Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-09-12
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a CARD.-ro tho Ladies Of Sunbury, we
would extend our most grateful thanks. Knowing
by happy and willing experience, we cheerfully
acknowledge, and heartily testify, that Sunbury has
truly earned and richly deserves the proud title of
among the first in her oflei ings the longest in her
kind, checfing sympathies and the last to tire in
giving both her country's defenders. ''Honor give,
TO whom honor Is dne is the principle that acuates
us in the Acknowledgements which we desire to make.
You have thrown your doors wide open TO US, and
received us with kind hearts and open hands. We
have received your hospitality-and above oil your
kind and cheering encouragement and sympathy
Our sick mt the hands of good Simaiiians, have re.
ceived all he kind and delicate attention that
ther or sister could bestow and their mute lips
sealed by thankful emotions AND WE THANK foU
and what more can soldier do Except his duty,
and that also promise.
If the conduct Of the command has been commend.
able there is reason for it and that is the kindly
wishes, and unsnted hospitality which you have SO
generously extended. Iii gratifying pleasure to
know that many true hearts beat responsive with
ours, in the great in which we, and all toyaf
citizens are engaged. death TO Traitors Is the
duty to our country; at least we "see 1t In that
light and three groans are slightly typical oi our
is what chiefly tells and two hundred pound shell
charged with Greek fire, seems TO be the latest and
most effective point yet touched upon.
But truly this war has sad and sorrowful side,
and has mercessly snached some precious victim
from almost every fond home circle but are our
hearts rot drawn closer together and Knit with
frmer determination by this great, common grief,
this sad farreaching affection From many u blood
stained battlefield the voices of slain friends cry out
to u.s. 10 still strive for all that is noble and good,
and just, and worth living for, and lighting Tor and
dying scr; and we will, though hearts grow weary
and heavy with waiting and watching ana weeping.
but alas in vain for the return of loved absent ones
But too often Oh too often comes instead, the cold
inanimate form anS mourning like shadowy cloud,
enshrouds peaceful valleys But enough, we
know that we are right and we care not who OPP
poses Let high handed treason and back-wounding
calumpy do their worst the right mus triumph
and day of reckoning comes, when they VINO help-
ed not their suffering distracted country IN TINS the
hour of her peril SHALL like the thrice damned Ar
mold be a struck in the nosrils of their own people,
and despised, Stunned and condemned by all man.
kind.
1t is idle to argue upon the question at this Stage
with anything less than Minnie ball. The issue Is
upon us and we must meet ii like Americans. WE
CAN. WE WILL!
And now MS to our coming up here, why bless you
it was mt to frighten ybody, except large black
stump that refused 10 halt one night, when the
guard chargcd bayones on it, but 1t might be 10
lessen the excrucating sulerings of some would-be
martyr who has valantly resolved to die III ms own
door-yard. But no matter they will feel better al
while when they get used TO it, and will doubt
less make great gods of war or right good torp0rnis
The pleasant memory of our visit TO your place
shall not be forgotten but Ike the running
yinrs and clust erng tcudrs of your own happy
homes shall be cherished and remembered as some o.
the brightest spots in the soldiers weary life, where
his footsteps we laid lin pleasant places, and-wel
what shall we say! What can we say! Language
fails us. But this we can say, because we can hell
it that we do positively assert (and shall ne'c
think Of dcnying) that the kind, patriotic anu beau
tiful excuse us) ladies of Sunbury, are entitled t'
the everlasting esteem, regard. respect and protoc
| tion of every blue Brcechcs' Uhere we meant t
say pantaloons) in the service. And we Piled &C our
SELVES 10 assume all the responsibilities OF SAID one
"for better or worse but chiefly for the better,
of said offer. for you know, Chat is WE dol that '"
have to be very handy indeed in all that per
tains 10 the washcr-wOmans province, the cuihar.
department, etc, etc
And we Furthermore state it rs fact, not without
out neres; to others hope. as well Us ourselves
that the nearest way to the soldier heart is thronS
the stomach and ours have been reached; and "
not only stand ready to testify thereof but IN fact
and quite willing to make literal and practical de
monslration of the statement But the libcraity o
/ the Ladics-God bless theln-is provcrbial ; and "
cnn add little or nothing by words of ours that whic
already passch all human understanding so "
Gun but consign ourselves into your hands, hopin
that in thus being handled, our visit may prove i
acceptable, us it has thus far Ito us) been pleasant.
We are &c,
pusiti lv nd ,nonimously. Yours.