The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-06-26
Cur weekly EXPERIENCE Meeting.
LET THEM COME IN-FoREvER AND FOREVER
TILE Lesson OF LOYALTY.

LET THEM COME IN-FoREvER AND FOREVER
TIE LESSON OF LOYALTY.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
We are so pleased with your paper that / feel it
my duty TO express ia words our appreciation of
yonr efforts and success in furnishing us with
paper both interesting and instructive. For its
historical value alone il merits place In the
household literature of every family In our Union
1t also affords much that history has denied US
In thrilling incidents or laughabe adventures con-
nected with our late rebellion which are highly
priced by our soldiers and their friends The
columns devoted 10 Loyal Wonlan's Work are
read with great satisfaction We are glad of the
opportunity gwen TO wives and lighters of SOL
diers of thus encouraging each other in their good
work. which, according TO the old adage /" In
unity there Is strength" ought surely TO be pros
pering. and we have abundant evidence that it is
on the high road to success. And let us unite ali
loyal women who viii aid and contribute toward
the iurtherance of al good works which add 10 the
happiness ana prosperity OF our Union, and so
honor those brave soldiers who went to the rescue
in time of danger. Remember, great was their
suffering and sacrifice in defense of Nations
hberty. May We ever give them our kndest con-
slderaton and attention. lam soldiers daughter
and also soldiers wife, which may account for
nay. enthusiasm. But am certainly most anxious
and desirous that all should be done that can be
done for the good Of our American people Per-
init me to add my mite by this answer in verse to
the questions asked Decoration Day by our little
ones.
THE LESSON OF MEMORIAL DAY.
Child
Tell them over again to me-
Valiant deeds Of the brave
How this noble land so free
They fought and bled to save.
Twas, You say, polluted
by slavery deep-rooted,
The native land of hero band,
Homo OF the free and brave.
State rights, you say, the South did crave,
That they much gold might win;
But, then, to buy and sell slave
The North said was a sin;
That when the South seeded
Then the soldiers needed
With sword III hand 10 firmly stand
Anc Freedoms cause TO win.
Mother.
Oh. yes they rallied to the call.
Those loyal boys in blue
Many Of them were doomed to fall
Before the war was through.
When the war was ended
No slavery was blended
With onr fair name TO cause it shame,
Though uouFned We heroes true.
And this is why we deck with flowers
Our fallen heroes graves,
'Iis thus this grateful land of ours
Honors her soldier braves.
The sweet May flowers
We bring in showers
For many stand with loving hand
To deck the soldier graves.
MRS. F. N. FRErcHrER.
CEDAR BLUFF, Iowa.
LET THEN COME IN.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
would like to say a word in favor of LOYAL
women not mothers wives, sisters daughters of
soldiers viii take. for instance. my own mother
MY father was III feeble health at the breaking out
OF tie war. My only brother was but twelve Years
Old He tried to enlist, but was rejected Ny
mothers father was broken down veteran of 1872;
her only brother veteran of the Mexican war
and also rejected
The first company that enlisted from our vicinity
was organized before Uncle Sam had any uniforms
20 the people bought materials and made uni
forms; and mother worked with the others and
u. her zeal and patriotism induced many hitherto
Indifferent ones to enlist In the fall of go there
hood 1--WE lived Ia the country All through the
war she worked with untiring zeal to collect and
manufacture supplies for needy soldiers and belped
TO care for their families at home. She wrote hun
dreds OF letters 10 soldiers, many Of thcm to boys
who had no home friends 10 write to them many
others TO be read 10 the " mess or the company
Well do remember how she used to ride an un-