As an illustration of the harm that "Nomad" may do, our st-tention has been called to an ancedote appearing in "Punch" a few weeks ago. Summarized it is follows.
There were two youths in @ certain village, one was about to enlist, the other wished to do so but had to ask the consent of his parents. The day after the first had enlisted he met his friend and asked when he was going to enlist. "Never," replied the other. "This is what happen: d. My parents leave, our doctor passed me. I was on the way to the recruiting station, when in the middle of the street, and with lots of people looking on, a girl publicly gave me a largo white feather. I can't enlist now.
I can't appear to have been shamed into fighting Whether this story is true or false we do not know. How easily might it not be true?
We shall publish no more letters or articles criticizing "Nomad." But we trust enough has been said to show him the folly and cruelty of his most ill judged enterprise.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.