STORIES FROM THE FRONT.

Colonist, Volume LVIII, Issue 14540, 18 October 1917, Page 2

STORIES FROM THE FRONT.

Colonel Peyron is never mentioned in the despatches of General Petain. and, although lie wears a uniform, no soldier of France salutes him, says Harold Begbie in Lloyd's. Ho is you may understand, a Salvationist. To 'the French democracy and the French tax collector lie i.s plain M. Pevron; but to the gallaufc little host of French Salvationists lie is Kii. adored chief, a most veritable colonel, and a' man whom they would gladly follow even to the death. He told me the other day two war stories One is almost the "most beautiful of all the war stories I have hc-ml It concerns a Little Sister of Mercy The Little Sintor o Blercv had such tenderness in her ministrations to the wounded.that everybody in the hospital adored her. One- day a shell brought death and. new wounds to the hospital

and among tJitv wounded was this Little Sister.of Mercy, who was like an angel* She was smashed about the logs so that she could not move, and lay among the wreckage of. the ■ hospital witii her' blood streaming away from her. When she had been rescued, you, may imagine with what cure she was. carried to a bed, and with what liasto the best surgeon was sent for, and witii what love and devotion everybody etood. round her, helpi;:g iier to bear her pain, with' words cf. sympathy, 'i.jic surgeon made a long a.nd patient examination. At last lie spoke to fcjie Little ■ Sister of Mercy,.who-lay back as wliite'as her pillows, watching her face. "You are go my; to get well," said he. Her eye-? smiled ami brightened. "Quite well and strong,-'' he said, with assurance; '.'but I am afraid'' —here he looked, aside- fo" :i moment —"that wo shall, have to find a crutch for you." fcjjj© seemed puzzled. Thou the surgeon, stooped, nearer to her, and .explained very gently that to save her lit© ho must needs amputate one of her poov shattered legs. She made a Jittle movement of the head, as though she was boy.ing to fate, and whispered: "Well. the will of God be done." Some days afterwards the tiurgeoh and the nurses came ont-o more to her bedside, and wore very loving and tender to. this, little cnn-legged Sister of Mercy. It seemed as if everybody in the hospital wanted to pay their respects to her. At last the truth came out. "To make you quite well again," said the susgeon, "it is necessary that I should, take off your other leg." The Littlo Sister-of Mercy smiled into his face for a moment, sshowing neither fear nor sorrow. Ther. she closed her eyes.. "Prevent me, 0 Lord" she whispered,' "irom being proud of my wounds.''

I Mice and canaries for tho detection' of dangerous aif and gases-arc playing, their part on the west froul, says Wo-! lessor Ilaldanc. " | I 1 Alow scheme lias'been initiated in1 Brisbane by the Queensland State lie-, cruiting Committee in an endeavour to secure recruits. A returned Anssac ■ bugler sounded the-call to arms outside] the premises of one of-the banks. Itj was advertised in the morning that the recruiting ■committee asked for one recruit from tlu\ bank. A few minutes after the call sounded one of tho employees walked out to the recruiting [ sergeant and volunteered' for active s.crj'vice. If the demands are not met at ■ any institution visited the premises will j be'again visited a week later by a pati rol of boy scouts kettle-drummers, who j will play the tattoo incessantly in re- | lays. All institutions and business i places in tho city, both Government land.private, will be systematically car.--ivasscd.. .