Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-10-06


give YOU leaf out of his experience tina, the
best plan Is 70 make virtue out Of necessity
and LEI her have her own way. Listen to
SAKE
Mon, dying. make the,r wills but wives
Why si,auid they make. what ali ,heif lives
The gentle danes have hadf
Let her have he, own way because It Is the
best way And never was woman's way such
a chest way as in America during the war
for the preservation Of our union. Men split
our nations into factions and brought ON the
war men forged the guns and numbered the
batteries men manned the guns, and with
shot and shell, and sword, and bayonc,,
The In, and prepared the bandagcs women
wandered lin the cleaning over terrible
battle fields. and gave the cup Of cold water,
and stayed with tender hands the cbbng life F;
beloved women sat by the bedside OF the sick
and wounded, bathed the icvcrcd brow, quoted
the quivcTing nerve, wrote the las, messages
home Tor the dying, and closed the eyes Of the
dead a woman was the mourner the only
mourner at many burial where there were
besides herself only four men and spade. IN
those dark days she was an angel of mercy ;
she fought disease. and heart hunger, and
death from many brave mans pillow, and
gave back to his country many brave heart
and strong arm which but for her would have
pcrished When our generals and soldiers re.
turned home, from one end Of the loyal North
TO the other triumphal arches sprung up before
them, bands pealed forth their praises, and
companies OF hundreds and thousands, and
tens OF thousands gathered to do them honor,
and listen TO their deeds rchearsed in song and
story. But the story OF womans work in the
war has never been, can never be told. Ii is
too deep. and sacred, and holy for words. The
story is craven on every soldiers hear it is
written in full in Gods great book OF remem-
brance."
These heroines at the front were not the only
ones who had part in the struggle for union.
Standing one day in large hospital tent as the
sanitary commissions wagon drove up, sol
der, with tears in his eyes said, God bless
the women at homer Aye, God did bless
them in their selfsacritice. How the women
of the loyal North, in isolated homes, and in
companies, toiled for the sick and wounded
soldier and gave of their best that his sick bed
might be clean and comfortable that his wounds
might be dressed; that his appetite might be
tempted; that his failing strength might be re.
newed But these material gifts and labours
wereas nothing compared with other sacrifices
which woman made for her country. Mothers
gave their sons, wives their husbands, sisters
their brothers, sweethearts their lovers-those
dearer to them than life, they sent forth with
clinging love, but brave hearts and faces. But
who can count the tears OF blood shed by women
in secret who can measure the long agony and
suspense; who can fathom the heart breaking
pain with which, after each battle, women
searched the long list OF "l,illed, wounded, and
missing for the name OF her loved one; and
as with bated breath she read on, and at last,
found that name, what pain was like that which
pierced her heart, and seemed to make her life
a blank? The courage which held men daunt-
less in the face OF death-dealing batteries was as
nothing to that which neTved the hearts Of the
women of the North to bear and to endure.
We say that our loyal, brave men saved the
union. Yes But while men fought women
prayed. Who shall say that women on her
knees before God was not potent factor in
winning victory.
know / voice the sentiments Of every SOL
der, when | lift my eyes heavenward and say,
"God bless and reward the brave women Of
1861! God bless their daughters Of 1883
God bless the women Of America May they
always be as pure, brave, self-sacrifcing and
loyal as they were during the rebellion! Then
America will never perish, nor lose her proud
place in the sisterhood OF the nations"
In the language Of an esteemed contem-
porary
The speaker was frequently interrupted by
hearty and on closing, the choir struck
up the words Of "Red White and Bue" to the
music OF the instruments and the juggling OF the
bells which notified the assemblage OF the
arrival Of Dodd's baggage train. AT 4;45 p. M
the last speech had been made and the las
song sung and the line Of march was taken VI
for home, every one well pleased with the en-
joyable entertainment provided by the honor
able hosts who represent the Grand Army o
| the Republic in Honolulu"