The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1864-02-16

into a bakers Wagon. HEGEE with his
comic section Of ground mounted artillery
was early a. his post. amply provided
with levers. swabs and sledge hammers
with which TO load, and soon the thun.
derous echoes of his piece, proclaimed
that the heroic spirit of re was to be re.
vived again. Large numbers Of peo-
pie in wagons, carriages, horseback, and
on foot, now began to arrive from the
country, and by l2 O'clock m. main.
street presented quite an animated SPEC
tacle of moving humanity. The town
flag was suspended from MoRsE's Hall
TO the bell frame, while at the Guardian
Office, another was presented, bearing
upon its folds the following NOTICE
"Honor to whom Honor is due"
Iowa Ninth, Bully for you.
Numerous other flags were displayed
VITA appropriate notices and devices
bu, we have not space TO enumerate
them. Suffice it to say, that our town
presented very happy and picturesque
appearance and one that must long be
remembered. Some hand bills were
struck off, by which the people were no.
tifed that they were to meet the soldiers
at the depot, where a procession would
be formed with the band al their head, to
march into town. As train time APP
preached, the crowd began to move to
wards the station, and soon the platforms
and every available inch of standing
room, was occupied. The excitement
was intense but suppressed. Here wait
ed fathers, mothers. brothers and sis
tiers, with all the uneasiness OF anticipat
ed Joy. for the return of those soldiers
whose names were never mentioned
without bringing a thrill of grateful
pride. TO the hearts Of their counirymen
How slowly the minutes few. Had
some accident heIallen the train, and
how eagerly every eye was sire ched,
and ear inclined, TO receive the arst to
ken Of its coming. But bark rumb
ling sound is heard, white puff OF
steam circles over the tree tops. the
whistle screams. the bell rings and with
puff aud roar, the cars, with their
precious and anxiously expected freight
are at the depot. HEeEE now opened
with his ponderous artillery and the
echoes Of the discharge had hardly died
away. before il was responded to by the
soldiers on board, crping out LAY
down, the R bs are firing on our flank"
To attempt description Of the scenes
that now ensued would be impossible
and Ye Local gives up the task in des
pair. A crowd, jam, rush tremendous,
unprecedented are mild terms. Such
hugging aid kissing. hand shaking and
squeezing. are not crowded into SO few
moments OF time very often. Capt. Lrr
TIE, no one expected 10 see him with
the company. but there he was looking
healthier and feeling happier by far, than
when he went away. And then the
boys in blue. the boys Of whose deeds.
we have read, and wondered, the same
gallant spirits, who stood in battle hoe.
at Pea Ridge, Arkansas Post, Jackson
and Champion Hill. filed slowly on, OF
the cars and formed in company on the
track as regularly as though going OUT
to the parade ground, although the
crowd that surged around them sadly
with the command, fright
dress; Why boys, how we'll you look"
was remarked on all sides and indeed.
they were nearly the all picture of perfect
health, Though slightly bronsed by a
Southern sun. AS soon as path could
be cleared. the boys with firm and
regular step to the music OF the band
forward down TO town and
up through main street to the Hall where
dinner was in readiness. The boys
never brake ranks but the outsiders who
had not studied Scorr or HARDEE were
utterly regardless OF military etiquette.
and rushed in upon them from all quar-
ters, but the gallant soldiers injured 10
The task Of overcoming every obstacle,
worked their way through to the Hall
aud filed around tables that were fairly
grooming with the fatness OF The land
And here again. our powers OF descrip- |
ion fail US We can't begin to recount
The yiands or the delicacy thereof, the pyr-
smids and quarter sections Of cake, the
steaming coffee. generous hams. and
golden butter When the company was