Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-11-20
a Few Words TO the Citizen WIN
stayed at Home during the War =

|. stayed at Home during the War =
" hen the storm of war was, ROCKING
our national fabric from turret to founda,
non, many of your fcllow7e1izens went
bravely forth. perIfinEg; = liffo if : aud limb to
ipreseFFFe. our free institutions. \ million
OF bayonets in their, hands formed "a sea-
wall, that kept the battle-surgss from
dashlngt against your own doorssaa IA
readersso OF the morning papers, you often
eXulted over the. news of "a great vie
tory! hard fghting!l' cutter rout of
the enemyP' ete., etc Yet few, very few
perhaps, thought then how martyr IKE
were the lives .of.those who were the vic.
TINS OF the slaqg hter. "The' sword de-
yourth, one as well as another" was the
shallow excuse for any want of attention,
Yet the dead are beyont the reach Of
your reward, blame or praise, for s-g3ss
l5-.sas' 'They wait the trumpet thundersv4ay
lreer. Ot the resurrection morn.'' -. -.
l. Very little thought you either ofthe
CHASTITY wounds, OF. raging thirst, or sor4
rowing hearts, ofSthe long list of wound
eds SO far from home and friends, unless
indeed some some of them were your kindred.
Some Of those veterans have returned.to
your midst, bearing the sears Of battle,
The empty Sleeve, Ior Scrutch, OF woofeh
bleg, sentinel4likev challenges the hiehess
regard. Each is but a remiBderoof what
the soldiers endured, dared, and suffered,
on long, forced marches, in the pitiless
storms of snow and sleet and rain. that
fell upon their unsheItored heads, aon the
bloody field with. all its, untold horrors,
or tie SLOW consuming pains which took
up their abode in those mangled bodies.
lenly to depsrt in the hour of death, allthis,
andlmuch. more, is 3 brought up by'busy
memory, at the sight of thoseg crippled
veterans. Solder 5 Friend. -.-:.;.t:,I--.
g The PRoHIBIToRYt LAw-An Alabam-
ians who has abeensin Boston, n,sthus h; ts.off
on the prohibitory law s:.' @, Boston seems
to be growing worse day in intoler-
ance: They won allow a circus 10 have
a horizontal bar or "a band of ltumblers.
Trance. mediums are ,forbiddenlto practice
because they call in the aid of spirits.
; Opticians are. watched, because it is said
people Sc" their glasses thtestte:: The
london Punch and Wilkes Shirt are
forbidden to'besold by the periodical DEAL
ers. Apothecaries are forbidden, to sell
liquor ice. People are not allowed to eat
sour apples, and are liable to, be, arrested
for being in high@spirits: Children who
complain of stomach ache are locked up
tor fear it might be sham-pain.S Men are
arrested on, suspicion Of being distillers
who are caught 'recfifying Mistakes
Hotels have had to take rum oineletss and
wine sauce off theis billssof fare.ueiull
bookstores selling histories containing
an account. Of the Battle of Brandy
wine are. closed at once Dead people
cannot be buried on bier. Vessels are
not allowed to- come into the harbor.
because they8haye to. pass. a bar in doing
50 j; and sea captains are. not allowed to
take amy port IN storm If they do,
they must tell where they got it. Enter
prising men dare not show any public
spirit; and IeEen7the poor 7washerwoman
can only dry swo sheets at time, as any
one is liable to arrest who has, three
sheets IN the wind"