Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-12-25

THE vide world Is the soldiers home,
His comrades are his kin"

.sThe vide world Is the soldiers homes
His comrades are his kin-"
The pIeasantest exercises Of the
Grand Reunion were those at the Cros-
By Opera House on Tuesday evening.
Early in the evening a stream of liv-
ing humanity commenced pouring into
the great auditorium, host marshal
ing in semi-ciFcular ranks below, and
battalion above battalion looking down
from the graceful sweep Of the CALLER
les above. There was something of
fitness in the place Of the meeting, for
upon the boards were assembled some
Of the most brilliant and successful
actors on the worlds stage-men whose
exploits have brought down the plau-
dts Of nations living, and earned the
gratitude of nations and generations
20 come; here, too, not the tran
sient scenes Of pantomine, but liV-
ing breathing memories were passing
in review before the minds vision,
scenes which no tongue can describe
OF pencil paint, from the sublimest
tragedy in human history
Not more tickets had been issued
than seats provided, the listeners we're
not crowded and the speakers we're
beard. The stirring appeal of the
reveille which has so often avail kened
melody from Southern hill and valley
and aroused the soldier to duty, too
often, alas, calling him from slumber
to the sleep that knows no waking.
came appropriately at the beginning,
and brought out round after round Of
cheers. No mere music could produce
such an effect no person who has not
had trial of the sublime experiences Of
which this was a reminder, could real-
ize it.
Gen. Sherman's short, crisp speech
was not initiated by his successor, who
like others that followed him, would
have done better to have made his
piece shorter and INDUCED less in ad-
ulation. After Gen. Belknap's long
and rather watefy speech, appeared
Gen. Cruft, hold a bundle of mana
script formidable as a eolumbiad and
which to any but veterans would have
tcarried dismay. Leaf after leaf was
laid aside, yet the pile seemed to grow
no smaller bct rather to magnify with
the impatience of the audience. Oe-
casionalIy Gen. Grant. who was seated
upon the immediate right Of the speak
er, rested his eyes upon the slowly
melting mountain, his face the picture
of immovable self-possession, aBd ex-
pressive less of impatienee than a de-
termination to sit it-out 'on that line
if it took all summer.
The performance had one pleasant
episode. A little child made its way
along BY the foot-lights, in front of a
whole file Of dignitaries to Gen. Grant
and kissed him, receiving the applause
Of the audience and returning with
nursery. naiYete by the same route.
The speaker thinking the plaudits
meant for him bowed his aoknowlede.
ments.
At length Sir Prolixity finished and
was followed by Gen. Cox who charm
ed all who heard, and by Cogswell
whokept his hearers laughing with
his droll illusions TO army life. His
reference to the Lumber River as q
stream which the soldiers in crossing
Thought they had struck endwise and
to the amount of provender taken By
the bummers as a good indication oi
1 what they left. we're characteristic.
i The singing by the lGlee Club was
perfectly splendid, and their render
ing Of "Sherman's march through
1 Georgia" will be long remembered.