seemed only annoyed
that it interfered with his seeing the
forms of the enemy.
'The fight was a short one. and in
a little while the insurgents were fly
ing through the woods. The order
came for our boys to halt and rally
and then withdraw. But the boys of
the 'crack' regiment didn't hear the
order. They wouldn't have paid any
attention to it if they had heard it.
On they went through the brush wi:h
their brains on fire.
"'Halt!' shouted the colonel.
"There was no answer from the
boys.
"'For heaven's sake. somebody
stop them.' cried the colonel.
"I put the spurs into my horse andl
went after the runaways. I caught
up with the captain at last.
"'Halt!' I shouted.
"'Halt?' yelled the captain. 'What
in hell do you want us to halt for?
We've got 'em licked.'"
The Pilot's Authority.
The nirst thing a sailor will tell you
,.ho has been to the Rio Plata. in
South A\merica. is~ about the pilots
there.
He does not like them. Most of
fishermen, who have been to sea or
English ships and therefore know the
language. In blue and brass uni
forms, backed by government author
ity. they make themselves almost un
bearable at times. But by the law
they are in command while the ship
is in the river. and they may order
even the captain to do their bidding.
A large British bark was being
rowed up the river one day. The
black pilot had been struting about
the deck some time, when he sudden
ly bawled out:
"Square in dem forevards!"
Surprised and disgusted. the sailors
obeyed.
Now brace up de mainyards. yc
!bbers." he bawled next.
The captain was angry.
"Pilot." he protested in a cliok'n.
v'ice . "what do you mean about
bracing about yards with sails furled
and a calm day?"
"Dat'+ all right. cap'n." rsponded
the pilot with a majestic wave of lii1
hand. "I's got ter show my author
itv in sonc way. Go 'wav: don': za.
nuffin to me."
The Barber's Retort.
"Big Tim" Sullivan. who likes a
clean. close shave every day, tells of
his experience with a barber in Penn
sylvania avenue while he was attend
ing congress. Mr. Sullivan went into
the shop one morning and reposed
comfortably in the chair. For two
or three moments he had noticed the
barb-r had been drinking, but he hes
itated to speak to him about it. Fnal
ly the blade of the razor slipped under
the surface of the congressman's
chtbbv chin.
"There, you idiot!" he shouted,
jumping from the chair. "Now you
see what liquor does."
"Yes," replied the barber, calmly,
"it is apt to make the skin tender."
Law-Abiding Citizen.
Representative Hull, of Iowa, sent
home garden seeds to a constituent
last spring. They came from the de
partment of agriculture, and were in
closed in one of the regular franked
Government envelopes. On the cor
ner of each of these appears this le
gend, "Penalty for private use $300.'
A few days later Hull received a
letter from his constituent. which
read:
"Dear. Mr. Hull: I don't know what
to do about those garden seeds you
sent me. I notice it is $300 ine for
private use. I don't want to use them
for the public. I want to plant them
in my private garden. I can't afford
to pay $300 for the privilege. Won't
you see if you can't fix it so I can use
them privately, for I am a law-abiding
citizen and do not want to commit
any crime?"
To Avoid a Tie Vote.
In the history of our common ilt
erature there have been many genun
"Irish bulls" recorded, but rarely one
that is of a neater brand than that
encountered at political gathering or
L.ocust street above Broad, in Phila
delphia says the Record of that city.
A convention of delegates had beer
called to revise the rules of the par.
ty and in order to expedite matters a
delegate moved that a committee of
fifteen be appointed to draft the pro
posed rules. Before this was adopt
ed another delegate suggested thata
co)mmittee of fifteen would be un
wieldy and proposed. an amendment
reducing the nurrber to eight. This
wt~as agreed to, but before its adoptior
Ian aged delegate. with a rich Milesiar
brogue, arose and solemnly proposed
"Misther Chairman. I move yer tha1
the committee be iner-ased to noine
so that in case of a toie vote therel
he1 majority of wan."
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a '0pr....Ar Beaufort. .. .Lv 7.15am
6.45 pm..Ar Port Royal ... 7.05 a'n
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2 48 9 33.....AndersonF. D.....340 1.111
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..... 9 25......Wet Anderson....349 ....
..... 9 09........... Denver.........359....
...... 9 02........Autun...... 405 ....
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