The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1872-12-20

the Flags---Doubtful Status Of 'ns
Converts---Tho Weather and the sare
Legged Little Girls
W,smSaroN, Dec. l6. 1872
of oil ,sr-ons capable Of thoroughly |
,.;,.,.,, nm others. senator Sumner GER /
ta;,lv deserves the palm. His civil rights
Hil reused even the most apathetic out OF
If their haze and nov he has again
proved public blessing by giving people
something TO say for OF against his resolu-
ZION 70 obliterate all landmarks Of the re
beliun. The latent patriotism brought to
hight by that resolution is something as
,onishng and the way Uncle Sans Eng
lish Is slaughtered and Murray set nj
nought. IN some vt these Sangninary pro
tests against forgivinp AMI forgetting,
.howS plainly that the day has not yet
come for the masses 70 echo the Christmas
carol of the nativity: Peace on earth,
GOOD will IN men =: but that the old war
spirit still reigns as much ia 2 as in -
yea even mlre, Ms nov no going = Hle
front is required 10 make good one word
OF late have haunted the vicinity VI
the War Department cOn'ideraniy ~ re
gard TO the bridg, latter, anu thus II
happened that | rlught sight Of an old
ACQUAINTANCE. uiy had been in l don t
know how rnauy battles. and, being severely
wounded On the Peninsula, has had for
year, charge Of the battle flags,
Tsf II. IL, = ~
4.rret near the Winder Building, aud
looks - totally unpromisiug that n, one,
unless being informed of the fact, would
ever suppose that II contains two rooms
fun Of such interest Yet there viii he
found in pircnu-holes, testoons, curtains
aud eye.y shape they can he put into -
Hag, fir ia all the different states in tn,
Union, 80 ii which were capt,Tel or
the feel From TIE rehel~ and 80 re
,ycrcd ut Ei,hm4nh. after hqyins hcel
taken lr.m the nnin trces Surenae
flag there are nnue ~ thr rebel tgo1i.
were permitted ~ retain their cnlor- a
the close Of che rebellion
A large volume kept ut the rooms give
tul informant VA regarding the cartwc o
each flag and details in the shortest
dryest way deed after deed Of unsurpasse,
courage and devotion.
The warden, y. Robinson, Of the l5t
Mass Regiment, does not ike ucwsPwc
people uvcrmuch since one Of them lii
tinguished himself by publicly abu1in
the poor fellow for the lack of elegance j
the rooms, hut little judicnu, coaXin
thawed him into the communicative mood
and theu his fund Of ertrauriny thrilliu
incidents, made me forget thai such
motto &C., tin, flies ever existed
The htes, lpir ol conversation !, III
move af our col,red Nlcthadisr minister
ulpu thp muiHl runrart~ NJ his SATAN
Naie>t, They demand that their nan
convert, .hall not be- drawn FROM IN
contemplation OBJ heavenly thing, " helm
"lupeicd o. sing rb.se uuidcs: IT m..
nrr~ contained IN the song Garden,
tnd the Superintendent; aud teachers u.
that tho-p gentlemen had het'"r spru
tDeu surplus energy in keepiuu the
brethren fgm % ,ou,, Of life the tina
co.: which i, enacted "a wooden .tru,trr
with o cro~sbeam
These jealous theoiDeians seem to hi
great trouble ia having the idea tn
church and state are separate affairs all
ssther, penetrate their double-soled crar
ums and in lieu of the old f,shi'nc
oyerseer and hi, whip, would willingly pc
senate that obsolete being, swinging all Il
terror- oi the beyond over the heads
their ignorant follower
Not being willing to end with =, dart
subject ImuSt say a few words ia praise
our weather With hardly q rainy d
during the past six weeks with clea
bright bracing atmosphere. and no indie
ton of coming snow. We challenge Il
world % produce a more pleasant clinat
and feel serenely disdainful when 9th
localities report all sorts of health and tel
pertrying weather
Ia spite Of All this, however, cam
help getting exceedingly mad and wis
ing that Fannie Ferns mantle of cha
pionship for childreus rights, had fall
upon some pair Of able shoulders. Ev,
day all the old Adam within me is rous
till feel like shaking every mother, "
fortunes her child. into a perception of !
cruelty They delicate creatures. 8
dressed in everything warm and comic
able. while their poor little girl, are left
thin cotton stockings and bare limbs HI
with cold set Of with warm mittens Il
velvet hoods and cloak,. This plan
cnnscientiousy pursued. till the lipitim;
result Of Group. pneumonia, OF some otl
Ill appears aud then, when all their effo
in that direction are successful, a
the little ones go where fashion a
show cease, they whine and bla
Providence for that which they ale
are guilty Of Even the brute or
ton has its protecting society; but wi
mothers play the part Of Herod soci
smiles approyingly, and pats the little =
ierers on the back, with a lovely ange
10 make them believe that it's nice u
killed in that way Well, hope you HI
none such out there II So preach to IN
TIL they mend their ways, and spare II
children future sickness or early death.
LIZ NARD
lThc editor Of THs ARaU- thinks the word -