Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1866-08-04

"o""ooTh, laes,J July Aotu, 90.
Mr. DEAR FRsNEY:
Esreka =! Such. no doubt, has ers this,
been the individual exclamation Of oil Of
that little party, Who, With melancholy
gladness babe adieu to you and other
friends few short weeks since ut the
metropolitan centre Of "all Of Dakota ="
IN sdieu melancholy 1t parting with kind,
good friends and pleasant acquaint ances
and tried and trusted comrades, and yet
filed With gladness, for
"Johnny was marching home againr'
Johnny was bound for Muster-out 49,
Why shouldn't. be rejoice1 He didi
Were you ever = soldier1 Never -
Then you don't know bow pleasant it il
to be a citizen. It's almost worth ones
while to throw away . year or two, just to
gain this experience though At this stage
Of the military - Of the last Eve years
-, don't know ~ l would advise
you to "take = hsnd,' for though It
wouldn't cost much Of trouble or pains
to get in, there's no telling how much Of
both 'twou'd cost to get out.
We are tout Of "disbanded"
the apotheosis Of Ave years army life has
become = thing Of the past for which
give thanks aud sing"
Orders, Inspections, red-saps, brass
buttons, noisy drums, screaming 6fe.,
whining truu psts-"a fond farewell r.
Adieul Eurekal HoxEl
There's ono reflection which forces
itself upo" Ne just bore, in connection
with the experience Of the pas. two or
three years, combined With that Of tho
same number Of weeks last past, and it is,
that \ soldier isn't OF 20 much account"
now as when be was needed to fight the
battles Of the army Of "stay-at-homes,"
say in the spring Of 1864. People DON,
come up TO him on the street, AID ia the
cars, and pat.ing him affec,iona.ely on
the back. call him "glorious fellow
and wind up their fu'rome aattery By
crying "bulIy for your As though they
were " firing the heart Of one Of the
"sons Of the Republic" That part is
oil done away with nowl The sharp and
trusty sword, which was needed TO hev
out 81 the lumber Of rebellion the keel 70,
the good ship Reconstruction, has become
useless, and has been thrown aside and
With the implements, the ~orkmen are
discharged-many with, more without.
money and nearly al minus reputation!
Who can deny tina. Republic. is un-
grateful 2 But We don't complain, rc
soldiers! We hare our laurels-we've
won glory, distinction, renowu; many Of
Us, alas ! have already left, and al of u,
soon will leave, behind that ''imperishable
record which it is supposed will perpe-
suAte our names, and keep Our memories
gree" and all shining with patriotic lus,er
in the hearts of generations yet un.
born we've been brevetted, and pro.
NOTED, and all that sort Of thing, till we
almost eclipse the very armament in tho
number Of our stars and with the glori-
Gus, all sustaining inrard satisfaction
that in eee'y instance We have earned our
lan'els! Reward? Redundant, -.
Did you ever take "trip across the
con,inent?' l never debut from the
upper regions Of the big Muddy to the
eastern shores of Maine, is a good long
road, l do assure you. If you haven't
very clear conception of the breadth
aud magnitude Of our great country-let
US hope it is yet to be glorious take
this journey On your hands and "do" it.
Your ideas will be enlarged aud quicken.
ed. and it will do you good. Take my
word for it, and try it. But should you
start from Leavenwortb, mark well your
course! The great west produces heavy
crops, smart men, handsome women, and
railroads unsurpassed i" s'sde aud CON-
pleteaess Of outfit but there is one road
out there DER whose drawn out length,
and still logger drawn out timetable, no
earthly inducemens could persuade me
again to ride and study. war, you,
FRESEY, reader, oil, don't come that way!
Get your conveyanees, in oil your 81 blum.
airy flights,
-" Take any shape but that ~
for in the ;'nmors language of the Hon.
Mr.. Stevens mot Thad.-should you no.
heed my advice, you will inwaraly e.oan,
mo mora Of that in minc!' A. you
value your time, your patience, your
theological tsne,s-if they are orthodox
tho wear and tear Of both your mind and
body-remember
But somebody, sometime, said, "hs
knows not how to write who doesn' I know
how 10 shu. up l don, pretend 70 know
how to write, but will convince you that
l can shut up. And 80 good bye.
D1SBANDED VOLUNTEER.