Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1864-05-27

friend" Mistakes Of bnfyfue Rebels
here, or leaving out Uuionists, are not
to be considered as probable. But who can
tel! the fond hopes blasted here, whA,
lovely, generous, bigh-minded, pure-heart-
ed specimens Of youth and manhood here
gave their souls to God who gave them
as they poured oct their lifc's blood for
their country How feble are or pa
tIiotic impulses compared With most Of
those who toiled, fought and died within
/ two mile. Of this cOnsecrated hill. How
many thousands will piousiy perform pi.-
I grimeges TO survey scenes hail0wed by the
parting gaze and breath Of those they
loved SO dearly. How many survivors
will bither come once aud sgsin, to re-
view and point out to friends and compau-
ions the spots where they marched aud
fougbt-where they lost or won-wt ere
they were captured or wounded-where
This or that comrade was hurt or killed !.
Their toisome Iurney ended, ,hier descen-
daats will survey the same grounds, and
gleau every item Of local or personal
Idenity.
Evergreen Cemetery" at the SW. Of
aud blending with the g. National Genet
cry" is the hume of the village burial
place. 1t we'll laid out and emtellished,
and has the tombstones (sone Of then
ornamented with the family Goa, of arms)
Of some ancestors of the most influential
families Of the region. Little had the
crude forefathers of the hamlet" some Of
them laid away here to "sleep" scores
of years ago, ever dreamed Of such war
as this! mnch less that hundreds Of
cauuons should above their very graves
send forth death to the living! Yet it
has SO happened that between the halls Of
learning and the mansions of the dead,
the fiery missiles were tossed over
peaceful village, and the memorial of
those long since departed, as we'll as of
one fallen during the strife, we're marred
or Frustrated by the Rebel fires. \ grand
Soldiers Monument is projected, midway
between the local and the DatioHal
cemeteries.
Destined as Gettysburg is to be de-
sired as a general resort for very many
people-it sadly needs goods railways and
hotels. We put up at what was said to
be the best Of the later, and with Ordi.
nary fare were entertained With the
following extra bill:
Ma HausrI. DIR. ToJ.L.TArr.
May ~, Isoi To DAYS board 500
To horses and carriage days ~ 90
s23 70
Received payment i'll. TATE.
(sor HosDEs on the Lewisbarg borough map
1t was q fair outfit. And if you
charge So per day for each Of two horses,
81 per day for the carriage, 81 per day
for the driver, and 81 per day for harness
aud whip-s2 PER DAY FOR EAcu-s
counts up $40. to be sure but then is it
not too "s,eep" Such prices are not
inviting. for they are unreasonable.
An officer Of the 15lst p V. told me
that a Rebel regiment was caught and
taken by heavy embarkment of the old
Gettysburg Railroad, known to some as
"Stevens' tape-worm." am anxious
to see that abused road made available,
and get "out" somewhere-say to Cham
bersburg, where 1t is claimed railway
shall be extended east from Connellsville,
through Somerset, Bedford and Fulton
counties, forming Southern PeDnsylva-
MIA Railway. May it be done, and ,ha.
speedily, for the good Of our successors !