The National tribune., 1883-11-01

young school girl. who had been the nurse o..
his two orphaned grandchildren To-day tha'
little girl is 3 child-wife, mother of three chill
dren, with none bat the comrades Of the Grand
Army 70 help cheer tho steps of his lonely
widow, to help train up to usefulness and inde-
peudence those orphan children. In the light
of the present the words of the departed hero
seem almost prophetic
When General Steedman married little Mag
gle his friends, we are told, wondered much
and predicted anything but happiness, from tho
mentality Of years But although more than
forty years divided them, the days they spens
together were days of unbroken felicity. His
last days were surely his best days Maggie
was his pearl of great price. and sweet, sunny
little creature she was, whe fairly worshiped
the ground upon which her grand soldier
walked. Few, indeed, are the comrades who
Will not feel a strange tugging 81 the hears
when they think Of the poor. heart-broxen
wife with this great charge upon hsr,-hvs
, children, 20 clOths and feed and educate, and
all on faith ia soldier fidelity the fruits ok
which, Heaven grant, may come, and CONS
quickly.
AN APPEAL FOR AID.
The Cleveland Penny Press, in starting the
Chiekamauga relief fund, speaks 20 the poins
in the following:
We do not care TO detail how this Government
and people individually have generously bestowed
| their respect and financial comfort upon . mur-
QEfe0 President Ll1siiT Gf0 private
through over wrought sentimentalsn, fired at the
insane author Of thai murder can We snurer-
ate the mighty sums that have been raised 10 per-
petuate that chieltAin's memory. but do ask,
/ have the veterans of the war, have the people
| whose blessings Gen James b. SteednlaE offered
his life to preserve mark Of love ard respect to
/ show his memory? There should be piled above
/ the decayiug body Of this old hero a monuments
that would overlook the whole broad exysa4lse Of
/ his neither State. and there should be- inscribed
upon its topmcst stone the record Of his generosity,
use fsi,ness, and patriotism " hat of those whom
ne loved III life and has ieft behind him. heFet Of
has protection and support Hasa grateful Nation
no concern for them3 10 is said that their sudden
bereavement has found them iiprepared to battle
with the new difficulties Of lie. shall Old Cnic<-
/ smauga looking down from his seat beside our
other heroes, stretch out his hands and say see.
I the country for which / fought the boys with
whom / stood shoulder to shoulder in those DAYS of
death and carnage, have forgotten my little ones
I In many Ohio homes there IS a quiet. ssd-laeed
woman IN mourning dress, WHO now and then
raises her eyes and zeS with tearlti face az spos
over the e-plaee where hangs time furnished
4 sword draped IN black. Memory opens the win
dows 10 thought and before her passes a vision of
q sturdy form IN blue. The old sword. origas
and gistenins, takes rs place at the her0s side
The soitier cap - lltted there II smile. te vision
fades away, and ali IN that home returns again 70
emptiness and loneliness. Death has made another
such home IN our midst. The heart-bEoken widow
gathers her little ones about her knee and pictures
1 to them the deeds Of grand . Old ChickGEnaEaa.
shall she tell them, too shat he hes beneath the
/ sod unwept, unhonored by the Naiionf Would u
I not be more 30 the credit OF humanity could shs
/ tell them how grateful people watched over aad
| provided Ter the dear ones death lad separated
/ from him?
/ As stated elsewhere, THE NATIONAL TRTB-
| UNE has opened a subscription for the brave
/ young widow and the FIVE orphaned children
! and grandchildren Of this true soldier and
gallant officer, and we trust every subscriber 20
I THE TRIBUNE viii contribute 20 the fand,
even If it be only few pennies-the loving
/ gift Of some poor soldiers widow or orphan.
/ Address all letters
The NATIONAL TRrBT-xr
Chickamauga Fund Washington, ID. c.