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CAPITAL CITY COURIER, SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1897 r. THE WIDOW'S HOYS. A MKMOIIIAIi IAV BTOIIV. (Oopjrrltflit, IMQ, h- Amcrlcnii I'rcM Arnocl. (lull. N Til K Kentucky Mile or tlm Ohio rlvr, 11 little above Mnynvlllo, Imi farm Ioiik niul well known 111 tlin "Stewart place." For forty yearn thN lino fiirin ban I i' n iimiwiKcil liy tllo"Vlllnw8lrW- nrti" who In tlil ) car of uracil Wi U Ntlll 1111 active womnll, tliollKh III her Mvi'iity-nixlh year. Mrn. Stewart her maiden iiiuno win MiinnliiK wni born In Ohio, in her biitbiuiil bail bi'cn In Kill' tucky, but only I ho wliUli of t lm river wp. aratcd their birthplace, which with plain ly vMblu the 0110 from tho other, yet her nclnhliorn, after inurrlane, npokoof hern a "northern woniiin" anil of her himhiiiiil Mn 'Voiitlicin iiiiiii," In IS'iO Mr. Stewart wn left u widow with two hoy, tin one, Frank, cloven and a hnlf year old, the other, tloorKc, JiinI Uu. Still ounuinl enornotlc, Mn. Stew Art nll to tho frlcndi whniitllrd to con dole It li heron her liercavctni'iitj "My litiwlNtml left inenbovn wnntj hence forth my llfo object xhiill boto triilnup in aonathntt Key may bo wort by their fat her," and rrllgltitiidy unit heroically nIiii kept. that resolution, Although theru wiin eighteen months' dif ference In the iikci of tho boyn, they looked so much nllkot hut M runner believed they were twhiH, mid the brother hud the hiiiiiu attachment for each other thnl distill gulfihc children of tho nnmo birth. Frank and (Icoiki) Stewart went tothu nntu hehool, played tho Kiitnu kuiiii'm, rend tho samu 1 100k m, xlept III tho Hume bed mid bad the Mituu aspirations, till at length they came to rceinblo each other ns much m do the relied Ions of tho Mars In tho brook. 8)111 tho mother and Intimate frlcndi aaw a dllTerenco In tho undercur rent of tho Stewart boy' character. Frank wan quite xtcnily, nelf ciiiitnlned and slow to aimer, and whllo yet a child hu showed a kiiowledKoof tho future's iici-da Mid a deslro to help Ills mother that every one considered rcinnrkahlo In one of his years. (lcorn was mentally oulcker mid orlKhter, stroiiKcr In his prejudices and moro outspoken and Impulsive In tho man ifestations of his likes, but oven those who noticed these difference regarded them in trivial compared with tlm many and stronger points of resemblance. Boon after her huslmnd'H death Mrs. Stewart adopted thuorphaucd tlniiKhtei- of A distant cousin of his. Dora Stewart was looked upon by the boys ns a ulster, until the time, came, In IStll. when, as n beauti ful girl of cluhlccu, Mid begun to attract tho attention of tho gallant youths aloii tho river. Mrs. Stewart hnd over treated Dora as u dAUghter, and the girl repaid her with devoted daughter's love; but n tluio ennu when tho brothers ceased to regard her in A Muter, mid tlm widow, with a great Anxiety In her heart, aaw that both her tons luul fallen In lovo with thu niiiiu fair object. - 'r TI1K HOIUKMAN IIUKW ItKIN 1IKSII1K HIM. With characteristic ardor, George showed his devotion, and even poku to Id mother About proposing to Dora, but as slio knoi. the necret of Frank, her flrxllxirii, Miu pie TAlleil on him to wait for a year or two, or until hi foster sister had hud time to mi something of thu world and to measure with niaturer Judgment thu Inclinations of her own heart. "There'll be trouble between them two taytftome day on account of that girl," la what the older Hnd more observant celghbor wild, but the trouble came In Another way. Frank voted for Douglas It was bis first vote in 1800, and If Georg. hud had tlu tamt right he would have exercised It In the aatne way. Then came secession and tho battle in 1B61, and on the north bank of the Ohio en could be aeen drilling, while every our steamer sped up or down the river -crowded with blue clad men. The con servatives of Kentucky advlned neutrality, but the governor, while seeming to fall In with this idea, was secretly helping the -ause of the Confederacy; and the young aaen, disgusted with the cowardly attitude t the state, shouldered their rltles and fode south to join Zolllcoffer nnd John ston, or mado their way across the Ohio And took service under the banner tint listed through tho valor of their fore fathers. Frank Stewart-and his brother, after the first sad understanding, did not talk much About thu war. The one in his quiet ear Bestne, and the other in hi passionate Ardor, stood on opposite sides of thu evr widening chasm, destined to be deepened And reddened still more by tho heroic do Totion of each to his side. One lieautlful moonlit night, as Friink was walking slowly and thoughtfully home from the village, where he had becu to learn the particular of the crossing of the Uulon troops Into Kentucky under Itosseaii and Kelson, themselves sons of "the dark and bloody ground," he heard tho galloping ot An approaching horsu and caught tho glint of the moon on u olished ritlo Iwrrel. Tho horseman drew rein besido him. It was George. 'The time Is here, Frank," said George huskily, an he sprang to the ground with the riflo at Ida back and laid his hands on hi brother's shoulders. .Frank did not ask for an explanation. Mt knew "tlpit tho dreaded hour had come J sad that his brotherr whom he loved bet tar than he did his own life, was about to tAke side with tho cause that he hated. "Have you told mother?" asked Frank. . ".Yea. God pity lier,, brother, for she a)eds bis comfort tonlahtj.but I felt that 1 ould not remain buck longer and be a man. I know how you feel, Frank, and I re pect you, but you are steadier than I am or ever can be, and you will care, for her ABd the place till the war is over or you learn that I am not to come back. And Dora I have long kept tho secret to my elf, but J felt tonight t.hat I could not !in?a:A r . . .r r leave witnout opening my heart to her aim telling her that I have longed loved her, but not a a brother," "And what did Mid nay, (burger" nuked Frank. "Hhe answered only with tear nnd sup nitration forme to remain to remain and Ik) a happy n of old, but I feel that that ran never bo. Hut for my nuke, for bet nuke, Frank, I know you will can1 for lur And now, limy (list have yutievcr In I. Is keeping." flcorgo Stowart threw Ids arms uhotit hi brother' neck, kixcd him, then hwiiuj Into tho xiidillo and galloped away In liii itllVCtloll Of till) Mllltll. Tlm pounding of tho Iron hoof mimim on Frnnk' heart and held lilm tliuvli agony till they died out In u fal it u-lu, across the moonlit hills; vlien lie w.nt home, feeling that again the Mia.low i. death had fallen on It poitnl. With a full appreciation of the futl.lt. of Ids elTort, Frank tried to their II' mother and Dora, and with more in i , and care, If that ero possible, ho gmoliiii xelf up to tho duties of the farm. Now mid then, through thu under :ioiiii 1 mall, a letter full of lovo caiiio ti.ioijl. fnnn ticorgu.mtd replies wero Kent t iro ii tho wimu medium, At length, H wil, tho Hummer of IWV.', theiv cameii d:i x- 01 n tho Confederate cavalry wero Mvciphu north to tho Ohio, making fugitive or u emits of all thu men capable of bearing anus along their lino of march, "Mother," hiiIi! I'riuik, as oiui uveulii!' be oat between her and Dora on thcMtlopln..ii that coinuiaudeil a splendid view of til.' broad river, "I have aluny wild t.iat I would never leave )ou nod Dora till the Confederates forced mo to lly, mid that then I would take service with tho t'liion. John Morgan' trooper are only live bout away. Tomorrow morning tiny will water their horse down there. Our neighbors know my feelings. You will lie MiTer If I am away, so I will go, leaving ou to (list." Mr. Sum-in t mis not iiupicparcil ft t this, yet her heart was pierced aswlt'i a dagger and Mid bowed her head on lur haiiils. A xcnsonf lo, ally to bis brother h,ldl,e I Frank from telling Dora of Lis low, mid up to this moment bfi-ptcfflclicc had bee I concealed, lint now Mio trhd to iic ui,-l reach out to him Iter rcMrultilii'c nuns, but tottered In tlie elVort, mid with u i:y if agony on her while lips fell at hi fict like one dead, Tin next day Morgan' gray horsemen wero down by the river, and Frank Stewart was mustered liitothoMM-vicoof the Union. And now-, no matter which hide lost or won, t hero was no rejoicing In thu hearts of these two women. They drew- upait from tho world, but this only tulfiiMllfil their Interest tn tho tut rlblo contest, Thu Union peoplo weru htt'l rejoicing over tho victory at Missionary Itldge, when ono day u messago canm to Mr. Stuwait from Nashville. It said: "Your Min fJeorge, who fell into our hands desperately wounded beforo Cliattiv nooga, Is hero and wishes toneo you." Tim widow and Dora know what that meant. They hurried to Louisville, ru ciivcd passes and took tho car for Niwt villi.. They found the hospital, and thu doctor who had sent the messago led them ton cot on which lay n man broued and beard ed. Tho huu of death was on tho face, and thoiiulck rise and fall of the broad breast told that thu end was near. And Ueorgu Stewart heard moaning and felt the touch of hot Upson bis cold check, and opening his glazing eye ho saw kneel ing, on cither Milo of the cot, his mother and Dora. "Owl bless you forcomlllgl" heganped. lie was dead within thu hour, mnl bis last words were: "Tell brother I lovo hlin mid bless hlui with my ilyhiB breath!" fir' i iMvJtt "1 . -WwW-?-,W- -.!--, "001) III.K88 YOUFOUCOMISO," HK GASPED The body of Georgo Stewart was taken home, and Union and Confederate neigh bor, all whispering prnlses of lit chnr aeter, boro him up to the west qf tho slope and lnid him beside Ida father on an clova tlou that looked down on thu queenly Ohio and commanded a view of tho purple hills to thu south. Again, after long months of anxiety, Sep tember, lSU, camu around, and the laud was thrilled with tho news that, nfter fierce lighting, Sherman had taken At lanta. Frank Stewart was in the battle; what ot hlmr Two weeks nfter this a steamer stopped at the landing. Six men in blue stepped off with a long black Ikix on their shoul ders, and twenty moru in blue walked lie hind with arms reversed, and they marched up to thu widow's house with the body of her Unit born, Frank. And the nelghlxirs, Confederate nud Union, gathered again, and they burled the Union soldier beside his Confederate brother, nor saw any difference in the gYuves of "tho widow's Ikwh." Vino and wild (lower have limit since hidden war's nil scars on thu hills and iu the valley, and the cruel bitterness ha passed or Is passing from tho hearts of brother who met iu strife. The south ha a special day for tho deco ration of It own gallautdead, nud another day Is devoted to htrewing llowcrs over the mounds ltvneath which repose the men who guvo up their lives thut tho country might live. Hut two women, the ono old and liowed and the other middle aged and with a Sweet face framed In silvery hair, keep frt'Kh (lowers, watered with their tears, on the grave ot the brothers whose perpetual requiem the river slugs, nor know might of dltTereucu in thu sleeper. Alfiied H. Calhoun. Another Wreath and Flag Wanted. Mrs. Mary Callahan, widow of Andrew Callahan, who died Sept. SO, at tho resi dence of her sou Robert, 714 Wyoming street, Philadelphia, aged eighty-six, wai tho mother of seven son, nil of whom were iu the war of thu rebellion, and but ono survives her. Two of her sons were killed and four wounded in tmttle. The sons served as follows; John, One Hundred and Tenth Pennsylvania regiment; Wil liam, Sixty-eighth Pennsylvania; Ander son, Twelfth Pennsylvania; Hubert, Twenty-ninth Pennsylvania; Andrew, One Hun dred and Klghty-thlrd Pennsylvania; James, In the Seventy-second New York, and Stewart in the United State nuvy. All ure now dead but Hohert, with whom his mother lived for twenty years. DECORATION DAY ON THE PLACE. It's InnrwmiP-Nirt o lonesome-It's n Hiiml'y dny to me, It'pi'ius like- iiinre'ii any dny I nearly cr eel V 1 1 wild tlm rtnrs ami "tripes above, n-flnt- terln In llieulr, On iiv'ryiMililler'H gnuu I'd lovo tolnya Illy there. They ny, tLoiiuli, Decoration Dnjs Is glnur ally otmsl Mont ever) w here, csH'cliill)' tiy sol dier !h) s Hint nerved: Hut tlie aiid ninth rr' 1,1'ler wei.t - wo mliliru git unity In pint ' fuel mii'1 a iiIIiis Inline i n Di'cnrutlnii I )u). They iny thu old boys uiiirtiici through tho streets Iu col. liniim grand, A-follerlu the old war t ii u u s thc)'ru plu) In cm thulium); And tit Iens all Jin In Iu, ami little ftiUilc.it. liui All uiurchlii uiiiler shelter of tho old red, whits and lilno. With niMwl niMisl rosesl uv'rybody In tho town And crowds o'ltlrls In whltu Jest fairly loaded ilnwiil Oh, don't the Ikijs know It, from their camp ncrost thu hill? Don't they reo their coiii'iirdH coming and tho old Mug wuiln still? Oh, cnti'l they hear tho buglu nud tho rattle of tho drum? Ain't they no way under heaven they rnn rick- oiled lis come? i Ain't llioy no way wuranronx'eiii, through tin) rimes, Jest tunny They know thi.t i every dny on ' earth's their Decoration Day? We've tried thnt ino mid nuithir wlicrn KIImh takes his rest I In thu orchard In hi uniform, ami hands ncrost h's breast; And the ling builled for miIIIii and n-rlpplln In tlie hreezu AImivu Ids grau-niiil over that tho robin In I lie tries! And Jet It's lonooiiio Ioiicniiiiu! ItVa.Siuul')- duy to me. It 'peaM like- inore'ii any dny I marly ever heel Ylt with the stars nud stripes alsive, a-IUit- terlu In llieulr, On ov'ry Hildler's gravo I'd lovo to lay a Illy there. James Wbltcomb Itlloy Iu InilliinniHilla Journal. To i I'rout Onro Mure. The Volunteer ha mild It, iinent the grand encampment for 18!fcJ: Almost every prominent G. A. K. post In tho country Is making iirrangementH to nl, tend thu national encampment to hu held In Washington next September. No city In America basso many attractions for the Union veterans as Washington. It was thu central point from which all thu or ders for putting down thu (treat rebellion issued, mnl many of thu most Impoitaut battles wero fought within nMiort distance ot tlm capital. Probably one-half of nil tho Holdiers euljstcd in thu Union army either camrvil In tho vicinity or ut some luiu passed through itH wnlo streets. On tlio ZM day of May, INtt, thu Army ot thu Potomac, commanded by General blende, mid Mio day following the portion j oi mo western army unit nnii marciieii from Atlanta tothu sen, commanded by General Sherman, lint less than loOXMj all told, passed in review on thu streets of Washington. Twenty-seven years have iiustd since then, but still theru am man) survivors who will mako an effort, yea, sacrifices, to bo pu-sent at what Is likely to hu thu greatest gathering of thu soldiers since tho war. Tlm Army Mulo on Hand. An aged dnrky was lending an old and dilapidated mule down Filbert stieet dinpcd In Innumcrnblu (lags nnd (lower?., anil was ask'sl by thu scrlbu what was thu cause ot it. "Well, Ho.1, ills yero mulo am nigh on ter.VJ yarsok'. lie warouu ob du cannon mules in do Army ob do Potermnck. Him hind legs hub done us much justice to de relis as a musket, and eliery Memorial Dny I idlers plants a few (lowers nil ober him. It kinder ebens up things for do many grain's ho lilted which will hub no (lowers put on 'em. Whoal Sum Jones! Whoa! ilur!" and Jerking at the old mule he weut his way. Selected. Waiting fur tho tingle. Wo wait for the buttle, thu night dews are cold, The limbs of tho soldiers feel Jndcd and old, Tho Held of our bivouac Is windy and bare, There Is lead Iu our joints, there Is frost In our hair. Tho future Is veiled and Its fortunes unknown As we lie with bushed breath till tho buttle la blown. At the sound of the bugle ench comrade shall spring Like an arrow released from tho strain ot ths string; The courage, the Impulse of youth shall come back To banish the chill of the drear bivouac, And sorrows and loase and earcs fadefewar. When that life giving Mgual proclaims ths now day. Though the blvouao of age may put lee In our veins, a And no tllwr of steel In out sinew remain1; Though tho comrades of yesterday's march are not here, And the sunlight seems palo and the branchei tiro seer; Though the sound of our cheering die ilmvn to a uiouu, We shall And our lost youth when the bugle li blown. -T. W. Iligglnsou. SB! raraEM What II OhkIiI to Leatn. A young man up on Cass avenue recent ly bought n cornet with the Intention of learning to play. Yesterday thu man who sold It to him met hi little brother. "By thu way," hu Inquired, "how is Charlie getting along with hi cornet play ing?" "Hu ain't glttin 'long nt all," sniffed tho younger. "He's been blowln away at it every night, but this morning one of the neighbors comu over nnd told him In plain Inngungi) that he'd better 1h Icarnin to play the harp, fcr he might need It soon, and I guess Charlie I goln to glvo up music altogether." Detroit Freu Press. Wouldn't lie Minted. J W' Anxious Stranger My good inmi, don't let that child get so near the edge ot thu lake) The Other Oh, I got plventy moru zu helm. Jester. I'nw erful C'uiisututlun. The Itev. A. S. Gumbart told the Massa chusetts Undertakers' ussociati'iu that hu thought hu had had u particularly largu share of funerals to attend during the two jears of his pastorate In the city, and ho related some of his experiences with un dertakers. Among them was one for thu truth of which ho vouches. He was summoned to olllclatu at thu obsequies of ono of Ills pa rishioners, and was passing the establish ment of thu undertaker who had charge of tho arrangements, when thu latter saw him and called him In. "What do you thlnk.of that casket?" ho Inquired, with an expression of profes Moiinl pride, "It Is very handsome," replied thu min Ister. "Don't you like that fringe?" "Very much." "And that lining and pillow. Ain't they great?" "They nro very handsome." "And thu handles" "Could not bo moru liciiutiful." "You llku the casket then?" "Very much." "Well, couldn't you say something nbout It?" "I low, when and where?" inquired tho purled minister. "Why, In tho funeral sermon, you know." "I don't think It would bo (It there," re plied thu minister with u smile. "Couldn't you say thut iu tlm midst of their bereavement It must be u satisfaction to tlm friends to seu the dead resting iu such u lieautlful casket?" Thu minister cut i.hurt thu further ap peals of thu undertaker by u hurried de parture, but not lieforo a reproachful glance had convinced him that the latter regarded him us u very unaccoiumodatiuu; person indeed. Huston Herald. She Wo Kinder Tliiiu Her Kl.icl. Thu landlady of thu boarding hnunu bad let htm come In to thu kitchen table, and she had set before lilm n piece of Wcf nud a pitcher of water. Hu was pretty hungry nud went for the beef vigorously, but It re sisted all Ids efforts. After wrestling with it iu vain hu laid down his knife and fork and poured out n glass of water, which he proceeded to sip slowly. Thu lady watched lilm for several minutes. "Aren't you hungry?" shu said kindly. "Yes'm," hu replied meekly. "Then why don't you eat that beef?" "You will excuse me, mum," hu said In u helpless tone, "but really I am too weak to do any hard work, and I thought mebbu I might get enough nourishment and strength out of this water to tucklu thu beef when I got rested." Some landladies would huvu whacked him with a broom handle, but this one didn't; shugavu him a plato of cold hash and aspoon. Detroit Free Press. A I'lea for fleneroilty. An old servant stepped in and laid on tho counter a prescription for a mixture containing two decigrammes of morphia. The chemist weighed tho dangerous med icament with the utmost care. "What a shame!" then said tho old woman, nudging his elbow. "Don't be so near; it Is for an orphan girl!" Steele. Couldn't Afford to Lose Her. Cobble I see by thu paper that Danger jumped overboard in the English channel and saved his wife. Why, the fellow's a perfect hero. Stone I don't know about that. She had on a new sealskin sacque. Cloak He view. A Poor Man. Newwlfo Tomorrow Is your birthday darling, and I'm going to stop nt thu jew eler's and buy you a present. Her Hubby Get something cheap, pet: haven't paid him for my Christmas pres tut yet. Jewelers' Weekly. Mauled Htons. "My wife wants a piano, but I think I lliall get tier mi organ," "Cheaper, I suppose?" "No, that isn't it. You see she can't lilav very well, and an oruan has stoos." Glens Fall t Hepubllcun. Ills Iteconuneiidatlons, "You wnnt n job in my store, hey? Hnve rou any recommendations from your last imployer, my lxy?" "Niithln Iu wrltln. Uuthesnld ho was very glad to purt with me." Chicago Tribune. . ' Well Guarded. Tho emperor of China has ten men to do jothlng but curry his umbrella. Which ihows thut the emperor of China has uu Inexcusably suspicion' nature. Washing ton Star. Not Much! "Remember, brudder, dut do ruin falls Dn liofe do just an de unjust." "Hiihl Not when du unjust kin tiorrow tn umbrella, deacon." Uluck and White. -mwrn fl-v VMwr ?vj Tfy tN - MEMORIAL DAY O Hprltif-tluio sweet I )nur loveliest bud awl blossom Hhnll o'er our sleeping heroes shed perfume: A iiAthm'-i grateful iicurt mid warm affection Hhnll twliio the wrcnth to deck hor patriots' tomb. And they shall come those gallant soldier brothers To these denr inmitiils, with slow and mens, urcd trend, And see ngnln thu tent, the blvounc, tho hat I If. Which tlioy luul slmriil with their beloved (lend. With loving hnnds they'll plnco nrTcctlon's gnrhiud L'lHm those honored tads, whero Ood's sweet penco Ilvsts, and rrmnlns, till the Inst trump or buglu Hhnll to thu sleeping soldier glvo rclenso. And they nlinll come, tho widow anil the ot plum, In faith nnd hope to plnut "forgeluicnot." Proud of their martyr for bis (lod and conn- . tr' hllo tears of lou bedew tho hallowed spot. Sleep on, yo glory crowned! Your loving debt ors Knjoy thoso blessings which your blood hnth won; Freedom and pence, thu nntiou's preservation. Is held most sacred by each sire and sou. Memorial I)n) I O ta thou over honored, When all with grateful lovo shall tribute, puy To our ilend hemes, now their work Is ended! O urateful nation, keep Memorial Dny! Mrs. William Kuwcett Iu Cldcngo Advance. A I'et In Cum p. Here is u good Illustration of thu fact that the lioys didn't put off their kind ly human nature when they put on Uncle Sam's warlike blue: One evening toward tho closu of thu war. whllo Union soldiers lay In camp on a hill sldu near thu Staunton river, Virginia, the cry of "Haiti who goes there?" from a ii-n Unci startled every lounger to his feet, anil several of thu moru curious ran to the guard lino to find out what thu trouble was. A minute later all knew that tlie night visitor who had been challenged was no enemy. A llttlo girl nbout ten yearn i f age, holding u white kitten 111 her arum, camu forward Into thu light of thu llres. conducted by two soldiers wiio bad told the guuid to pass her In, and who looked ns proud us If they were escorting u queen. The wholu regiment gathered including the colonel himself to look at thu cbil 1 and hear her tell her story. A very shoii story It was, scarcely a paragraph, but there was matter enough in it for u full chapter. Shu lived near by with her father, who was sick and poor, iiiul they weru ..I "WANTED TO CIIVK 80METIIIJJ0." northerners, she said, and "Union folks." Her mother was dead and tier brother had been killed whllo lighting In the Federal iirmy. She "wanted to give something," nnd when tho Union soldiers came she thought she would bring her pet kitten nnd present It to the colonel. The colonel took the little girl in his nrms and kissed her, nnd the kitten too, nnd said he was not a bit ashamed of his weakness. He nccepted the kitteii with thanks, nnd its innocent donor was gal lantly waited on to her humble home, loaded with generous contributions. The white kitten was adopted by tho regiment, but considered the property nnd special pet of the colonel, and when the war was over ho took it home with him. Like the white lamb that staid and fed with tho victors lifter thu buttle of Antte tarn, thut little creature, during Its short but stirring army life, was a daily Inspira tion to tatter feelings nnd thoughts in tho pre-sencu of nil that Is worst n living flng of trucu gleaming among the thunder clouds of human passion and strife. Har per's Young People. After Hie llattle. Another time when the old songs used to huvu a peculiarly touching effect was at night after a finished battle. As twilight died out and darkness camu on, some ono ot our boys would begin to slug ono ot thu Union songs. His mates would second him, and soon from away off across the line ot camp fires and pickets, whero we knew thu enemy were, wu would hnvu "Dixey" or some other Confederate song wafted back to us on thu breeze. Song af ter song would be sent over the air Iu this manner from one contending camp to the other, but presently it would ta all broken up by some soldier sttiklng up "Home, Sweet Home." Doth sides used to Join Iu that In unison, as every mother's son re membered his good old home. Young (lid Vets. T.he average ugu of veteran Is SlJyjeara, but thut Isn't old when veterans of ninety ure not uncommon, Theru Is General Georgo Greene, a hero of Gettysburg, who commanded a brigade on that field at the age of sixty-one. Vs.- m.r - r -m-- . - KfirTfiep-W) ., "' -' WmmMBm v., " 1 I V . . y I kJ v tey PHOTOGRAPHER Fine Dust Cabinet M ner doeii. Spool i ate to student. Cnll and sec our work. Open from 10 n. m. to 4 p. in. Huudny. Studio 1314 O Street. 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