Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-06-15

are coming home, has not caused o stir, of
| preparation; and the saddest houses to-day
| are not those to which The wandefer shall
! never return, for those, too,1 have a share in
the'greatjoy and pride, and every soldiers
widow and, every mother whose, son has died
in the war, will hear the praise of her lost
from the lips Of his comraide. 'nBht Tie sad.
dest houses to-day are those which have fir
nishedlno soldier to the great warSiffl aogGso
The soldiers are coming home How proud
~ they walk the streets Eto. MhieIik their toll
s Ssss nays sTSgs e sss5 's;S
and ndGrespectfully greeted by every passer.byl
| around to look at and touch, and listen to the
brown way-worn man--one of Shermans, or
one Of the dear old Army of the Potomac!
They have suffered much, they have endured
bravely, but now their reward iseome. FThey
that SOW in tears, reap in joy. He that gocth
forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed,
shall doubtless come again with rejoicing,
bringing his sheaves with him. Truly, they
are bringing their sheaves with them; and as
the nation receives and welcomes these dear
brothers to the homes from which they have
been so long absent, our breasts are filled with
the grand old song of returning peace "When
the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion
we revile them that dream. Then was our
mouth filed with laughter and our tongue with
singing; then said they among the heather,
The Lord has done great things for them.'
The Lord hath done great things for US, where
fore we are glad s,.....,s Be-.
They are coming home; and day by day
and year by year their honors and rewards
will grow greater The lamented General
Rice sadlto the soldiers of his brigade but IA
few days before the march into the Wilder
ness; q :" You know how in your own homes
soldier of the Revolution was reverenced, be-
cause he had fought the great battle which
first gave us liberty But yonr reward will
be greater and more enduring than theirs.
When this war is over and you go home, you
will be received with shouts and hozannas,
and tears of joy; you will be honored and
cherished as men never were before you
your children and children's children to the
larthest generation, will make it their proud
est boast that their fathers fought in this great
and holy war You will found families in the
land; the highest in the land will be proud to
say, my ancestor served in the great war.
And if we die on the field of battle, as many
of us must do you think we will be forgotten?
All, don't believe it When the war is over,
be sure every smallest incident Of its history
will be traced, every name will be recorded,
every brave deed searched out, and for cen
tury to come, your trials, your sutlerinGs, your
constancy and bravery, will be the chosen
theme of the most finished scholars and the
greatest writers our country produces. No
act yours will escape the vigilance OF that
multitude of busy writers, who will, in every
State and in every town, search out our names
and the story OF our services, to make them
known to the nation which willcall us fathers
Off redeemed country, thesoldiers Of a great
revolution All, IT lis a proud thing to fight
in this war "
70 Some Of them this will bring sorrowful
reminiscences--oflo losses incurred during their
again. In a shop window ON Broadway we
saw, this morning, q painting which will
doubtless represent not uncommon expert
encc. A war worn veteran steps into the lit
tie field which encoses his cottage, and as his
foot separates the spears of grass, he secs u
rude stone, on which is inscribed: "Willic,
May |, 1864" and his streaming eyes tell us
thelmeaning of the incident But to most of
ourrnoble, men their return will not be so sad
as this; and they will come with beaming not
weeping faces, wit hearts swelling not with
sorrow, hut with pride and JOY. .''5 '''"'N
They have fought in a righteous cause, and
they return victors to prosperous land, filled
with comfort for all They como, back to take
their old places in society, to pursue the old
industries which yielded them honest bread
before the war; q they find peace and Joy and