The National tribune., 1883-10-04

Don't be always locking on the serious side and
putting OF everything bright until we can afford
us go along and get just SIS much sunshine out of
life as possible 1t ~ too short TO be wasted IN
sorrowIng and repining. This little nursery rhyme
has o4ten helped us, simple as II Is;
For every evil under the sun
There Is n remedy or there is none;
II there he one, try and find IT,:
IL there Is none, never mind H..
And somehow these people who take life less
seriously get along well If not better, than those
who trying 10 be martyrs and 10 lind all the
unpleasant things 70 do. Let us try to be Just
good enough not forgetting to have some play
with our work; and you dear Editor, have helped,
and viii help, much by the good common-sense
views given on various topics: Coon with the good
work many need IL and viii profit by the talks.
Most sincerely, LOUISE MARKscHEFFT-I..
THINKS IT WAS ALL FUN.
NEPTUNE o., Sept. %, 1888.
To the EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
Ny attention was drawn to letter in the
household department from young lady of CHI
cago signing herself Louise Wallace" and ask
ing Tor Information subject which seems to be
troubling her very much IL seems that she has
received some consolation from two of her lady
friends especially from the one who tells her that
the Chicago boys always kiss the girls when they
see them home, and that she did right, and they
would not ike her. and would think she WIS coun-
tryfied, If she did not kiss them. Does this young
girl who ought TO stay at home with her mother
for two three years yet and wait until she has at
tanned that digni.ed air which must resent any
lady friend OF hers meant what she said as advice?
II so, she not quick TO comprehend the amuse-
ment she was creating and she the object OF 1t ali!
] wonder that the lady referred 30 could represS
smile, yes, q hearty laugh, at such extreme lgno-
rance. am anSiOusy awaiting the editors reply,
TO whom she has applied for advice. a. ID.
A KISS SOMETHING SACRED.
PONTIAC, Ill, Sept 25.
To LOUISE WALLACE.
My Dear Little Girl: ] am so glad you asked in
mel
emphsticaiy and sincerely advise you never 10 let
a young man permit himself the liberty of touch
ing your lips until the proper time comes-tllat Is,
when yon are engaged.
Make a kiss too rare and sacred to be lightly
given. The boys may seem to like the girl who
told you kissing was all proper, but she Is making
a mistake and needs guidance as the young men
cannot and will not have the same respect for our
sex if we permit such liberties. BE assured you
have plenty of pure fun, and not seem prudish,
If you firmly refuse such familiarities and the
same time be just popular with the other se4.
One Of the girls, LOUISE M.
A WoUND-DREssER's LETTER.
DU QUoIs, ILL, Sept. IL, 1883.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
As am a subscriber to the soldiers champion
(THE TRIBUNEl, l thought would for once intrude
myself your notice. i have never seen any,
timing from the Seventy-sixth volunteer infantry
concerning its adventures in Dixie, and would like
some comrade skilled in the use of the pen
to give US something in the way of the history of
the gallant Seyenty-sixth i was wound-dresser
ShSrSCn General Hospital. tlctSSDtlrE. Miss,
from autumn of 1853 until winter of ls64-'65, and
have many times thought that my address might
have helped many a soldier in establishing his
claim for pension l have not seen the name of
Hiss Mary Pentield among the many names of
army nurses published in THE TRIBUNE. Her
health failed late in 1854 and she was Obliged to
give up her position in Mcpherson Hospital 1t
was a custom with her TO have nd-dressers
and nurses take the post-oice address of patients
when saw that dissolution approaching,
together with lock Of hair, ring, anything that
could be sent in q letter which we thought would
be prized q keepsake by parents or other rela-
| tives, and deliver them 90 her TO be sent home.
| The expense was generally borne by herself; and
when she had more correspondence In consequence
concerning the manner and place of burial, &c,
than she could attend to, she would bring some OF
il TO and would gladly assist her. Her dill
gence in that direction often enabled the relatives
of soldiers to find their graves and recover their
bodies for interment IN the family burial place
home. We regarded her as our guardian angel.
would like to hear from any of the boys who re-
members the Tound-dresser of Section No. 2
| Ward B. JAMES LAUGHLS,
| Co. A, 10Th III. V. /.
! CLOTHES FOR THE CHILDREN
II viii be remembered that under the head
| ing of ''Ar Old Soldiers Sorrowful Lot" q
letter appeared in this department, some weeks
since, from Michigan soldier, who gave refer
ences in substantiation of his story. Since then
! the editor of the W0man's department has
made diligent inquiries, and finds the story
| told TO have been straightforward and the
| MANNED veteran and his family as destitute as
| claimed. But there was one point TO which
our soldier correspondent made no reference
but which Others do not fail TO note and thai
is, he drinks"
Donations having been forwarded to tht
! editor fo- the family, it was deemed best tC
communicate with the donors before forward
ing the same, that they might understand
every point IN the case and thus have tht
/ privilege OF withdrawing the amounts or di
1 ha 10 ot;
The following is a reply received, and the kint
donor viii, we know, be happy TO learn tha
his donation has been invested for the littl
ones and added TO package to be forwarded Z
parties who viii see that everything is prop
erly applied:
FARMISeTos HILL, TIoGA Co. Pa Sept. 20
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
received your letter Of September 18th yesteT
dav As / have had hard struggle fer the I;4s
fifteen years TO support a growing family q fav
eight children and lost my left foot at the battle
Fredericksburg Of course have no wish to pu
any money into the pockets of the runlseiler. Bu
have confidence in your Judgment, and desir
you 70 put If where it viii do the most good
Thanking You for your Kindness. remain,
Yours, in F., G. and L., ALEX. LESLIE.
! Have you any of the Ninth New York s. y
lEighty-third volunteers among your readers
II so, should like TO hear from them. If Charli
Hull, Of company ID, is among the living, shoul
| Ike to hear from him.
DIsREGARDED STATUTE.
The story of the disheartened veteran, WI
writes the following letter is that of many
man who was MANNED for life in the service
, his country. 1t is given in the hope that
viii further arouse the veterans of the Unio
to the necessity Of banding together to belp on
T another in the struggle for recognition frel
those from whom they have right to e1
= pect it,
RocKwoeD, TENN, August 81, 1882
: To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
Please send nay paper in future to the Nations
S Soldiers Home, Hampton, Va. l have taken tn
TRIBUNE ever since saw the first copy and woul
rather 20 half Tations q week than naiss Oh
number. God bless your earnest endeavers an
also those of the patriotic ladies' in behalf of I'll
G men who upheld the stars and stripes.
r am net going 10 the Home from choice. for
consider IL only national peorheuse; am force
TO goi What can a ml.B with one de towarc
supporting slck wife here, and q wlGo owed Inotile
n nearly eighty years cid, in Indiana? Wife an
q mother both have Ia have help-canTlst dc wita
4 1t; doctor bills To pay medicine to buy and ever
thing eiSe OF course my pension Is great he
ana / am very thankful for it; but could Senat.
Beck. OF Kentucky, or Senator-any y ybody-else, TO
my necessary expenses with It?
y want 10 give nay experience in regard to III
pension. dc not wish TO be understood that
v think IL toe small, the Government il very Iii
era in pension matters; but do say that the yel
= fact Of my drawing ought not to debar me fro
A. obtaining situation, IL has done i yentul
the assertion that my experience is the expcrien
s Of hundreds of ethsrsi Speak cut, you old v
there with yeur sEe leg ans yen other Wi
Is that empty sleeve dangling by your side, did ys
- ever apply to a Government official for some stu
ton and receive for reply, Don't you draw
l. pension?" Or, perhaps, your answer may ha'
been, mine short time since, Let's Sc
,f Mr. -, believe the last Congress raised yoi