The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-05-22
LOCAL NEWS.
NV YORK AND rue VICINITY.

JOINING HoMr.--1Ae large number Of SOL
de In the streets sives notice that after the grand
review IN Washington, a sreater numhsr Of those
veie'ans viii return 10 their homes on inruir.n,
various places our reporter learns with ,arprire
that no organized arrangement has been III de " re-
eeNe the regiments that VIII arhyo In tlib city On
thef WY TO tho mustsring-out clmpr II seems
hard that tie uar-orn soldiers of ne Republic should
be pornslsd "a return eeycsd with glory md no
public recognition be offered them for heir service,
In defence OF the country However citizen. eyper.
ally are sufficiently grntefn. to the-c baro
rebellion eru,hors, and wherever QUO Of them
disposed to talk over his campaien.
no Ia surrounded By an eager lot OF listener.
but this cod greeting the par, OF outsider. 4, not
felt In the family circle. Whenever soldisr-mtLer
or soldior-son returns, a merr' gathering take.
place at heme,' aud friends scnlleto eonsratul.e
the hars and bid him welcome back ,t,m "x.,,,
alarms" Our mdefatieablo has lately t,..n pr.,.n,
at some Of these happy reunions, aud declare. them
moro soul-,irrng than other experiences he obi ain.
While hunting M Items for tie reAlsu Of the SIS
recent affair OF this khd he duserlbes Is fellows:
harry father Invited him 20 "a.ss" in the
reception OF his son-a brave youth, who thiee
)eaIs ao let tho city In the rankr and was 60 70.
turn mustered out lieu enant. At the nppon,sd
time our reporter rang the ball belou.ing 10 the
domicile OF tho old gentleman, and was duly ush.
cred into the paTlor. Presonily the laiies OF the
touso spPcared. Mamma, dressed In her best, two
s~serS and another young lady weIo also intro
duced. A young boy ts4kel riby about his brave
brother and showed sons relic. teut home from
dihe3sDt bstte-teids. Aitot ouversns for a while.
some other friends Of the family anne In, and the.
the whole family w,ie invited esoye stairs leaving
the front parlsr dimy liehtcs. From time to tine
oth"r indi'idurls came sp stairl ad there sb-ek
roori' preparations were made to trrsivc tn,
young 'ctelGn, The father and smother
brother had rome to Jer-ey Cay, leaving
those 1t hJne T. arrange de tsc,Ision No.
'ler and ss~rs we're % re occGpisd usul. "a heir
o. r"rl, White Frank, 10 he sound ",s.,ep" in
hi bsd. Then, abby" ,ho "othor youse lady wa
10 no found la the back parlo Auer tht &C. parties
'had srceted the youthful hero: then 'wc"-that Is
the rest OF us-stovel away in an upror chnmler
~ele TO make change tom our hi.iug place, SUI.
round md capture the sldirr loy. Fearful that We
should hnd him srmca, IL had lecn arrhn.ci that
each OF IA should shield ouIse, rs behind dlEetcntA
tcles MI pared to make him surrender et dtcteton-
the moment he discovered We were making recon
nosance IN force" 1t was nearly eleven O'clock before
lie dooIhe Then oiccs in the nall told Va that
the Lieutenant Wa at home" We slleutly listened
At our hat-opencd doos. The mother could not stay
quietly IN her room, but hnsing open her door sho
rushed below followed by the sisters, end presently
We hea them kissng aud crying and congratuating
euHh other over and ever again, until the scene WA
enlNened by the sudden appearance OF little Frank
In his night shirt halt jumping aud sliding dow
stairs into the arms OF his brother who wa. too de-
lighted to see him to laugh, the Others did at h
appearance I'VE" up stairs behaved more sob,rly,
but when tho party below went into the parlor and
shut the door, We conceived i. the proper tmo to a-
pear. On zip toeswe descended, ranged Ourselves in
the aland listened for the agreed upon signal 1t soon
came, and Us We ded into the p.,scnce OF our hero