New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-21
THE RETURNED VETERAN.
lfor Tie Tribune.


the age Of IS ne elected Congressman oy vote
almost unanimous His district included tie whole OF
Southern Illinois. Ills homo is in Carbondae. Jackson
County lie was the peoples idol. He knew everybody
and everybody knew him. He make good speech
he is strato lawyer and is one OF tho best oancei'
IN the country. O. Low lie can dance He looked Ike
girl and yet with dark complexion and The o'9eAoS'
hair every one took lin to 10 part Indian. One reason
why the people liked him so well was because NC "Do T."
democrat and hated the Aboitiontc. lie used 10 give
1t to them hard. Once when he spoke mere on o"'"
Sovereignty asked him question or two Sucn Us
lincoln asked Douglas at Freeport which corncred
rim. hut 10 called ne YaDkee-A bolitlon-froachor
,,hioh made tie people laugh. and say /! was good
.no,rb Tor N. However tley all went against Doug
T., ord tho, WINS bad Cor Logan. Whenever he Under
,Lo. thing be does Iii. best. At this time LIE com
,ouao =, Northern Alabama and has his headquarters
at Huntsville.
when the WAY broke cut he figured the matter 10 see
how il was going and then went for the Government
with ell his might soul and strength. Thousands de
,crted him. and oalled him traitor; other thousands
.tpck TO him. Some OF his relations fairly shine WIN
copper lie has a younger brother, a good deal hSe
him who is true lie raised one Of the first resmenS'
and became its colonel Ii is the 3ist limos ouh-
teers Then he resigned his in Congress, and our
beautiful friend j. c. Allen took his place.
In those early DAYS Of the John was at Spring
cold when n Mr. Grant came TO hin to tell his troubles
This Grant was tanner ard, having an Idea he could
fght little had raised a regiment and bToue" II 10
Springfield where il was In camp. But the men nau
not been sworn in and finding it harder business INN
they expected principally account OF poor bedS 'ne!
were going TO back out and go home. This was MI
Grants trouble. He could ut see how he was 70 ger
along 1t looked as though be would haNe to 60 DacA
90 his lanyard Perhaps Logan could help him. Can
YOU talk 10 themi' said John. "No." says Grant j
can. Call them together"
They had oil heard Of him. He made speech TWO
hours long. He told them all sbout our Government
and how the war commenced. The sweat rolled. lie
ierked OF his coat and handkerchief You never saw
man work harder in your hfe He related stories which
made them laugh, and then he described soldiers NE
IN such beautiful language that one wouid thihk no
other life has 90 many charms. When lie got thfouBh
tile men were impatient to be sworn In Tor lear inc!
nigh, lose the chance This was the way Mr.. Grant
got start and be has done middling vel srce Tor now
he commands ell the Armies Of the Great Republic.
short time since John Logan's old reGiInent-'he
slst-oame home on furlough TO see the FOLKS and TO
r.crpit One Of the companies was raised on Rose
Prairie Here lives ESQ Clford lie is on old settler
large farm well managed; he s rich, and his only SOL
Andy is an officer in tie 3ist.
The old man sat in the porch smoking his homemade
tobacco waiting for the wagon. Andy married 10"
months before he into the army and has wife also
sat in the porch while her baby nearly tvo years old
ran from her 10 its grandfather. SuSans father keep
store in the village Of Prairie Rose lie ia Postmaster
aud one of tho head She can read and write BE
ing brought up quite lady. she never works CUT door
except to pick cotton and 10 bind afcr the cradles an'
she holds up her head sic might for She srea hand
some ard If any woman ever loved ler husband. II i
she.
81 don't know how Andy wonld ike that kind O
talk said she for lie writes in his letters ato5cthe
different
Don't you be troubled. gal" seid Squire Clifford
"he writes 20 est to please the officers, for they ope
all the letters"
al hope they don't open any OF rine, though there
nothing bad In en-
him around. sure
The Squire was Peace Democrat. To tell the truth
he belonged to the knights Of the Golden Circle Od
of which was organized by the lawyers OF tie count,
seat; and being an influential man. be and few other
had made Rose Prairie hard Place fOrtC Mon men II
sstonishes one 10 see how plain men, honest in thei
dealings and good neighbors. but ignorant made
intoerant by the designing. Wien Slavery made th'
people ignorant foundation oid for every species
of intoerance-eyen Of infomy and crime.
An at once the wagon cams through the yard witt
the horses trotng which they had seldom done before
and 1t Vas filed with soldiers. who TIE Rose Pri
RE BOYS and Andy among them. Almost in momen
Andy lad Jumped over the bars and was near TIL
porch when Susnn gave spring Ground his neck, AMI
world have thrown him over IL he had not been tall ant
strong and II be Lad not breced himself and there sh,
hung lifted from tie ground
snow. want TO NY boy" said Andy. and h
gently held him up and for the first time gazed upor
him-gezed upon him with eyes as clear aud as full o.
satisfaction they the blessed Fourth Of July
last when with his companions, he stood on tie ram
parts Of Vicksourg.
His mother and lis sisters also around him. and
there was great time They all kept looking at him.
Ee was older and tanned. There is scarcely person
Did or young in the whole North who docs not know the
exact color tie vieksburg tan. II is sadAhe Rebels
were worse tanned which Is likely since Gen. Grant ia
atanner. Andy's clothes were clean they seemed
rsw. and the blue cloth was very fine. The women
thought his beard funny font only little
bunch around bis meath. They could not keep their
eyes of the bright round little buttons his blue vest
and his shining patent leather sword belt His hair was
Gu. 50 a. to make him look almost General
Logan His father was proud. he knew his boy was
handsome and smart. bat he had returned handsomer
and smarter than lie expected. After the first few
words Susan said little for she began hurry the sup
per but could by the gnmer Of her eyes under
their lashes, that she had pleasant thoughts
Then they had good supper. II should have been
good for they had been preparing vetuas for several
days Everything the table, and around the house.
looked as though they had wedding. 1t waz very