Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-08-22

But, while we, with anxious hearts re-
main at home, unaiding the issue, We
must not sit down with folded hands,
thinking our brave boys can do all the
work. Surely, if we are faithful daugh-
ters of "Uncle SAM" We will do oar
part.
We can do much by word and exam.
ple--encouraging both old and young;
in performance of their great duty
We will dare to be what we are-to be
true-hearted lovers of our country
real, actole-souled patriots; and ready, if
fneed be, to shoulder a musket beside
our brothers.
Though we may, here at home, help
them the sooner to end this strife
There are many here, AMONG our once:
devoted friends, who have turned trait
ors to their country, and in this they
have surely turned Traitor to us Of
Union sentiments. All around US are
those who do not blush to say, "I ann
for the Union while there is written
on their hearts, deep abiding love for
the South. And while our brothers are
fighting to subdue them, we wiH not;
who are truly loyal, stoep to be ON terms
even with those who were once our dear
est friends; we will cast them off, for wa
cannot, with all our love for our coun-
try, love Southern sympathizers too
Our hearts are given to the Union-to
our country and It's devoted people
Their hearts are given to Jefferson Dauis
and the ",Southern Contederacy." And
our soldiers shall have our sympathies,
our prayers and our tears. In thou
sand ways can we help them, even while
we are sitting around our pleasant fire..
sides. They need our letters, for they
are the golden links that bind them to
their homes, saying: "You don't know
how much good they do u.s." They
make US better men, better Christians
What though they be directed simply
to ''John Smith, on the outside, with g
the names of Generals and Captains as
''guide boards" to their obscurity, they
will tell them, that at home, at least,
they have place in our hearts. Then
we will never scorn a soldiers letter.,
but with words of comfort and cheer,
send back quick return. All the time
thinking how they are worn cut With
duty, lying in their wet, muddy tents,
or dying in that place, of all, the most
horrible to bear, the cold. damp hospi-
tai, with druggy nurses haunting them
day and night" Oh! how they long
for mothers gentle care, or a sisters
tenderness. But, just as that terrible
malady, "home- sickness" comes creep
ing over them, the postboy hands them
a letter. A great long one from home,
OF from the rosy checked girl they Left.
behind. Oil they are not tired now
the ''old musty rusty crackers" are
ache near SO badly, and the blue eyesr
begin to sparkle. The doctor thinks
his nasty medicine done it. He don't,
know it was the precious little letter
that was hid under the blanket" Our
letters must not be filled with the anis-
cries of the poor soldiers for they
know that we'll enough nots. Yet We
will have a deep sympathy. We will
write long letters, too, and not leave any
''cold, blank spots ON the sheet, but
interline, and crossline-fll every cor
ner, so that when they have read the
pages, they will have some "nice bits
for desert Yes, we will thank" uncle;
Sam" every day for the "post," and
with our pens, be ready to send themi
great mammoth sheets, filled to overs
flowing,
But they say our brave soldiers are
fast wasting away, for want of care
Oh! how our hearts bleed for them. 6
Poor, dear boys, lying suffering and
dying by hundreds and thousands, with
no kind friend to s'brush back the damp
locks from their cold brows, aud conn
pose the blue limbs in their last repose:'
Tis very sad amid all this to now give
UP more of oursloved ones. But we
are called to this duty if we would end
this war and save tie onion: Andy is
I've are devoted to the UnionLtrus pa
triots, we will sacrifice aKfo our coun@
try. No sister, true to the Uuion, will
say, II cannot give up my brother. -
Now is the time for her to act in this
great cause, to save her country from
ruin; ererg one is called to- lay his als
upon its altar, and such as do, we know
that God will look down approvingly
and say, sWell done, thou good and
faithful patriot
But, even now, our enemies ars hope
less, and we hear their half stifed
groans of despair; and tidings of new
victories for the Union, float upon ey-
tery breeze that comes up from the
South. With almost breathless sus-
Fpense we are awaiting che doom of
Richmond. How We long to hear that
the ''Stars and Stripes are floating
over the rebel capftol. Bat we fear