Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-08-22
NATIONAL HOME ETTER.

SOLDIERS HOME, CENTRAL BRANCH.
MoNTGoMERY Co, o., Aug. Is, 10.
Mr.. EDITOR My long silence has
been caused by the re-opening Of a severe
wound which received in Georgian 1904,
and which is not yet we'll, but concluded
to again give your numerous readers few
items of the doings Of this Home. As us
ual, this Garrison is continually thronged
with visitors, and will continue TO be so
until the cold, bleak wintry winds shall
drive them to their warm hearth-stones,
and warn them that summer and sunshine
does not forever last. Few people are so
fortunate that they are always happy and
contented with the world. Most OF us
know many dark days. The world wears
the same bright face it had on yesterday
the bees swing homeward heavily laden
the soft wind signs through the leaves, and
the shadows chase each other over the
lawn; all is full of grace and beauty
Summer reigns aud the earth il robed in
bridal gnrments-but what is it all to those
who cannot lift their hearts up from the
darkness and dependency? They some
rain were here TO sympathize with their
mood, which is Knocked by so much bloom
and brightness. l have often wondered
why it is that - man will marry woman
who has mother while Orphans abound /;
and why it IL that Imagination will stretch
out grasping for lieeting honors; or why
it is that the heroic, well-fed, handsomely
paid officers Of the late unpleasanlness
should be so careful OF the full private"
in regard to his arrearages Of pension mon
ey. But that can easily be coniectured
and as perfectly MS II Jesuit scholar can
| translate Cuniform inscription but why
| they desire TO handle the money themselves,
surpasselh my understanding.
| Many of the boys here have received
| their checks OF arrearagCs, but have to
leave the money in the Home Treasury,
which is better than to place il in the
Bank, but the boys wriggle aud squirn,
like pig in II storm, and claim they have
the right to handle their own sinners,
and bitter repimings and doelml lamentn,
tions so up from their patriotic guzzles,
equal to the groans OF a four months pig
fast in fence, or the sorrowing signs OF a
wounded, cOutrile sinner at AN eh0ny, oil
ored camp meeting, and frequently refer Ia
that passage in Job lie may prepare it,
but me just shall put it ON, and the limo
cent shall divide The silver"
On Tuesday OF last week one of our com
rades who drew 5000 lit out for town and
in consequence OF the unaecustOmed drink
ing Of too much {" ice water " to quencl
his thirst, he came home with n cold stom
ach, minus money, and feeling bad iumpet
out of the third story window and wa,
picked up bleeding, mangled mass anC
} was taken to the Hospital aud died. S,
/ much fol" Florida stump water"
The new Hotel is now finished, and is {
superb affair, and they are now going t
erect two more new three story brick bar
| racks, while they have now completed
fine brick addition to the Fire Deparlmen
! building, upon which is u fine tower 6t
feet high, for look out for fire, in whicl
/ hangs new bell whose vibrations can b,
! heard for miles.
I The two balloon ascensions here ol
I Wednesday, 10th inst, will kbring thons
4 andS Of people very many OF whom never
| witnessed so grand sight Our lakes ar,
r nearly destitute of water and present
+ miserable appearance.
z Friend Capt. Fury and Col. Johnson Nr
: we'll, and Capt. Fury starts ON the lst O
r Sept. TO visit his SON in the east.
l Our excellent Gov. Col, Brown ha
+ again taken command, and is heartily wei
= coined back by all and every soldier in tn
u Garrison.
e The victims Of the wrecked train ar
r rapidly recovering.
s We have been looking for an Exenl
;, sion from Perrysburg toyisit US,
!, With kind wish for the .laurnal an
J. its readers, the enterprlsing citizens. beau
tiiul women, happy, pretty babies, Of you
n thriving little city, so handsomely situate
e upon the romantic, smoothly & iding ",
u ters Of the Maumee,
J. / aM YOnr Friend,
! WA. THos. Mcdowell.