Hark! I hear the tramp of thousands, And of armed men the hum; Freemen, come! Ere your heritage be wasted," said the quick-alarming drum. "Let me of my heart take counsel: Who shall stay and reap the harvest Death shall reap the braver harvest," said the solemn sounding drum. "But when won the coming battle, Answered, "Come! You must do the sum to prove it," said the Yankee answer ing drum. BRET HARTE. Theodore Roosevelt in the Uniform of the Rough Riders From a photograph by Rockwood Copyright, 1898, by G. G. Rockwood, N. Y. IT The Call to Arms T may be the highest duty to oppose a war before it is brought on, but once the country is at war, the man who fails to support it with all possible heartiness comes perilously near being a traitor and his conduct can only be justified on grounds that in times of peace would justify a revolution. Life of Oliver Cromwell. The Man Who Fails to Support a War Hit also No fight was ever yet won by parrying Parry but alone; hard hitting is the best parry; the offensive is the only sure defensive. Ibid. A class of professional non-combatants is as hurtful to the real, healthy growth of a nation as is a class of fire-eaters; for a weakness or folly is nationally as bad as a vice, or worse; and, in the long run, a Quaker may be quite as undesirable a citizen as is a duelist.-Life of Joel Benton. NonCombat ants hurtful |