, 1875-05-13

's" avn ~ 0afb td6 hofTorS OF Inc f&td-
hsnd' and bid proud defiance to tho agonior
mud OF dnst, ID tho csae may b.. Should ::
Gun hhino hcrcols. tho unusel noso Of tho . {:
ago millstsmsn may 10 expected to ASST =
vorr glossy rcd, and, when hn returns
lib martial labors, the fair maiden Of tho bo =
who waved her white Tag for hin, On bis :: il
march If tho morning. will soothe tho : 10
and distressed organ by = judiclous apr ~ on
Of cold cream. hut, apart from their no. = the
gallant "FirBt" arc ~ neat body -; .nly
warriors a. ever stepped, And their aE1 anca
to-day will doubtleas have great enc:'.> the
miiitatJaprit Of the riding Repesationin Chicago.
They will present a rory striking contrast to tho
mtn who hare vadod through tic crimson food Of
many battles: whose bodies ara aeAmod with acars,
and uhche hhir has been rroMaturofy grizz1ed by
ths combined affects Of Haitpctro e1in wintl, and
hardship. let mniY Of the young mon III thoir
to!dsess who can lift thoir loads anu say,
"Woye been through the ,nill-wo know what
real :oldlery means." with expressive gInncos at
the bright young banners Of tho juvon1lo rcgl-
ing it o1cisim, "w!ly Won't our uo7orn1nont go
shon thoso conceitcd feowa that wo
en- Gu fight "a we'll as tior:" Litt'o
snaso" sug ,,as e M esn s ce@, o1a %
not eahily cou4us1od; for Of all calling consfa-
era,ions 10 tns young nolller, the worst ia that
lie has uescr had d chance 10 Bta,,d up and ba
tho victorian laugh At tho recruit Tno latter ui!l
CHOW e7cry inch Of lis figure. e?ar!ettcs, cros4-
belt, and ati, to lha ene1uy. Tue old soldier
VIZ. wAcnoFer 10 can Mde osorv inch Of his
ltoty that cannot he made useful in taking min,
and. having paasod through tho crucible, ho has
no feata tha: biz courage may ba lmpugnell.
Nat II over = inarse1ous thing for tho rouug.
TheE nc5er eco nc5thins In A Ga:tlo picture but
roWg ii
oLeAz.tso nA.oxErs, pIAsHlso nELx1;7H
tossing colors, and 1ssnc:uE ilo,tes, NTH an oc-
Gaeional cltan looking coFpBs nnder their 1soaia
I he yctcrnn on tia ottof hand sto8 nothing Of
tho batt!o but e1noko, carnage confusion, bloody
mud, tramplod bodien, disIsu.ct and dirty, fscc9
amathed IN. jaws tern off. limbs n1opt awar,
horhes running Mild. and artillery sranB crashing
over Tho Nounded aud tho dead in the thick VI
tho molee. All this nakes tho veteran look
upon wnr ~ an ovil to be avoided aA
iong a. possible. for. IN Ills ostimAsion. tIIo bat
lls u not tho nornt part Of it. The recrui, looks
upon d campaign IS KID Of prolonged picnic,
NTH IN occasional fight thrown in tho Toterau
hees ~ II woat ho reucmhe1B.-dlsma! HwAmps,
uniform knd Iacer,sos his skin red clay fields
aud r3ads Which bilRter Ills feet, and mako him
wish thAs he Wero even dead short rltions,
burning suns, chilling dcus, dreadful thirst,
unappeaGed hunger. 4 ret hiro:,nc malaria,
wounds. aud coninlesu ;ra.o in some rod bat
tic mound.
1t In because OF this sxperiencn, which linr
probed glory" to tho bottom. aud found it
only place Of skulis,-txcopt IN good cause,-
that humanity looks with profound rsspeyt ou
tho bravo survivor Of 10 much ,loti and ulfse-y;
aud tho men nho march our Streets to-day-sho
yetoEans,-havc seen all thoss things with tholr
own eyes; hAve heard tus thuuders roll from
thousand ganr. aod have heard tho n1iout Of vic
tory or the sulleu esy Of defoRt On many South
trn leld.
ALL THIs 1aEr pAnkp Fon cACsx.
Thsy drew lucky numbers in the grau.l lottery Of
lifs or death, and they HutvIEe to flight their
battles over agalu. vhiia manv gallant coa-
rade, whoss elbow touched thcira on tho hca:y
| march OF In sericd line, ls elecplug amouG tue
uaIneless heroea OF ths War.
So Chicago, for tho first tino In seven yeazs,
opens vida heE g.tes-ovory city ID supposed
TO possess these adjIncta-aul in.ses
tbs army to march through LbcH. And
ehe csocta in her hea,t t-iumphal
erch, the Bphn Of which il vida ~ her area q
ycritAbla rainbow for :aom - pass beneath.
And sho will stand IN bor high placos and about
hersclf h1nzao - tbs sturdy columns pass, with
that Btcsdy tramp rhosa echo has hardly set
died away on tho other B.la Of ths Tennessee.
And to tho young soldiers ahe mill give spplcs
and lemonade. and to tho old hau1.snndwschca
aud "app1c-i jack" oven whilo thoy march, for,
in soldiers reunion, old si1nps uhuul bo rc-
called NTH souo allowance in favor u tho Bsom-
aeh that has bcou tlicd With the smoke Of gun
poE.uer burned in Hp.er,