The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1882-12-08
"THE BOYS VINO NEVER Cor HoMF."

'hie, w is, Comradc Thomas L Croft read
letter of regret from Que of the invited
guests, George W. Peck, who was unable to
attend. IL is an amusing production. Says
the writer | don't know what it is, but
there is something in beans that makes men
sociable and rcck less Beware of beans,
Tom, as y ou value your future happiness
Look not upon he bean when it is baked
and givcth its color in the pan, for at last
II swcicth like an ACCORDION and bitc;h like
cucumber But would like to be there,
Thomas, and take the old soldiers by the
hands aud look into the eyes that arc be
coming dim and notice the effect of Father
Times pcncllings on the faces Of the boys
who twenty years ago were full Of vitality
and as kitteny as any man that ever kept
step to the rattling Of cantccn against a
cartridge box. Boys, do you realize that
you are growing old ? 1t is hard to realize
it, but if another war were to break out
your little baby that you left in its mothers
arms twenty years ago, Growing at the hand
me down blue uniform in which you were
disguised, would be the chap the government
would want. Boys, you are rapidly becoming
'old back numbers; though you feel young
enough to stub around home, you are
exempt now. DO you realize that the Int.
tie baby girl that clung to you as you said
good>by, twenty years ago, with tears in
your eyes as biz as 6 lass paper weight, or
an editors diamond pin, is now a woman
married, and that another baby is trying to
utter the word 'Sra ndpa,' when you como in
putting on your youthful airs? 1t is pleas
ant now to chase the fcrtvc bean around
the home campfire and talk Of the nights
when you slept on the ground in Il pup tent,
or on some bat,l1>Geli, with your wet ard
In IDLY pautaloon legs frozen as stiff
as dried Goldfish, while you dreamed
that every star that was looking down from
above was the eye ola dear one at home
bcckoning you to Hold the Fort aud hur-
ry up and get through with the r3oishncss
and come home. You can laugh now as you
think how you got up in the morning after
had such Il nights rest, looking as though
been drawn through brush fence You
who are left have right to be happy, but
in the midst OF your bean banquet let me
ask you to stand up with your tin cup of
black coffee, and drink to The boys who
never got homc,' the brave fellows who re.
turhcd not to meet the loved ones they
parted with twenty years ago. Let lis hope
that the great congress above removed the
disabilities of the boys who left vacancies
IN their regiments, and that the few chick.
ems they took in the way Of business from
the enemy will not be entered up against
them on the Big Book, but that the provost.
guard ut the gates of the New Jerusalem
will present arms to them and tell the bows
that when we all get in our work here,
and are ready to join our regiment in IIeav.
en-, that the fellows buried years ago may
stand on the parapct as we come Struggling
in, and give US the old soldiers, welcome
with three times three with tiger
And We shall say to them, all right, com.
radcs, we should have been here before.
only We We're detained by business
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