The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-08-25

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II Men and officers who served with
the army of the Potomac will grateful
" remember the Soldiers Home in
Philadelphia. 1t was founded by the
late J. NJ. Moore of that city; and the
Medical Independent in an article
contributed-upon the touching GUS
tom Of decorating the graves of our
dead heroes, tells the following story
of patriotism and devotion:
This is very ancient and beautiful
custom, and has been practiced by al
most all nations from the earliest pc
period of time; not according to one of
our leading dailies, practice Originate
| ing as Il sort of BravadO" by the
| :" Confederates during the late war.
| 1t has been u custom for very many
| wears in the southern country when
the flowers are in bloom in the spring
Of the wear. for friends and relatives to
assemble at the graves of the - dear
ones who have gone before" to select
with care the choicest flowers, Irvine
them together, or drooP them singly
over them; how quiet and peacefully
it is done, it is "A sacred pleasure. Have
You ever watched the widow as she ST.
lentIy laid her wealth of flowers taste
fully on tina: quiet spot. where lies the
clay she once held in her arms, or the
little child. who, with its face of inno-
cence. lets fall IA flower on Papa's
grave: or the mother. as she clothes
the ground which encloses the body of
her darling child; and not feel tears
start involuntary from their hiding
place: is il no: calculated to remind us
that there is something good IN hui
man nature" / believe there Is no
one but can appreciate the holy sentl-
ment which dictates the strewlnS OF
flowers over graves. On the 30th of
May last i was witness of a beautiful
incident in connection with the Gus
tom. In a cemetry in the lower por-
ton of the city lie the Father and
Grandson" both deceased within a
short time, the father i'll the last year;
the family had assembled and while
engaged in their sacred pleasure. some
male friends of the deceased husband
came with an offering of flowers. As
it was unexpected TO the widow. her
grief. coupled with the joy OF feeling
that her late husbands friends had also |
him, gave vent in these |
words, Last year he did this on poor
little Charley's grave Touched with |
the scene l made enquiry from the
and learned some facts con-
nec5ed with the deceased. His name
was J. NJ. NJ. aud he was the first man
who opened his house 20 the soldiers
in the late war. Late at nigh. in April |
'6l, he heard that there were troops
expected a. Washington st. wharf.
4 81, h.
some refreshments, he reused up his
started the fires, went round
10 his neighbors. woke them up, got
them all at it, and in short time after
the men had landed. every one had
been served beautifully with hot cOf-
fee, bread and meat. and as his friend
informed me from that time until the
close OF the war, =. MIR. -- kept /
open house for the soldiers" and from
his circumstance we can date the rise
Of the volunteers refreshment saloons
" here SO many thousands of our sol
iiers were fed without any co.'s TO
hem during the war. lie had four
sons i'll the army, three of item sever
Il years under age, who started at the
irst call. After ali his boys had gone,
i little grandson thirteen years of age.
named Charlie. " said "GrandpoD |
want TO be a soldiers" of course Grand
BOP said :. No. FOR this was his daugh-
er's child. After the first battle of
Bull Run the little fellow was deter
mined to fight for his country. and TN
known to his family he managed to
re: himself as Cornet i'll Co.
- lie then told his folks, who
aw the Colonel of the Regiment, who
Promised to take him under his espec-
al care. However, in three years he
vas '.Vet." and only 5. sixteen; was
n seventeen battles and skirmishes, Il
prisoner three time, hOnorably dis
harged n. the close of the war, and
lied a short time after he returned
.ome. from congestion of the brain,
aused by fall from ladder while
to rescue another from a
BURNING dwelling. The loss of this
10Y seemed to affect his Grandfather
cry deeply. and in little more than 4
ear he was lying beside him. Al
most his last words were, 81 thank
ne Lord that he has let Inc live to see
ny country once more at peace"