The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-09-01
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Nothing but Man."
DEDICATED TO THE LADIES OF THE
SOLDIERS AID SOCIETIES"
Some few years since, as all remem-
ber, America was visited by the "Princc
of Wales" and the people gladly receiv-
ed and Hospitality entertained the royoi
youth. OF course the Nation was all
excitement scarcely "Country Paper"
was issued but what contained some
thrilling account of the Prince aud the
many grand Entertainments that we're
given. An uniformed person would
have supposed him to be some superhu-
man being--or perhaps a Goliath, Gas
the little boy by Alexander)
Such was the very natural idea, enter
tanned by little girl, who was travel
ling with her mother; and of course
her Imagination had pictured out some
being very superior to other men, hav-
ing some visible mark Of distinction or
power.
At length they arrived at the city of
-, where His Majesty was stop
ping, and now her highest anticipation
were to be realized.
But on seeing him-a very delicate,
feminine-looking lad, with nothing ex-
pressive of grandeur or power--imag-
inc her disappointment, and turning to
her mother with look of great dissat-
isfactou and surprise, she exclaimed,
"Why, Mother, it's nothing but mani"
And thus it is how often we hear of peo-
pie being extoled to the skies, as it
were perfection itself, and upon becom-
ing acquainted with them we find them
possessed Of the same imperfect natures
as ourselves-with like frailtcs and nat.
ural uptious-and after all we are
forced to acknowledge, that he is 'noth-
ing bet man.
Some of our Generals, on receiving
command, are pronounced, "the right
man in the right place." They do
promise we'll for time--the expecta-
tions of the people are at highest pitch,
and the Nation rejoioes at the prospect
of a General who will insure success to
our cause; but time passes, and with
little difference between the present and
former commanders, and we are i'm
pressed with the fact that he is "Ony u
man"
However, we would not have it un.
derstood that we propose to censure
the conduct of others, or set up our
Judgment as q criterion or that We
? have despaired of the ultimate success
of our arms. For though we have no
$ Washington, no Marion, always vigilant
and undaunted, yet We rejoice that We
= have some true, noble ones, who will do
7 their duty bravely, and with the God of
Battles on our side, why need we fear?
!, But to return. May we not apply it
c to ourselves2 A few weak womGn-d, =
- MED, by our nature, the privilege OF
# fighting cur Country's battles-striving G
v in our weak way to administer "aid and
d comfort" to the sick and wounded Sol
j. diers, confined in the cheerless hospital
e ho,o sensib7y, we say, do we feel that We
" are nothing but ,cOmen-Jraa, tcedk toe
e men desiring to do much--cGpGLte Oi
l. doing but small amount
oe But we do not despair, knowing that
l. where little is given little is required,
le and we are satisfied that the results oi
our labor have not been in vain. We
h have heard from their own lips how
SIS they have been revived and restored
,g through the instrumentality Of Santa
of ~ funds, and many are the ieryen
c. "God Speeds" that are breathed from
r the ranks of the loyal braves: Iii
p- true we have met with some opposition
vs. but this we do not mind, knowing tha
10 every good cause has its opposers; --bu
:" the consciousness of having discharges
er our duty is sufficient recompense for a
a the back -bitings Of those who choose I
e. censure and condemn US. And Will
of we are conscious Of weakness here, "
l,ok forward to the time when thu
b. which was "sown in weakness shall .
lie raised in glory" and there we are tOl
les will be 'no sorrow''-uo battles Il \
,ar sick and wounded soldiers pleading fc
eir help-but "our roarfare" shall-be fore
T." er ended and all shall "be subject to Il
,ht powers that be-" -..la- noi
Jus "THE SOLDIERS FRIEND